Humza Yousaf has turned on the Scottish Greens too late: Earlier this week, questioned about the tottering coalition between the SNP and the Scottish Greens ...
newstatesman.com/politics/scotland/2024/04/humza-yousaf-has-turned-on-the-scottish-greens-too-late
Labour’s rail plans show Keir Starmer’s cautious populism: Labour has announced plans to nationalise the railway operators by folding them into a publicly owned ...
newstatesman.com/politics/labour/2024/04/labours-rail-plans-show-keir-starmers-cautious-populism
Louise Haigh: Labour manifesto will pledge rail renationalisation: In recent years, the mere mention of Britain’s railways has prompted grim laughter ...
newstatesman.com/politics/labour/2024/04/louise-haigh-labour-manifesto-will-pledge-rail-renationalisation
Neurodiversity is usually just part of being human: Avril was wondering about an assessment for autistic spectrum disorder (ASD). “I’ve always been very ...
newstatesman.com/politics/health/2024/04/neurodiversity-usually-just-part-being-human-adhd-dyslexia-autism
The rise of the overlong album: There are few universal rules for what makes good writing, but one has long persisted: kill your darlings ...
newstatesman.com/culture/music/2024/04/the-rise-of-the-overlong-album
Even now, I still fantasise about being a footballer: I had to have an interview to get into a secondary school, back in 1947. We had arrived in Carlisle from ...
newstatesman.com/culture/sport/2024/04/even-now-i-still-fantasise-about-being-a-footballer
Spring’s lighter evenings have brought me back to life: Spring is sprung, the grass is rizz, and I have had an epiphany: I belong on British Summer Time ...
newstatesman.com/culture/life/2024/04/springs-lighter-evenings-have-brought-me-back-to-life
Teenage boys talk masculinity: A 16-year-old boy from Dartmoor is talking about what it means to be a man. He is aware of a “golden figure that all men should be ...
newstatesman.com/culture/radio-podcasts/2024/04/teenage-boys-talk-masculinity-about-the-boys-radio-4
Germany’s delusional China strategy: When Olaf Scholz criticised the European Union during a visit to China earlier this month it seemed like a gaffe ...
newstatesman.com/comment/2024/04/germanys-delusional-china-strategy
The Tories are facing a moment of great peril: On Friday 3 May, Rishi Sunak will enter the danger zone. The local election results will be in and they will be ...
newstatesman.com/comment/2024/04/tories-facing-moment-great-peril
Luca Guadagnino’s wryly horny tennis film Challengers: In a hotel lobby, tennis player Patrick Zweig (Josh O’Connor) is trying to flirt his way into a free room ...
newstatesman.com/culture/film/2024/04/luca-guadagnino-tennis-film-challengers-zendaya-review
Quick Glance: Zendaya, Luca Guadagnino, Josh O'Connor and Mike Faist Discuss 'Challengers'
- Zendaya, Josh O'Connor, and Mike Faist, along with director Luca Guadagnino, delve into ambition, jealousy, and the 'erotic amusement' of their new movie 'Challengers.'
- 'Challengers' by Luca Guadagnino portrays two best friend tennis players, Patrick and Art, competing against each other to win the heart of superstar Tashi Duncan. Innocent teasing escalates as Tashi's injury leads her to coach and push Art to defeat her former lover Patrick, all while both men have hidden agendas.
- Zendaya, transitioning from her teenage fame to leading roles, finds 'Challengers' as a challenging opportunity. Despite being aware of the pressure on her box-office draw as a solo star, she made the decision to be part of the movie without overthinking it.
- A conversation with Zendaya, Josh O'Connor, Mike Faist, and Luca Guadagnino at a Beverly Hills hotel delved into 'Challengers' and the challenges of navigating life and career in the public eye.
ITV’s preposterous Red Eye is a bargain-basement Snakes on a Plane : Picture the scene. In the business class cabin of a shortly-to-depart jumbo jet ...
newstatesman.com/culture/tv/2024/04/itv-preposterous-red-eye-bargain-basement-snakes-on-a-plane
How will Rishi Sunak fund higher defence spending?: “It’s time for us to rearm,” Rishi Sunak said yesterday at a press conference with the Polish prime minister ...
newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2024/04/how-will-rishi-sunak-fund-higher-defence-spending
Quick Glance: Increase in UK defence spending by 2030
- Prime Minister Rishi Sunak commits to raising spending to 2.5% of GDP, putting the defence industry on a 'war footing'.
