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Does bad press matter to water companies?
The New Statesman· 1 day agoIt’s been a big week for Britain’s new Great Stink, the focus of this week’s New Statesman cover feature, which looks at the growing public dismay at the...
In defence of the King Charles portrait
The New Statesman· 3 days agoWhen Lucian Freud convinced the late Queen Elizabeth II to sit for a portrait in 2000, her reaction to the final piece, after 18 months of meetings with...
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...
CCHQ’s email breach is both a literal and metaphorical failure
The New Statesman· 5 days agoThis morning, as Rishi Sunak was preparing to give a speech all about the transformative power of ...
Net zero needs a new politics
The New Statesman· 2 days agoIn response, political leaders could be pressured into lowering ambitions. Climate deniers have been beaten and questioning why we need to tackle climate...
Are Lidl and Aldi’s bargains actually good value?
The New Statesman· 3 days agoThe discount supermarkets Lidl and Aldi have made this impulse the definitive part of their shopping experience via the bargain bins of the middle aisle,...
The government is launching an all-out assault on people with anxiety and depression
The New Statesman· 3 days agoThe theme for this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week is “Movement: moving more for our mental...
How Take That helped me embrace middle age
The New Statesman· 3 days agoMy recognition of this came in the early hours of Sunday morning, in Manchester, as my girlfriends and I sipped a very-much-not-needed gin and tonic....
From Hari Kunzru to Eugene Rogan: new books reviewed in short
The New Statesman· 3 days agoIn The Hidden Life of Trees (2016), Peter Wohlleben revealed the extraordinary and hitherto...
Starmerism is not at war with Blairism
The New Statesman· 4 days agoOne thing that defines Keir Starmer is an aversion to navel-gazing. At present, journalists introspecting on Labour’s behalf seem captured by the idea...
