Lezards, assemble!
A family celebration calls for a giant rib of beef. Clear the kitchen and hand me my oven gloves…
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From the ashes
Ash trees are firmly rooted in Britain’s history – and they are making a remarkable comeback.
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Lana Del Rey’s Deep South fantasia
At her sold out Wembley show, the American star blended old hits with her new Southern belle persona.
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Letter of the week: The privilege of paying tax
Write to [email protected] to have your thoughts voiced in the New Statesman magazine.
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A Lords’ last supper for hereditary peers
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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How to organise a government rebellion
Also this week: Fighting for disability rights and Labour at a crossroads.
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The picturesque picaresque of Barry Lyndon
Fifty years after it flopped at the box office, Stanley Kubrick’s 18th-century epic is now recognised as an outright masterpiece.
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The Great Men of history 2.0
Alexander Starritt’s new novel, Drayton and Mackenzie, attempts to cast Big Tech’s leaders as Olympians shaping our age – but…
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Six journeys that changed the world
The 20th century, for better and for worse, was the communist century.
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On freedom vs motherhood
Helen Taylor’s memoir Childless by Choice – a reflection on her child-free life – offers the perspective that’s often missing…
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The left’s losing streak
Why populists keep winning and what progressives should do about it.
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School catering firms make millions while children eat Bad Pie
The quality of school meals has been falling dramatically in the cost-of-living crisis – and the proof is in the…
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How Rachel’s tears landed at the Daily Male
Your weekly dose of news and gossip from journalism, broadcasting and beyond.
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Mrs Thatcher’s bastards
In her centenary year, Maggie’s political and intellectual heirs still yearn for the smack of firm leadership.
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Trump-Dependence Day in Washington DC
Under Maga rule, the Fourth of July means a party to which only a few Americans are invited.
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Can jury-less trials save our justice system?
“Justice delayed is justice denied” – and our courts are clogged to the point where they barely function.
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Keir Starmer has time to turn this around
There is an upside to making so many mistakes – No 10 can learn from them.
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Immigrants did not cause Britain’s social housing shortage
The idea that British nationals are passed over for social housing is a myth that refuses to die.
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Don’t tell Emmanuel Macron – but he’s a normal politician now
The president’s ambitions were Jupiterian. Now they lie in ashes.
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Oasis are the greatest Irish band of all time
The Gallagher brothers are lionised as Britpop heroes – but the “Ireland forever” flag was a clue to their roots.
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