- Sunak emphasized the need for deeper stockpiles of munitions and quicker replenishment due to the events in the Ukraine conflict.
- The planned increase in defence spending would require significant financial reshuffling, partly through announced measures to reduce the size of the civil service.
- Shortly after announcing the pledge to send weapons worth 500 million pounds to Ukraine, this commitment followed.
PMQs review: Angela Rayner struggles to change narrative on tax controversy: Angela Rayner usually relishes standing in for Keir Starmer at PMQs when the Prime ...
newstatesman.com/politics/the-staggers/2024/04/pmqs-review-angela-rayner-struggles-change-narrative-tax-controversy
Robin Simcox: “Extremism is not always a black-and-white issue”: Robin Simcox is the UK’s commissioner for countering extremism. But what does “extremism” mean? ...
newstatesman.com/encounter/2024/04/robin-simcox-extremism-is-not-always-a-black-and-white-issue
The biggest threat to freedom in the West is liberalism itself: The attempted shutdown of the National Conservatism Conference by police in Brussels made for a ...
newstatesman.com/comment/2024/04/biggest-threat-freedom-west-liberalism-itself-john-gray
Britain is divided by educational status: Shortly before Easter, Frances Corner, warden of Goldsmiths, University of London, announced the “Transformation ...
newstatesman.com/comment/2024/04/britain-is-divided-by-educational-status
Iran’s new doctrine has changed everything: What exactly does imminent mean? Today? Tomorrow? The warning from unnamed US officials on Wednesday 10 April about ...
newstatesman.com/diary/2024/04/irans-new-doctrine-has-changed-everything
Labour’s former rugby player Khalid Mahmood high-tackles a heckler: There was no messing about by former rugby union tighthead prop Khalid Mahmood MP when ...
newstatesman.com/politics/commons-confidential/2024/04/labours-former-rugby-player-khalid-mahmood-high-tackles-a-heckler
Scotland’s spring of discontent: Next month marks 17 years since the Scottish National Party’s first Scottish Parliament election victory ...
newstatesman.com/new-statesman-view/2024/04/scotland-spring-discontent-humza-yousaf-snp
How Mike Johnson defied the Trumpists in Congress over Ukraine: On 20 April the US House of Representatives authorised $95bn in spending, including $60bn for ...
newstatesman.com/world/americas/north-america/2024/04/how-mike-johnson-defied-trump-congress-over-ukraine
Anti-Semitism is rife in Britain – but be wary of simple media narratives: Every time I see the words “British Jews” trending on social media ...
newstatesman.com/comment/2024/04/anti-semitism-britain-wary-simple-media-narratives
Kemi Badenoch should read some Edmund Burke: On 18 April, Kemi Badenoch highlighted the biggest problem facing the British economy in 2024: historical accuracy ...
newstatesman.com/ideas/2024/04/kemi-badenoch-should-read-edmund-burke
The age of danger: At a private dinner a few months ago, a senior European minister explained what will happen if Donald Trump wins the US presidential election ...
newstatesman.com/international-politics/geopolitics/2024/04/age-of-danger-ukraine-russia-trump-israel-palestine-china-taiwan
Goya’s lessons for a world at war: We must search out the best reporting where we can. My post-Easter bulletin is that I’ve discovered that by far the finest ...
newstatesman.com/culture/2024/04/goyas-lessons-for-a-world-at-war
In wine’s culture war, we’ve all been winners: Wine was overdue a culture war. It endured a century of trauma between 1850 and 1950: almost annihilated by ...
newstatesman.com/culture/food-drink/2024/04/in-wines-culture-war-weve-all-been-winners
Quick Glance: London Marathon participant honored after wine challenge goes viral
- Tom Gilbey enjoyed a glass of wine upon completing each mile of the London Marathon.
- During the race, he stopped 25 times to taste a glass of wine and guess its vintage, grape type, and country of origin.
- "It’s my first experience of this going absolutely mad and I feel very honored," he told the PA news agency.
