Tim Allan is only the latest Blairite to take up a powerful position at No 10.| New Statesman
Alice Roberts’ history of the late Roman empire dispels the notion of a faith for the poor and oppressed – but lacks an appreciation of why Christ appealed to so many.| New Statesman
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How Britain’s long European trauma was forged in wartime Algeria.| New Statesman
In building Britain’s infrastructure – as in so many areas of policy – there are no perfect solutions to please everyone.| New Statesman
A new store opening in Brighton makes a visit to the Swedish homewares emporium a looming inevitability.| New Statesman
September 1955: The argument for British compassion towards Windrush immigrants.| New Statesman
The Deputy PM’s room for manoeuvre among the Parliamentary Labour Party is narrow.| New Statesman
They are committed to bad Caesar salads and anti-taste signalling.| New Statesman
The 20th-century Greek-Alexandrian poet wrote of a faded grandeur that stood for all humanity.| New Statesman
Daniel Minahan’s film, set among gamblers in repressive postwar America, promises subversion but risks very little.| New Statesman
“Radical Harmony” at the National Gallery reveals how super-patron Helene Kröller-Müller established pointillism and influenced a generation of painters.| New Statesman
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This column – which, though named after a line in Shakespeare’s “Richard II”, refers to the whole of Britain – has run in the New Statesman since 1934.| New Statesman
Growing up, my holidays were spent under canvas: I love to camp because my dad loved to camp.| New Statesman
The independent MP on building a new party with Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana.| New Statesman
New legislation could unleash a transformation in community empowerment.| New Statesman
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Keir Starmer and this government need the Deputy Prime Minister.| New Statesman
The Tory leader has fumbled yet another easy catch.| New Statesman
Tax-free shopping could unlock billions, generate thousands of jobs, and restore the UK’s tourism edge.| New Statesman
There’s been a sea change in attitudes towards the Reform leader.| New Statesman
The shadow justice secretary is spouting statistics that simply don’t add up.| New Statesman
The new left party must be built on empowerment – and on love.| New Statesman
The 50 most influential people shaping Britain’s progressive politics.| New Statesman
There were outraged protests outside the Bell Hotel as the ruling to evict its asylum seekers was overturned.| New Statesman
This leadership election is a choice between continuity and populism.| New Statesman
A proposed scheme could raise £32bn.| New Statesman
The former prime minister met Donald Trump this week to discuss the future of the besieged territory.| New Statesman
Can the PM reconcile politics and principle over the ECHR?| New Statesman
Reform’s radical plans for mass deportations won’t make anyone safer.| New Statesman
The California governor’s social media strategy is unserious, weird, attention-getting – and effective. That should worry us all.| New Statesman
With its local MP preparing for No 10, Clacton has won the argument.| New Statesman
Reform UK has gained its first MSP.| New Statesman
As Taipei prepares against the threat of invasion from China, the islands’ domestic politics are increasingly divided.| New Statesman
Also this week: Punk rock in Blackpool and on the glory trail in Europe with Hibernian FC.| New Statesman
Jess Phillips needs to decide what matters more, the sector that nurtured her career, or women’s lives.| New Statesman
Corbyn and Sultana’s left-wing alternative is slowly emerging. But tensions persist.| New Statesman
Queen Elizabeth’s second son had everything he ever wanted. That was the problem.| New Statesman
Speaking to the New Statesman, he tried to negotiate the fallout of his predecessor’s new book.| New Statesman
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Does the UK need an AI Act?| New Statesman
The time is now for a progressive pricing system.| New Statesman
Now is the moment to make school food a national asset| New Statesman
The right has almost always had a disadvantage among women in Britain.| New Statesman
The 20th century’s most influential history book foresaw the collapse of the Soviet Union and rise of China. Thirty-five years on, its author anticipates the coming world order.| New Statesman
This is not the first time the US president has blundered into a high-profile summit with an adversary.| New Statesman
The impact of restrictions on ticket resale could be catastrophic – both for businesses and for fans.| New Statesman
Nigel Farage is preparing for a summer offensive on borders and security.| New Statesman
