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4. Carlo Rovelli: Can we know how it feels to be someone else?

4. Carlo Rovelli: Can we know how it feels to be someone else?

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1. Reform slips to third in the polls

1. Reform slips to third in the polls

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I pee in the garden to save the nation’s water

I pee in the garden to save the nation’s water
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New Statesman

Nicholas Lezard

The Ned: a Spoons for finance bros

The Ned: a Spoons for finance bros
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Finn McRedmond

The descent of a delusional woman

The descent of a delusional woman
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New Statesman

Lucy Hughes-Hallett

2. How entryism came for the Green Party

2. How entryism came for the Green Party
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New Statesman

Megan Kenyon

4. From the archive: Proposals for a revenue tariff

4. From the archive: Proposals for a revenue tariff

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John Maynard Keynes

4. Can Labour end rough sleeping?

4. Can Labour end rough sleeping?
yesterday 10

New Statesman

Rhi Storer

3. Burnham’s Brexit reversal

3. Burnham’s Brexit reversal
yesterday 20

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2. As good as gold

2. As good as gold

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Adam Tooze

5. Naomi Klein: “Why wouldn’t fascism look like us?”

5. Naomi Klein: “Why wouldn’t fascism look like us?”
yesterday 20

New Statesman

Oli Dugmore

4. It’s the OBR, stupid

4. It’s the OBR, stupid
yesterday 20

New Statesman

Michael Jacobs

Polly Barton: “Impersonating another can offer not only escape but also a sense of authenticity to oneself”

Polly Barton: “Impersonating another can offer not only escape but also a sense of authenticity to oneself”
previous day 10

New Statesman

Zuzanna Lachendro

4. TikTok’s irreverent slop was made for Nigel Farage

4. TikTok’s irreverent slop was made for Nigel Farage
previous day 10

New Statesman

Will Dunn

1. Andy Burnham’s ultimatum to the Greens has changed everything

1. Andy Burnham’s ultimatum to the Greens has changed everything
thursday 20

New Statesman

Ethan Croft

5. The welfare state isn’t for everyone

thursday 10

New Statesman

Rachel Cunliffe

The Party is classic Anglo-shlock

The Party is classic Anglo-shlock
thursday 10

New Statesman

Nicholas Harris

The Influencer Project is too kind to its subjects

The Influencer Project is too kind to its subjects
thursday 20

New Statesman

David Sexton

The troubled genius of Henrik Ibsen

The troubled genius of Henrik Ibsen
thursday 3

New Statesman

David Edgar

Our Friends in the North still speaks to Britain

Our Friends in the North still speaks to Britain
thursday 4

New Statesman

Jonathan McAloon

Tolkien’s legends are truer than our own

Tolkien’s legends are truer than our own
thursday 20

New Statesman

John Gray

4. I’ve got a serious crush on Andrew Scott

4. I’ve got a serious crush on Andrew Scott
thursday 10

New Statesman

Andrew Marr

2. Live streaming an execution is a very Trumpian form of pornography

2. Live streaming an execution is a very Trumpian form of pornography
thursday 30

New Statesman

Freddie Hayward

3. How to spot a fascist

3. How to spot a fascist
thursday 30

New Statesman

Oli Dugmore

1. Why we’re rediscovering the ancient Greeks

1. Why we’re rediscovering the ancient Greeks
thursday 10

New Statesman

Tanjil Rashid

How not to lose the future to China

How not to lose the future to China
thursday 20

New Statesman

Katie Stallard

Britain’s economy is ready to blow

Britain’s economy is ready to blow
14.10.2026 30

New Statesman

Ed Conway

5. Christiana Figueres: if we fail on climate, we fail on human rights, education and health

5. Christiana Figueres: if we fail on climate, we fail on human rights, education and health

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14.10.2026 10

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Philippa Nuttall

In praise of Winnie-the-Pooh’s idleness

In praise of Winnie-the-Pooh’s idleness
14.10.2026 10

New Statesman

Anoosh Chakelian

3. The logic of Burnham’s EU mission

3. The logic of Burnham’s EU mission
14.10.2026 10

New Statesman

Ethan Croft

2. The “Zionism is racism” fallout

2. The “Zionism is racism” fallout
14.10.2026 30

New Statesman

Caroline Lucas

Britain’s economy is ready to blow

Britain’s economy is ready to blow

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14.10.2026 10

New Statesman

Ed Conway

5. The ghost of Hannah Arendt in the Banality of Evil

5. The ghost of Hannah Arendt in the Banality of Evil
14.10.2026 30

New Statesman

Rachel Cunliffe

1. Putin plans to break Ukraine – with Trump’s help

1. Putin plans to break Ukraine – with Trump’s help
13.10.2026 10

New Statesman

Katie Stallard

3. Magistrates’ courts can’t fix our justice deadlock

3. Magistrates’ courts can’t fix our justice deadlock
13.10.2026 20

New Statesman

Rachel Cunliffe

The invention of Russian

The invention of Russian
13.10.2026 20

New Statesman

Anne McElvoy

4. Inside the Green Party’s identity crisis

4. Inside the Green Party’s identity crisis
13.10.2026 40

New Statesman

Megan Kenyon

5. Philippe Sands on why “ecocide” should be a crime

5. Philippe Sands on why “ecocide” should be a crime

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13.10.2026 10

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India Bourke

3. The Green Party is in crisis

3. The Green Party is in crisis
13.10.2026 20

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4. What is Entryism, and how does it affect political parties?

4. What is Entryism, and how does it affect political parties?
13.10.2026 30

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Night owls aren’t lazy – we’re being punished for our biology

12.10.2026 50

New Statesman

Rachel Cunliffe

4. Was Britain really better off in the 1980s?

4. Was Britain really better off in the 1980s?
12.10.2026 30

New Statesman

Will Dunn

2. After grief, the Celebrity Traitors gave me permission to play again

2. After grief, the Celebrity Traitors gave me permission to play again
12.10.2026 20

New Statesman

Kate Garraway

5. Generational warfare, the embarrassment of Hinge, and Jeffrey Archer’s shepherd’s pie parties

5. Generational warfare, the embarrassment of Hinge, and Jeffrey Archer’s shepherd’s pie parties

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12.10.2026 10

New Statesman

Andrew Marr

Brighton and Hove City Council is ruining my life

Brighton and Hove City Council is ruining my life
11.10.2026 20

New Statesman

Nicholas Lezard

5. Steven Pinker: “Something that’s arbitrary can be highly rational”

11.10.2026 20

New Statesman

Tanjil Rashid

5. Did Margaret Thatcher really call Nelson Mandela a terrorist?

5. Did Margaret Thatcher really call Nelson Mandela a terrorist?
11.10.2026 100

New Statesman

Martin Plaut

5. Reform clears its own officials over donations sting

5. Reform clears its own officials over donations sting
11.10.2026 30

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5. Prepare for a hot El Niño summer

5. Prepare for a hot El Niño summer
11.10.2026 30

New Statesman

Oli Dugmore

Marlon James’s brutal reckoning with Jamaica’s past

Marlon James’s brutal reckoning with Jamaica’s past
10.10.2026 20

New Statesman

Anthony Cummins