- He was highly motivated during the marathon by the prospect of a sip of wine after every mile.
The Rwanda Bill won’t save the Tories: Rishi Sunak has, at long last, got his flagship Rwanda Bill through parliament after the House of Lords dropped its final ...
newstatesman.com/politics/conservatives/2024/04/the-rwanda-bill-wont-save-the-tories
Quick Glance: British Law on Deportation of Asylum Seekers to Rwanda
- The new British deportation law aims to curb illegal migration and secure the reelection of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
- However, experts doubt the effectiveness of the law in stopping illegal migration to the UK.
- Rishi Sunak is under significant pressure due to political challenges in the election year, including inflation and healthcare issues.
- The Rwanda law intends to deport migrants without valid papers to Rwanda, although the efficacy of the law is being questioned.
Peter Frankopan Q&A: “If you want to write good history, read lots of novels”: Peter Frankopan was born in London in 1971. He is the author of the 2015 ...
newstatesman.com/culture/qa/2024/04/peter-frankopan-qa-if-you-want-to-write-good-history-read-lots-of-novels
Salman Rushdie: how Cervantes and Shakespeare wrote the modern literary rule book
newstatesman.com/culture/2016/04/salman-rushdie-how-cervantes-and-shakespeare-wrote-modern-literary-rule-book
Tragedy in the Channel shows the flaws of the Rwanda plan: Hours after Rishi Sunak’s flagship Rwanda bill to tackle illegal immigration finally made it through ...
newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2024/04/tragedy-in-the-channel-shows-the-flaws-of-the-rwanda-plan
The Rwanda bill may fail – but it will cause Labour problems: Just before midnight the Lords backed down to let the Rwanda bill become law ...
newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2024/04/the-rwanda-bill-may-fail-but-it-will-cause-labour-problems
Baby Reindeer understands the hidden reality of abuse: Someone told me last week to watch Baby Reindeer. Ugh, I said, must I? Netflix, stalker, crazy woman ...
newstatesman.com/comment/2024/04/baby-reindeer-understands-the-hidden-reality-of-abuse
Columbia’s campus uprising: The director Alex Garland couldn’t have asked for better real-world headlines to accompany the release of Civil War ...
newstatesman.com/international-content/2024/04/columbias-campus-uprising
Theresa May’s legacy of chaos: When that great historian Edward Gibbon presented the Duke of Gloucester with the second volume of his Decline and Fall of the ...
newstatesman.com/culture/books/book-of-the-day/2024/04/theresa-mays-legacy-of-chaos
Mario Draghi’s search for the European soul: When the facts change, Mario Draghi changes his mind. He most certainly seems to have changed his mind on many of ...
newstatesman.com/comment/2024/04/mario-draghis-search-for-the-european-soul
Salman Rushdie’s warning bell: “At a quarter to eleven on August 12, 2022, on a sunny Friday morning in upstate New York, I was attacked and almost killed by a ...
newstatesman.com/the-weekend-essay/2024/04/salman-rushdies-warning-bell-knife-review-nicola-sturgeon
The perils of polyamory: When Molly Roden Winter, a teacher and mother-of-two who lives in the yummy-mummy enclave of Park Slope, Brooklyn ...
newstatesman.com/culture/books/book-of-the-day/2024/04/perils-of-polyamory-more-review-molly-roden-winter
The SNP’s hold on Holyrood is in the balance: Three months before Glasgow hosted Cop26 in 2021, the Greens signed the Bute House power-sharing agreement with the ...
newstatesman.com/politics/scotland/2024/04/snp-hold-holyrood-balance-green-bute-house-agreement
Should Labour fear the Greens?: Bristol is not a city that disguises its radicalism. The walls are festooned with street art and graffiti (Banksy is a former ...
newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2024/04/should-labour-fear-the-greens
Britain’s worklessness crisis is getting worse: Inflation, GDP, net migration, Labour’s poll lead – these are all numbers Westminster politicians obsess over ...
newstatesman.com/comment/2024/04/britain-worklessness-crisis-is-getting-worse
The logic of Liz Truss’s delusion: Here is a list of just some of the people and things that failed prime minister Liz Truss has recently blamed for her own ...
