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The 14 best books to help you understand Vladimir Putin’s Russia

This list offers the most incisive books on the past and present of Russia and its president.

Sewage, shortages and spills: how UK water companies have failed

Is this a moment of reckoning for the UK’s water industry?

What our obsession with washing-up bowls says about the UK

Not rinsing is depraved, but the washing-up bowl is a symptom not of Brits’ poor hygiene but our failing housing…

Do you want to live forever?

Anti-ageing drugs are bankrolled by some of the wealthiest people on Earth, including Jeff Bezos and Peter Thiel. Are the…

How to spot fake news and fight back against post-truth politics

Five ways in which you can fight the rise of media bullshit. 

Combat rising energy costs and become greener

We can save money in the kitchen without skimping on ingredients – just by changing our cooking habits

Do capitalism and democracy go together?

Capitalists’ acquiescence to electoral democracy follows from their distinctive political interests, and is strictly conditional.

Can the Amazon rainforest be saved from environmental destruction?

Tree planting may be fashionable but stopping deforestation should be the true measure of success.

31 March 1956: The nature of the PM’s role is a question that would require a pamphlet to answer.

Is nuclear energy actually sustainable?

Sizewell C, if built, would not produce electricity until the 2030s. SMRs could be up and running as soon as…

The melting of the ice

3 July 1920: What a vision it must have been whenever it took place!

Almost half of UK offshore wind is owned by foreign governments

A mere 0.03 per cent of offshore wind is owned by British public entities.

Is Sizewell C actually going to be built?

Boris Johnson has said negotiations could be finalised in the coming weeks.

The best art exhibitions of summer 2022

What to see in the UK this summer: from a famous Picasso portrait to an exploded garden shed.

The best children’s books for summer 2022

Magic and nature help children confront their fears in the best new books for young readers.

The 15 best books for summer

The New Statesman’s selection of essential recent releases.

Which city could host the 2023 Eurovision Cong Contest?

The BBC has announced the shortlist of seven cities all vying to host the Eurovision Song Contest in 2023.

How politics became the chosen hobby of retirees

The politicisation of the young has been widely discussed, but it is the politicisation of the old that has been…

What is Entryism, and how does it affect political parties?

Unpicking a term often associated with political name-calling on the British left: what does it mean, and how does it…

Don’t listen to the climate doomists

The “end times” narrative only benefits fossil fuel interests.