The real work of the working class
The history of the labour movement is less about class struggle than the fight for universal values
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Young, down and out of work
How Britain failed a generation of Neets
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Borrowing money is wearying for the soul
It’s only two-thirds of the way through the month and I have minus £25 in the bank
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The Devil Wears Prada 2 is pure guilty pleasure
Twenty years since the original film, Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway are back, facing off in a changed fashion world
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Do lobsters have rights?
I have been closely following a case of lobster homicide
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The forgotten brilliance of Britain’s postwar cinema
As a new film season at the BFI shows, we can read the character of a battered nation and its…
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The smoking ban is a threat to democracy
We are creating two tiers of citizenry
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How not to read JG Ballard
This new biography has done a great writer a disservice
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Elizabeth Strout’s easy answers
In her novels, trauma is never far away – but her new book lays it on thick
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Confessions of a bibliomaniac
As the book appears to be dying off, we might finally be learning to appreciate it
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Dog days at the Romford races
Inside the stadium, punters recall the greyhounds’ former glory
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Assisted dying: an autopsy
Less than a year ago, campaigners for the bill were optimistic it would pass – what went wrong?
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Inside France’s publishing wars
Also: my double-edged retirement, and a defence of London
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Francisco de Zurbarán gave form to faith
A new exhibition reveals how the 17th-century painter captured Spain’s spiritual imagination
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Letter of the week: Downing Street damage control
Write to [email protected] to have your thoughts voiced in the New Statesman magazine
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There should be no hiding place for anyone involved in the Epstein scandal
The scale of Britain’s involvement is still not fully understood
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The cover-up?
The prince, his protectors and the questions that must be answered
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Morgan McSweeney can’t believe the Prince of Darkness betrayed him
The former No 10 chief of staff thought Peter Mandelson wouldn’t lie to the Prime Minister
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Keir Starmer puts his fists up
The Prime Minister wants to fight, but who believes he can win?
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The worst people in the world love King Charles
Donald Trump trembles before the power of the Crown
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