newstatesman.com/comment/2024/04/liz-truss-logical-self-delusion
Labour’s waste-finder general: Sooner or later the Palace of Westminster will have to close. Someone will be injured (or worse) by falling masonry ...
newstatesman.com/the-weekend-interview/2024/04/meg-hillier-interview-labour-wastefinder-general
Schumann and the arrival of spring: For years before Robert Schumann completed his First Symphony in 1841, which he nicknamed the Spring Symphony ...
newstatesman.com/culture/music/2024/04/schumann-and-the-arrival-of-spring
The tortured Taylor Swift: In the week that Courtney Love called Taylor Swift “not important” (“She might be a safe space for girls,” Love said ...
newstatesman.com/culture/music/2024/04/taylor-swift-new-album-tortured-poets-lyrics-review
Quick Glance: Patti Smith Applauds Taylor Swift in 'Tortured Poets Department'
- Taylor Swift mentions Patti Smith in her new album 'The Tortured Poets Department'.
- Smith responded positively by posting photos of herself with a book by Dylan Thomas.
- Despite seeming different, Smith expressed understanding for Swift and praised her for potentially influencing fans positively.
- HuffPost calls for support for high-quality journalism that is freely accessible to all.
A defiant Israel strikes Iran: Less than a week after Iran launched an unprecedented drone and missile strike against Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu has retaliated ...
newstatesman.com/world/middle-east/2024/04/a-defiant-israel-strikes-iran
Liz Truss is right about the Deep State: “There is no time for finger-pointing,” Liz Truss declares in the introduction to her score-settling autobiographical ...
newstatesman.com/politics/morning-call/2024/04/liz-truss-is-right-about-the-deep-state
The Book of Clarence is a bombastic biblical satire: The year is AD 33 and in Jerusalem, LaKeith Stanfield’s Clarence can’t help but notice that people keep ...
newstatesman.com/culture/film/2024/04/jeymes-samuel-book-of-clarence-review-bombastic-biblical-satire
The SNP’s climate U-turn shows how it has trapped itself: When I interviewed Mairi McAllan for the New Statesman recently, it was evident that she had something ...
newstatesman.com/politics/scotland/2024/04/the-snps-climate-u-turn-shows-how-it-has-trapped-itself
Inside Northern Ireland’s satanic panic: Are you ready for a “story of goat theft and devil worship, thrash metal and murder, bogeymen, blarney ...
newstatesman.com/culture/radio-podcasts/2024/04/inside-northern-irelands-satanic-panic
What on Earth is going on with the Conservative Party?: You couldn’t make it up. Or, rather, you could – but if you did everyone would think you’d been watching ...
newstatesman.com/politics/conservatives/2024/04/mark-menzies-scandal-what-is-going-on-with-conservative-party
Should you join the 2024 gold rush?: From 1960 to 1990 John Updike wrote four novels charting the life of his best-known character, Harry “Rabbit” Angstrom ...
newstatesman.com/business/finance/2024/04/should-you-join-2024-gold-rush
Weighing the options in a country where nothing works any more: In the end I did manage to see some of the cricket at the Hove ground: on the Sunday ...
newstatesman.com/culture/life/2024/04/weighing-the-options-in-a-country-where-nothing-works-any-more
Liz Truss, Angela Rayner and the perils of partisanship: Politics is a rough game. In few other careers are you subjected to such a level of scrutiny ...
newstatesman.com/comment/2024/04/liz-truss-angela-rayner-and-the-perils-of-partisanship
Tom Hollander’s deliciously nasty Truman Capote: However starry it may be – there are enough big names here to fill a red carpet – there’s no getting away from ...
newstatesman.com/culture/tv/2024/04/tom-hollander-truman-capote-feud-the-swans-review
Humza Yousaf’s struggle for a narrative goes on: Nicola Sturgeon’s legacy is quickly falling apart. Her arrest (without charge) during the investigation into the ...
newstatesman.com/politics/scotland/2024/04/humza-yousafs-struggle-for-a-narrative-goes-on
The missiles of April: “Power,” said Mao Zedong, “flows from the barrel of a gun.” Yet using power to achieve deterrence (dissuading others from attacking via ...
