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Net zero needs a new politics
The New Statesman· 3 days agoIn response, political leaders could be pressured into lowering ambitions. Climate deniers have been beaten and questioning why we need to tackle climate...
Do Tory defections to Labour herald a realignment?
The New Statesman· 3 days agoConservatives are switching to Labour. Evidently, a significant proportion of Tory voters are switching to Labour (as every opinion poll tells us) but...
In praise of Languedoc
The New Statesman· 3 days agoIt isn’t a lauded wine region – but it is one of France’s best.
A whirlwind tour of Washington with David Lammy
The New Statesman· 3 days agoLast week I was in Washington DC with David Lammy, the shadow foreign secretary. Britain’s politics are juvenile: consider the recent absurd antics over...
Craig Foster Q&A: “My theme tune? The sound of a whale’s ear bone”
The New Statesman· 3 days agoThe Oscar-winning documentary-maker on marine biology, invading isopods, and the regenerative power...
How apartheid shaped classical music
The New Statesman· 3 days agoFour composers reveal the musical legacies of the regime – in South Africa and beyond.
Inside the strange story of the Midwest FurFest attack
The New Statesman· 3 days agoWho is to blame for the chemical assault that hospitalised 19 members of the internet’s most derided...
Hoard is a daringly original British film
The New Statesman· 3 days agoHoard, which received a standing ovation at the 2023 Venice Film Festival, was originally conceived as a suicide note. Its writer and director, Luna...
Keir Starmer’s real mission: to overhaul how government works
The New Statesman· 3 days agoRarely has the gap between Westminster politics and normal voters seemed bigger. In the Commons,...
Gaza and the new digital divide
The New Statesman· 3 days agoIn late-1970s West Germany, the subject of my student-day outrage was US support for Latin American dictatorships. The media was the most important...
