This England: Cleaned the place out
This column – which, though named after a line in Shakespeare’s “Richard II”, refers to the whole of Britain –…
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Another week, another encounter with the long arm of the law
Despite my best efforts, it seems my council tax bill has come a-knocking.
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Why Rachel Reeves should crash the housing market
It might take ten years and a lot of shouting, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t worth doing.
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Self Esteem: “I’ve been maturing my disgust at societal norms”
Rebecca Lucy Taylor’s hit record Prioritise Pleasure was a loud rejection of the status quo. Her next album is “a…
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Why has no one gotten back to me about managing England?
I’m more than qualified: I’ve got time and I like money.
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The gardener’s bittersweet acceptance
We may not be able to stick around long enough to enjoy the fruit of our labours.
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Pedro Almodóvar’s conflict of interests
The Room Next Door resolves the Spanish director’s struggle between black comedy and bookish melodrama.
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The NS Poem: Goya’s Madrileños
A new poem by Will Eaves.
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David Goodhart’s care delusion
The UK faces a falling fertility rate and a crisis in social care. Must women bear the blame?
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The Victoria’s Secret show belongs to a chauvinist past
The lingerie brand’s fashion show has returned after six years away – but, no longer able to sell the priapic…
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Against the cult of profit
Making money for shareholders has become a fixation, John Kay’s new book shows – but it is a meagre definition…
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The implosion of centrism has left Labour in unmapped territory
The world the party expected to join when it came to power no longer exists.
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The media is damaging public life by “sanewashing” Donald Trump
Should we avoid reporting reality simply because it isn’t new? Plus: unease at the Observer and the tragic death of…
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The Budget must give people hope
The Starmer team knows it cannot succeed by offering voters no short-term improvements.
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Yahya Sinwar’s deadly mission
The late Hamas leader’s cold determination led his fellow Palestinians down a trail of terror.
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Phil Jones’s diary: hiking in the Pyrenees
Also this week: Talking to strangers and the power of collective community.
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Who upset David Lammy?
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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Letter of the week: Racism, riots and reality
Write to [email protected] to have your thoughts voiced in the New Statesman magazine.
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American darkness
US politics is entrenched into two camps, each immune to appeals from the other. Between them lies a mass of…
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The secret to becoming a runner? The sweet promise of baked goods
My fitness app is helping me set realistic goals, and it’s been transformative.
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