newstatesman.com/international-politics/2024/04/iran-strike-israel-missiles-of-april
Percival Everett’s American absurd: On a recent tour of British bookshops, the American author Percival Everett visited Bath. He spent some time signing copies ...
newstatesman.com/culture/books/2024/04/percival-everetts-american-absurd-james
How America bought up Britain: In the summer of 1913, the newly appointed US ambassador to Great Britain, Walter Hines Page, wrote to a friend back in ...
newstatesman.com/culture/books/book-of-the-day/2024/04/how-america-bought-up-britain-vassal-state-review
Israel and Iran’s deadly game: Phrases such as “Fortune favours the brave” or “Who dares wins” are not empty. They have stuck for a good reason ...
newstatesman.com/world/2024/04/israel-irans-deadly-game
Quick Glance: Israel artist calls for Gaza ceasefire
- The representative of Israel at the international art fair is calling for an immediate ceasefire in Israel’s war on Gaza.
- Ruth Patir’s video installation called (M)otherland was scheduled to open on Saturday at Israel’s national pavilion at the international art show but will remain closed for now.
- Patir stated on her website that the artist and curators are showing solidarity with the families of the hostages and the large community in Israel calling for change, rather than canceling themselves or the exhibition.
- It is believed that there are still individuals in Gaza, including 129 captives taken during the attacks led by Hamas on Israel on October 7, with 34 of them presumed dead.
Abortion rights will be worse under Trump: Donald Trump is the candidate of chaos and lies. His impact on abortion rights is no exception ...
newstatesman.com/comment/2024/04/abortion-rights-will-be-worse-under-trump
Quick Glance: Arizona Republicans foil another effort to repeal 1864 abortion ban
- Arizona House Republicans once again thwarted an attempt on Wednesday to repeal the state's nearly complete abortion ban from 1864, leaving Democrats without a vote on their repeal bill for the second consecutive week.
- Despite facing pressure from influential conservatives, such as former President Trump and Senate hopeful Kari Lake, urging GOP leaders to lift the ban, the Republicans blocked the repeal.
- State House Democrats made a procedural maneuver to attempt to suspend House rules and bring the repeal bill to the floor for discussion. However, this action was rejected by the GOP majority, with only one Republican, Representative Matt Gress, crossing party lines to support bringing up the repeal bill.
- A similar endeavor to repeal the ban was obstructed by Republicans last week. Following persistent criticism of the law by Democrats both within and outside the state throughout the week, prominent figures like Trump and Lake recognized the political risks and advocated for a change in direction within the Legislature.
PMQs review: Starmer lays a Truss trap for Sunak: Is a trap still a trap if you can see it coming but have no choice but to stumble into it anyway? That’s the ...
newstatesman.com/politics/the-staggers/2024/04/pmqs-review-keir-starmer-lays-liz-truss-trap
David Lammy’s foreign policy for a diminished Britain: If David Lammy becomes foreign secretary after this year’s election, he will face tricky diplomatic ...
newstatesman.com/politics/labour/2024/04/david-lammys-foreign-policy-for-a-diminished-britain
Why we make art: I’ve spent the past couple of days on a little holiday in Amsterdam, with my son Blake and his girlfriend. We visited the Van Gogh museum of ...
newstatesman.com/culture/life/2024/04/why-we-make-art-tracey-thorn-van-gogh
Why I was banned from Germany: As I write these lines, I am banned not only from stepping on German soil but, remarkably, also from connecting via video link to ...
newstatesman.com/diary/2024/04/cancelled-germany-yanis-varoufakis-israel-palestine
Rage and conspiracy on Donald Trump’s campaign trail: On the evening of 13 April, Donald Trump’s cavalcade drove into the suburb of Schnecksville ...
newstatesman.com/world/americas/north-america/2024/04/rage-conspiracy-donald-trump-campaign-trail-joe-biden
Your fandom isn’t funny: Fandom has found politics. Anyone for whom the words “Elizabeth Warren Holocaust tattoo” means anything knows this is the case ...
newstatesman.com/ideas/2024/04/your-fandom-isnt-funny
Ukraine is Europe’s problem now: The US Congress will probably pass a version of a Ukraine aid package soon, but we shouldn’t hold our breath ...
