In at the deep end
The long struggle to save the art deco lido at Grange-over-Sands.
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The NS Poem: Country Icon (a riddle)
A new poem by AE Stallings.
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Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer are both trapped
The Prime Minister is hemmed in by the Conservative Party, and the Labour leader is a prisoner of public opinion.
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Dog days and shadows of loss
Summer is precious and fleeting. But so, I reflect as I watch the dog I’ve loved for 15 years, is…
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In defence of “what if?”
Why counterfactual history is an essential tool for understanding the present.
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The end of globalisation
With war in Ukraine and China’s Belt and Road project faltering, the era of open commerce is over. Who will…
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The best children’s books for summer 2023
Essential holiday reading, from vivid picture books to gripping wartime adventures.
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Labour minister gets an apology over “no money” note – 13 years late
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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George Orwell in an age of moralists
Should we stop measuring the great English writer by today’s standards?
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America’s real-life crime thriller
Also this week: why journalists should back Hollywood’s strikes.
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A continent drifts
Europe’s politics have stalled. In an age of crisis, the EU needs a new generation of far-sighted leaders.
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Dale Vince: “The unions don’t get it”
The green energy entrepreneur on why he funds Just Stop Oil.
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The Picasso problem
Fifty years after the artist’s death, the cult of genius that hid his flaws offers less protection.
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Summer of Light: a tale of art and betrayal in 1920s Venice
A new short story by the prize-winning novelist Jonathan Coe.
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Letter of the week: The wrong kind of growth
Write to [email protected] to have your thoughts voiced in the New Statesman magazine.
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With its impossible rents, London is trying to spit me out
In June I replied to 22 adverts on SpareRoom and made it through to five viewings. The competition is wild.
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Watching Carlos Alcaraz at Wimbledon, I witnessed something startlingly new
From ball one the 20-year-old was in ebullient battle mode – tearing up the grass and flipping defiant defence into…
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Why Elon Musk killed the Twitter bird
The tech billionaire wants “X” to become the centre of the internet.
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This England: Collars and cuffs
This column – which, though named after a line in Shakespeare’s “Richard II”, refers to the whole of Britain –…
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