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This England: Selective memory
This column – which, though named after a line in Shakespeare’s “Richard II”, refers to the whole of Britain –…
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Is Keir Starmer turning into Harold Wilson?
His government is routed and restless – and the future of social democracy is at stake.
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Stop taking Glastonbury so seriously
The festival is a monument to ephemera.
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Jenny Saville’s human landscapes
The British artist has built a career bringing a new perspective to figures and flesh.
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Morgan McSweeney’s moment of truth
The battle over welfare is part of a battle for the soul of Labour.
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Just raise tax
Rachel Reeves cannot tweak her way out of this crisis. The system must be torn down.
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Anna Wintour still rules Vogue
The magazine and the woman cannot be unstitched; they are symbiotic, an incredibly chic ouroboros.
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The earworms of Erik Satie
The dapper composer who invented background music was driven by a profound if offbeat religiosity.
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What’s wrong with Sarah Vine?
The columnist’s memoir promises an insider’s account of the Cameron years – but instead provides a study in overwhelming self-pity.
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4.48 Psychosis is a disturbing dissection of the mind
At the Royal Court, Sarah Kane’s high-intensity play reveals the desperation of severe mental illness.
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Amol Rajan’s Ganges vanity project
The BBC news presenter’s pilgrimage to Kumbh Mela is a half-hearted attempt to find spirituality.
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Jacinda Ardern’s unexamined life
In her memoir, the former prime minister seems more concerned with the symbols of politics than the actual politics the prompted…
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Rebellion in the air
The sirens are beginning to sound about the state of Britain and its government.
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How not to plagiarise Geoff Dyer
Also this week: Sunderland’s glory years and diluting drunken prose.
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This week on the BBC: rows over Gaza, alleged bullying and Kneecap
Your weekly dose of news and gossip from inside the UK and international media.
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Letter of the week: Small government
Write to [email protected] to have your thoughts voiced in the New Statesman magazine.
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Ro Khanna: American optimist
The left-wing congressman – and Democrat presidential contender – on “Blue Maga” and being Bernie’s heir.
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Imperial calculations
In its attacks on Iran, Israel is exploiting the chaos of American foreign policy.
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Giorgia Meloni’s selective memory
The Italian prime minister’s autobiography revises her and her country’s history. But Meloni’s success is a template for right populist…
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