newstatesman.com/comment/2024/04/ukraine-europe-problem-now-trump-putin
The new age of global threats: In the Middle East, all is changed – changed utterly. Iran’s “Operation True Promise”, launched on 13 April ...
newstatesman.com/new-statesman-view/2024/04/new-age-global-threats-iran-israel-biden-netanyahu-cameron
Plebgate’s Andrew Mitchell furnishes himself with a downmarket ministerial title: Shy bairns get no sweets, and Andrew Mitchell was calling himself Deputy ...
newstatesman.com/politics/commons-confidential/2024/04/plebgate-andrew-mitchell-ministerial-title-commons-confidential-starmer-rayner-sunak
Katharine Birbalsingh’s prayer ban is a victory for tolerance: In Wembley, London, Katharine Birbalsingh has earned her reputation as the strictest head teacher ...
newstatesman.com/comment/2024/04/michaela-school-ban-prayer-ruling-katharine-birbalsingh
Why Iran’s attack on Israel failed: One of the most innovative strategic thinkers of the post-1945 era had no military experience and first made his name as a ...
newstatesman.com/world/middle-east/2024/04/how-iran-failed-israel-palestine
Andrew O’Hagan’s maximum city: In February 2024, an article in the New Yorker forensically investigated a moral rot spreading through London ...
newstatesman.com/culture/books/book-of-the-day/2024/04/andrew-ohagan-maximum-london-caledonian-road-review
Liz Truss is getting what she wants: Here’s a thought experiment: if you really believed the world as you knew it was in peril, and that it was your purpose in ...
newstatesman.com/politics/conservatives/2024/04/liz-truss-is-getting-what-she-wants
Quick Glance: Liz Truss: From Premiership to Resignation in 49 Days
- Liz Truss became Prime Minister and resigned after just 49 days, despite her husband's prediction that 'it would all end in tears'.
- Truss assumed office on September 6, 2022, succeeding Boris Johnson, but faced early challenges and personal struggles.
- Despite implementing economic measures and facing political turbulence, Truss resigned after a mini-budget led to a pensions crisis.
- She reflects on her failed tenure, attributing blame to structural issues and drawing parallels to the controversial football manager Brian Clough.
Inside the police vs the NatCons: Brussels Nigel Farage has never looked more satisfied. Europe’s hard right was handed a gift today when the police tried to ...
newstatesman.com/world/europe/2024/04/inside-the-police-vs-the-natcons
Quick Glance: Brussels Police Shut Down Right-Wing Conference with Farage and Braverman
- Brussels police stormed a right-wing conference attended by Nigel Farage and Suella Braverman after orders for the event to be shut down.
- The controversial National Conservatism Conference was closed to ensure public safety.
- Despite police arriving and giving attendees 15 minutes to leave, speeches continued.
- The conference, hosted by Viktor Orban and the Edmund Burke Foundation, aimed to strengthen national conservatism principles in Western countries.
America cannot afford another war in the Middle East: My kids’ Catholic parochial school held its annual fundraising gala on Saturday evening ...
newstatesman.com/comment/2024/04/america-cannot-afford-another-war-in-the-middle-east
Joe Lycett’s self-serving fake news stunt: How do you solve a problem like disinformation? With regulation? Education? It’s a problem that has worsened since ...
newstatesman.com/comment/2024/04/joe-lycett-self-serving-fake-news-stunt
Will Angela Rayner’s gamble pay off?: The stakes in the controversy surrounding Angela Rayner’s tax affairs have soared. The Labour deputy leader has said she ...
newstatesman.com/politics/labour/2024/04/will-angela-rayners-gamble-pay-off
The Iran attack changes everything: For the first time since 1991, when Saddam Hussein launched a barrage of Scud missiles toward Tel Aviv and Haifa ...
newstatesman.com/world/middle-east/2024/04/the-iran-attack-changes-everything
Will the Iran crisis split Rishi Sunak and David Cameron?: The Prime Minister is expected to address the House of Commons later to update parliament on the RAF’s ...
newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2024/04/will-the-iran-crisis-split-rishi-sunak-and-david-cameron
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The fight to save the fractured Union: How you see the world depends a lot on where you stand. Writing a review of Fractured Union from here in Scotland offers a ...
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