Mstyslav Chernov’s new documentary viscerally throws its audience into the gruesome war in Ukraine. It is essential viewing.| New Statesman
Having rejected the Democrats’ progressivist dogma, the American electorate is undergoing a social and demographic revolution.| New Statesman
Opinion has shifted in the UK as Israel's war in Gaza grinds on.| New Statesman
The founder of the Russian Democratic Society on how she found out she was on a Kremlin hitlist.| New Statesman
You can’t fault the world-historical ambition of Jason Momoa’s period action drama.| New Statesman
The idea that the EU had leverage over the US only makes sense if you think that economics and security are completely separate realms.| New Statesman
Our women’s team are at the forefront of a new and different patriotism.| New Statesman
Penny Mordaunt’s suffering should serve as a national call to arms.| New Statesman
In the era of Trump’s tariff war, the sources of American economic hegemony will also contain its undoing.| New Statesman
His oddball stories were driven by his outsider status and strange appearance.| New Statesman
One wet summer over a century ago, Gilbert Jessop gave the country something to be cheerful about.| New Statesman
The history of assassinations, as Simon Ball points out in his book Death to Order, is one of myth-making, bungled plans and unintended consequences.| New Statesman
Tribal white politics has once again found a place at the heart of American power.| New Statesman
Having led his supporters into the looking-glass world of conspiracy, the US president finds he is trapped inside it.| New Statesman
Readers have written to me to share the poems that touched them, and they thought might touch me.| New Statesman
The Prime Minister finds himself trapped between the US president and an unhappy cabinet.| New Statesman
Over the weekend, pressure mounted on the Prime Minister from his own party.| New Statesman
River and shoreline pollution is “up there with small boats” in the public imagination.| New Statesman
There is one man that Donald Trump fears.| New Statesman
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Whether Elon Musk’s salute was intended or not, America is too big for authoritarianism to take hold.| New Statesman
Also this week: Fighting for disability rights and Labour at a crossroads.| New Statesman
Shell UK is helping to transform lives and support the energy transition.| New Statesman
Will Dunn discusses his explosive cover story, on the New Statesman podcast.| New Statesman
Benjamin Netanyahu has won the battle over Iran. But his war against Israel’s democracy is not over.| New Statesman
Building quality homes will help close inequalities.| New Statesman
Labour MPs are furious with the government, says Andrew Marr| New Statesman
The hype behind an alternative left-wing party is just that: hype.| New Statesman
While neighbours suffer, landlords are cashing in on Britain’s demand for houses in multiple occupation.| New Statesman
In the Democratic New York mayoral candidate, left-populism has found its tribune.| New Statesman
In her memoir, the former prime minister seems more concerned with the symbols of politics than the actual politics the prompted her downfall.| New Statesman
The sirens are beginning to sound about the state of Britain and its government.| New Statesman
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Write to letters@newstatesman.co.uk to have your thoughts voiced in the New Statesman magazine.| New Statesman
Diplomacy has been “pushed aside” after Donald Trump bombed Iran – leaving Britain “weak”.| New Statesman
Safeguarding the UK’s canopies and woodland is essential to solve the climate crisis and improve health outcomes.| New Statesman
Polls show the public think more like Neville Chamberlain than Donald Trump when it comes to conflict.| New Statesman
The invasion of Iraq came robed in political poetry. This is the grand strategy of a businessman.| New Statesman
Trump's militarism at home and abroad represents an opportunity for the Democrats.| New Statesman
Should Keir Starmer back these strikes, he risks splitting his entire political movement.| New Statesman
Britain is better off without the do-nothing rich.| New Statesman
August 1979: Six months after the Iranian Revolution, Fred Halliday surveys the Islamic Republic.| New Statesman
The right regulatory model would empower Centrica’s Rough gas storage unit to play a key, long-term role in UK energy security| New Statesman
Two members of Labour's 2024 intake argue that we risk creating a private market for death, undermining the founding principles of the NHS.| New Statesman
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The sector is playing a key role in safeguarding and delivering the country’s future.| New Statesman
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