It’s bright January days when I feel most myself
Summer is an endurance test; Christmas is claustrophobia – but the start of the calendar is a wide open space.
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Confronting mortality on a 5A bus to the hereafter
After a visit to the Polyclinic, I now have to wait for my results. Scanxiety, I believe it’s called.
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Why NHS patients are resorting to weight-loss surgery overseas
A case involving gastric-sleeve surgery in Turkey revealed the UK’s failures in tackling obesity.
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The NS Poem: The Fall
A new poem by Ben Wilkinson
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Censorship does not work
Shielding audiences from the lies of Donald Trump and other difficult subjects is a betrayal of what journalism is for.
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Can Europe defend itself in a hostile world?
A Trump victory in November would expose the EU’s fatal gaps in defence spending.
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Revolution in the Wirral
Also this week: world-class music in schools, and making space for culture.
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This England: Hot debate
This column – which, though named after a line in Shakespeare’s “Richard II”, refers to the whole of Britain –…
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Rwanda rabble-rousers claim asylum from their own rebellion
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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Letter of the week: Despair beyond repair
Write to [email protected] to have your thoughts voiced in the New Statesman magazine.
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From Philip Ball to Rachael Allen: new books reviewed in short
Also featuring My Friends by Hisham Matar and Veiled Threat by Nadeine Asbal.
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Volodymyr Zelensky’s theatre of nightmares
As people flee the country and losses mount, supporting Ukraine’s war effort takes its toll.
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The end of the Brexit delusions
On 31 January 2020, the United Kingdom left the EU – but four years later, Brexit is still a slogan…
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Jake Humphrey: “I would not have succeeded in TV without failure”
The podcaster and sports broadcaster on what he’s learned from high achievers and why men need mental resilience.
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Labour in power
As it prepares for office, the party should study why it has so often struggled to retain it.
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The dictator’s best friend
From Mussolini to Mao, autocrats have often turned to writers to tighten their grip on power.
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Nicole Kidman is a doll-like absence in Expats
This Amazon series appears to have been written by a visitor from outer space. Who could care for these cold,…
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The future of Xi Jinping Thought
The Chinese leader’s political doctrine seeks nothing less than to remake the world order.
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Empire’s final reckoning
Sathnam Sanghera’s Empireworld captures the complexity of British imperialism’s legacy – but can its injustices yet be undone?
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Thom Yorke’s late style
For all its themes of cronyism and catastrophe, the Smile’s Wall of Eyes suggests that Yorke has found serenity in…
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