Peace can still be salvaged in Gaza
Unbearable trauma will make a political solution difficult for Israelis and Palestinians, but it is clear the status quo is…
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Countries can bear the West’s sanctions – but not its moralising
Even Australia pulled out of trade talks with the EU because it could not subject itself to European finger-wagging.
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My investigation into Russell Brand
Also this week: how Friends defined a generation, and the charm of children’s TV.
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The spectre of jihadi terror
Within militant Islamic factions, sectarian rivalries count for less than the desire for destruction.
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Shabana Mahmood tests Keir Starmer’s leadership
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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Letter of the week: Temperate conservatism
Write to letters@newstatesman.co.uk to have your thoughts voiced in the New Statesman magazine.
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Matthew Perry was brave to speak about addiction without full recovery
We love a reformed addict story, but admitting to the existence of failure can be a freeing gift to someone…
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Sahra Wagenknecht’s new left conservatism
Europe’s leaders are keenly watching the German breakaway party.
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Who runs the show?
As the power in Hollywood has moved from film to TV, so has the much-mythologised alpha male auteur.
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Heeding the lessons of history
Israel has the right to defend itself, but the razing of civilian infrastructure in Gaza will not eradicate Hamas.
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The Labour revolt over the Gaza war
Keir Starmer is facing the biggest crisis of his leadership.
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Kenneth Branagh’s King Lear is camp, callow and utterly unmoving
Rarely have I been less touched by a production than this one – when Gloucester was blinded, the audience laughed.
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Tim Peake’s Q&A: “Most of my career has been about how to manage risk”
The astronaut on the work of Carlo Rovelli, Star Wars and what he would say to Leonardo da Vinci.
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The white heat of politics
Thirteen years of Tory rule, a season of scandal and Labour on the rise – the hectic Britain of 1963…
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From Nathalie Olah to Stephen Marche: new books reviewed in short
Also featuring Alexandria by Islam Issa and The Factory by Hiroko Oyamada.
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Karl Ove Knausgaard’s thought experiment
The Norwegian novelist doesn’t just want to show his characters’ inner lives, he wants us to take leave of our…
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Insomnia leads me to The Moonstone, and unexpected wisdom
A growing store of worries, including a friend in distress, means less sleep. But at least I’m getting some reading…
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The second series of BBC’s Time is an intimate horror show
The return of this drama series is breathtaking: fierce, and utterly plausible. Awards will be won.
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REM’s soundtrack to the end of history
The album Up captured the dehumanisation and sexless ennui that defined the late Nineties.
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Six years of weightlifting has led me to healthier beauty standards
Along with a growing number of other “gym girlies” I have left behind the pursuit of thinness.
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