The prince, his protectors and the questions that must be answered By Gordon Brown
Less than a year ago, campaigners for the bill were optimistic it would pass – what went wrong? By Hannah Barnes
How Britain failed a generation of Neets By Anoosh Chakelian
The scale of Britain’s involvement is still not fully understood By Tom McTague
Across Britain a radical new feminism is rising. By Emily Lawford
Merlin Strategy’s exclusive polling reveals a growing gender divide among under-30s. By Scarlett Maguire
The Iran war is spiralling. America’s adversaries are enjoying the show. By Katie Stallard
THE NEW STATESMAN: The latest issue features ‘The Fall’ – How Donald Trump destroyed the American Empire.
The daring rescue of a stranded US airman in Iran has only emboldened the president
By John Gray
By Will Dunn
By Lola Seaton
Why the battle for Iran and Ukraine is coming for us all. By Will Lloyd
Iran has discovered a new weapon, much more powerful than its nuclear programme. By Katie Stallard
Britain’s most divisive designer on Labour’s lack of “cultural confidence”, housebuilding, and what makes a beautiful building. By Anoosh Chakelian
THE NEW STATESMAN: The latest issue features ‘How We Escape Trump’…
The age of Trump has twisted the American psyche beyond recognitionBy Lee Siegel
By Paul Ovenden
By Ailbhe Rea
By Andrew Marr
THE NEW STATESMAN: The latest issue features ‘What Trump wants‘…
How Trump’s new global strategy will assert Washington’s hemispheric ambitions By John Bew
Jeremy Corbyn, Clare Short, Robert D Kaplan and others reflect on the consequences of the Caracas attack By Ailbhe Rea
By Megan Gibson
Claremont Review of Books: The latest issue features ‘Special Anniversary Double Issue’….
Imagine sitting near the apex of power in an empire and then being shown the door. You might want to write a tell-all book about it. If so, however, you would be advised to proceed with caution. Now, imagine what would barely be conceivable today: that you undertook to write your exposé while you were still in office. You would need all the finesse of a tightrope walker.
This essay is adapted from remarks delivered at the Claremont Review of Books 25th anniversary gala, held at the Metropolitan Club in New York City on November 6, 2025.
In the early hours of March 11, 1874, word spread around Washington that Charles Sumner was on the brink of death. The 63-year-old senator from Massachusetts had suffered a massive heart attack the previous evening. By 9 a.m., a crowd of several hundred had gathered in front of his home on Lafayette Square. “Colored men and women mingled with white in knots about his home,” wrote The New-York Tribune. Government workers, merchants, shopmen, waiters, and even “old colored women with baskets and bundles on their arms” stood together. Many were crying and begging to be let inside. They were stopped by one of Sumner’s friends and two policemen standing guard at the front door.
THE NEW STATESMAN (June 18, 2025): The latest issue features ‘Books of the Year’…
We announce the New Statesman’s fiction and non-fiction books of the year By Tanjil Rashid
There is still much to discover from the great show of life
The author’s late style in The Eleventh Hour, his new collection of fiction, reveals a venerable writer displaced by timeBy Tanjil Rashid
America’s chaotic negotiations risk prolonging the chaos not ending it By Lawrence Freedman
THE NEW STATESMAN (June 18, 2025): The latest issue features ‘Warlord’ – Feared, Loathed, Haunted…Unstoppable.
The history that shapes Benjamin Netanyahu. By Joshua Leifer
As the Israeli prime minister’s bodyguard, I saw him transform into the gangster he is today. By Ami Dror
Trump has learned dangerous lessons from other strongmen. By Katie Stallard
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