A spot of Milibother
Mutterings are growing louder over the stuttering performance of Ed Miliband.
View ArticleJ Edgar (15); W.E. (15)
Political biopics can conceal as much as they reveal, writes Ryan Gilbey.
View ArticleMiliband and Balls have fallen into a Tory trap
Without a focused and consistent message, any political party is stuck. Yet Ed Balls, Ed Miliband and their shadow cabinet colleagues seem fixated by an agenda of cuts and credibility set by Cameron,...
View ArticleLeader: Chancellor Merkels addiction to austerity threatens the euro
The ECB must be empowered to act as a lender of last resort.
View ArticleNHS is heading for the "perfect storm"
Hamish Meldrum, head of the BMA, says Andrew Lansley is forcing unworkable, unprecedented efficiency savings on doctors very much against their will.
View ArticleThe war on democracy
From the Chagos Islands to Pakistan, innocent civilians are pawns to America, backed by Britain. In our compliant political culture, this deadly game seldom speaks its name.
View ArticleTo Labours surprise, Cameron refuses to play the villain
The PM has a record of expressing uneasiness about the ugly side effects of an unbridled market economy.
View ArticleTwo tests of Cameron's "moral capitalism"
Will Cameron block excessive RBS bonuses and strip Fred Goodwin of his knighthood?
View ArticleDoctor in the House: The NS profiles Ron Paul
Ron Pauls blend of small-state libertarianism, paranoia and disdain for military adventures is winning the 76-year-old Texas congressman fans in unlikely quarters on the Republican campaign trail....
View ArticleThe NS Interview: Julie Makani, tropical medicine researcher
Mothers who have lost children now know their lives mattered
View ArticleBritain admits that it was spying on Russians with "fake rock"
Jonathan Powell reveals that the 2006 allegations were true.
View ArticleIn this week's New Statesman: Has the Arab Spring been hijacked?
Olivier Roy on the Islamic counter-revolution | "Perfect storm" to hit NHS | Richard Dawkins on jury justice
View ArticleFull transcript | David Cameron | Speech on "moral capitalism" | New Zealand...
"We should use this crisis of capitalism to improve markets, not undermine them."
View ArticleRomney's taxes in the spotlight
Republican frontrunner Mitt Romney finally admits to paying a lower tax rate than most of the population.
View ArticleIn the Critics this week
Evans on history lessons, Foreman on the Mediterranean and Gray on American diplomacy.
View ArticlePrescott: No win, no fee helped expose hacking scandal
John Prescott claims access to no-win no-cost litigation has been central to phone hacking arrests.
View ArticleCameron's hollow speech on "popular capitalism"
His speech was eloquent and historically rich but desperately short on specifics.
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