In this week's New Statesman: Lucky Dave
David Miliband | Alistair Darling interview | Giles Fraser on "Thatcher's bishop," George Carey | Vivienne Westwood
View ArticleWas Egypt's football violence political?
The death of 74 football fans in Egypt is a worrying sign of the country's deteriorating security situation.
View ArticleFacebook set for stock market floatation
Social networking site unveils plans for $5bn IPO.
View ArticleConservatives put politics before policy on immigration
A target for net migration is too blunt an instrument.
View ArticleWhere next for Ed?
The Labour leader ended a bad January on a high - and then brother David intervened.
View ArticleBBC defends decision to censor the word "Palestine"
The broadcaster claims that allowing the lyric "free Palestine" would have comprised impartiality.
View ArticleIn the Critics this week
William Trevor on V S Pritchett, Robert Douglas-Fairhurst on Dickens, and David Harsent on insomnia.
View ArticlePolice to investigate Times over alleged email hacking
Investigation follows Labour MP Tom Watson's intervention. Times editor to return to Leveson inquiry.
View ArticleHuhne to learn his fate tomorrow
Prosecutors to announce tomorrow whether Energy Secretary will be charged by police.
View ArticleReshufflitis breaks out in Westminster
The prospect, however slim, of a cabinet vacancy releases a predictable surge of stored up speculation.
View ArticleCard-carrying Catholics
Catholics are being encouraged to carry a 'faith card'. Could it catch on?
View ArticleWeb Only: the best of the blogs
The five must-read blogs from today, including why No. 10 doesn't forecast a Tory majority.
View ArticleBest of the NS: a reader
David Miliband's essay is the latest in a line of scoops here at the New Statesman.
View ArticleAtos is "black and white" on fitness and disability
One man's experience of successfully appealing a Work Capability Assessment ruling.
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