Mr Scotland, chauvinism and the SNPs big-tent nationalism
In Edinburgh, Alex Salmond walks with the swagger of a man who feels that these could be the last days of the Union.
View ArticleLeader: Now is Mr Camerons chance to halt the NHS sell-off
The health service must not be transformed into a market free-for-all.
View ArticleCameron's pulling us to a European exit but this is no sceptics fantasy
The PM has yet to get into the room to fight a battle to secure the national interest.
View ArticleCreases in the coalition
Cameron's "dinosaur" gibe at Dennis Skinner continues to rumble.
View Article10 people who turned down honours
Cabinet office publish list of 277 people who rejected OBEs, CBEs and knighthoods over the past 40 years.
View ArticleHow we can make globalisation fairer
We need international action to halt the slide on corporation tax.
View ArticleIn the Critics this week
Craig Raine on Hockney, Alec MacGillis on the Obamas and Colm Toibin on Alice James.
View ArticleFull transcript | Nick Clegg | Speech on tax cuts | Resolution Foundation,...
"This is about fairness in the middle. More money in the pockets of the people who need it."
View ArticleIn this week's New Statesman: President Newt
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View ArticleWeb Only: the best of the blogs
The five must-read blogs from today, including the Germany-bashing at Davos.
View ArticleCameron's prescriptions for Europe miss the point (again)
The Prime Minister wants to talk about growth, but recognising the impact of German plans for collective austerity is taboo.
View ArticleSalmond should change the question
Scottish First Minister criticised for "loaded" question on independence.
View ArticleIs there a religion for atheists?
Modern secular culture has no authority with the political or moral clout to impose a single vision.
View ArticleMorning Call: pick of the papers
The ten must-read pieces from this morning's newspapers.
View ArticleWhy Stephen Hester's £963,000 bonus is a distraction
Quibbling over the bonus paid to the RBS boss is simply gesture politics.
View ArticleQ&A with Stefan Bouzarovski
The New Statesman talks to Stefan Bouzarovski, School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham
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