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Welcome to the realm of the thought experiment
The New Statesman· 3 days agoWhat do a hurtling trolley, a shallow pond and a famous violinist all have in common?
As anti-Semitism surges, tolerance resurfaces at unexpected moments
The New Statesman· 3 days agoOnly here the binned item was a Jewish Star of David and the crudely lettered slogan beneath read...
The new Europe chooses its leaders
The New Statesman· 3 days agoUrsula von der Leyen, Kaja Kallas and António Costa have been selected for the bloc’s top jobs.
The great wine climate-change challenge
The New Statesman· 3 days agoGrapes are the world’s third-most valuable horticultural crop, after potatoes and tomatoes. Almost half of the 80 million tonnes of grapes produced in...
Letter of the week: How a nation sees itself
The New Statesman· 3 days agoOf all the fine contributions to “How to fix a nation” (Cover Story, 21 June), Anthony Seldon’s had me banging the table in agreement. It’s to the credit...
Is this election beyond satire?
The New Statesman· 3 days agoWith the Tories writing their own punchlines, the jokes in Michael Spicer: No Room are all too plausible.
The vexed history of British feminism
The New Statesman· 3 days agoTo escape their subordinate position in society, women needed an education, and to be seen as human beings. Since then, feminists have achieved...
The end of Tory England
The New Statesman· 3 days agoThe last sprint of this endless election campaign does not make me think there will be any other conclusion than a Labour victory. The Daily Mail, whose...
Evangelical Christians’ Trumpian pact
The New Statesman· 3 days agoAt first glance, the elevation of a candidate such as Donald Trump to be the Republicans’ undisputed, all-knowing and all-powerful leader seemed to...
Sunak’s shrinking campaign: from the door of No 10 to doorsteps in his constituency…
The New Statesman· 3 days agoYour weekly dose of gossip from the campaign trail.