Kristoffer Borgli’s Sick of Myself: the worst people in the world?
The wretchedly self-absorbed lead and her artist boyfriend are truly, absurdly awful. To what end?
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In 2013, few could have predicted the decade of political convulsions to come
In the ten years since our centenary edition the world has darkened considerably – and war has returned to Europe.
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A decade on from the New Statesman’s 100th anniversary, I’m flushed with reminiscence
During the austerity decade, life at the magazine was coloured by gifted colleagues and celebrity guest edits.
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John Gray on 110 years of the New Statesman: “I regret I didn’t criticise Tony Blair more”
The philosopher on his time writing for the magazine as an essayist and critic, 1996-present.
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Claire Tomalin on 110 years of the New Statesman: “I felt at home”
The biographer recalls her time as the magazine’s literary editor, 1974-1977.
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André Carrilho on 110 years of the New Statesman: “Putin has grown puffier”
The illustrator on working with the magazine since 2014.
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Rowan Williams on 110 years of the New Statesman: “I’m unrepentant about my guest-edit”
The former Archbishop of Canterbury on his time as a commissioning editor and critic, 2011-present.
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Cristina Odone on 110 years of the New Statesman: “We struck nerves”
The journalist recalls her time as the magazine’s deputy editor, 1998-2004.
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Letter of the week: A multipolar world
Write to letters@newstatesman.co.uk to have your thoughts voiced in the New Statesman magazine.
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Subscriber of the week: Paddy Maguire
Please email zuzanna.lachendro@newstatesman.co.uk if you would like to be the New Statesman’s subscriber of the week.
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Ralph Steadman on 110 years of the New Statesman: “I’d enjoy drawing Trump’s demise”
The illustrator on working with the magazine since 1976.
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Julian Barnes on 110 years of the New Statesman: “I did Martin Amis’s dirty work”
The novelist recalls his time as the magazine's deputy literary editor and TV critic, 1976-1981.
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Ian Hargreaves on 110 years of the New Statesman: “Mandelson was a charmer and a bully”
The journalist and academic recalls his time as the magazine’s editor, 1996-1998.
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The true meaning of James Bond
The ultimate GQ snob, 007 more than anything represents consumer goods becoming available to people outside of aristocracy.
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Jemima Khan on 110 years of the New Statesman: “I felt bad about my Nick Clegg interview”
The screenwriter recalls her time as the magazine’s associate editor, 2011-2015.
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“It was an absolute riot”: nine New Statesman political editors reunite
As the magazine turns 110, its lobby team reflect on four tumultuous decades of the Westminster beat.
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Andrew Marr and Jackie Ashley on 110 years of the New Statesman: “There wasn’t too much rivalry”
The married couple recall their respective times as the magazine’s political editor.
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Mehdi Hasan on 110 years of the New Statesman: “David Cameron didn’t like me”
The MSNBC host recalls his time as the magazine’s senior editor (politics), 2009-2012.
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The Labour smear machine has unintentionally revealed the split between Yvette Cooper and Steve Reed
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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The transporting effects of plane reading, how not to adapt Dickens, and why I care only for novels
I rarely see anything on television or in the cinema as adventurous as what can be found in a book.
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