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Watch: the Green Party's hilarious new party political broadcast
Britain's politicians are depicted as children in the Greens' latest party political broadcast. Photo: Getty
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Is this the end for Donald Trump?
Defeat in Wisconsin has put Trump on the brink. Last night was a bad one to be a short-fingered demagogue. The Donald lost badly in Wisconsin, taking just 35 per cent of the vote to Ted Cruz’s 48 per...
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Tory activist Shazia Awan: Zac Goldsmith’s damaging, exploitative and ugly...
The former Conservative party parliamentary candidate for Leigh claims the Tory London mayoral campaign is dragging the party back to the days of Enoch Powell. Every political party has its flaws. If...
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The racial politics of Zac Goldsmith’s London mayoral campaign
The Tory candidate has been accused of racial profiling and stereotyping the capital’s Asian communities. Is this divide-and-rule politics, or legitimate voter targeting? Zac Goldsmith, the Tory...
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For cities like mine, Brexit has a price they can't afford
The North East will bear the brunt of the consequences if Britain leaves the European Union, warns Nick Forbes. As the council leader of Newcastle City Council, job creation underpins my every aim in...
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Overworked and underpaid: Diary of a Junior Doctor 2017
If only we'd stopped this when we had the chance.August 1st Whew. Just got my new contract! Very exciting. I’ve heard good things from government; safer, better paid, more training opportunities. Just...
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To any young men embarking on love: beware what you can do, by doing nothing...
And, on top of everything, my local is finally closing. I hope you had a lovely Easter. Mine, at the time of writing, has not started yet, and instead, this Thursday, I begin Day Five of the Lurg,...
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Leader: Tax and the social contract
It would be easy to respond to the Panama Papers leak with a shrug. But taxes underpin our position as citizens in a society - and allows us to believe in the fairness of Britain. A common theme...
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The Hidden Histories Podcast
Series One: The Great Forgetting: Women Writers Before Austen.*/ Welcome to Hidden Histories, the New Statesman’s history podcast, hosted by deputy editor Helen Lewis. Each series explores a subject...
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Why doesn't liberal empathy extend to Trump supporters?
We should try and understand what motivates The Donald's fans. The rise of Donald Trump is enough to give any liberal-lefty type sleepless nights. Even if a racist demagogue whose entire campaign is...
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Jeremy Corbyn's confident response to the steel crisis shows he's settling in...
If he wants to be, Corbyn is safe until the next election. That means he's confident enough to use "the n-word": nationalisation. In the end, it was the selfies that gave it away. Jeremy Corbyn guards...
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The Netherlands just said no to Europe. Will we?
Different countries have different politics, but the Dutch referendum may exacerbate fears about turnout and negative campaigning. We should always be wary of over-interpreting the commonalities...
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Nigel Farage tells politicians not to intervene in other countries’ EU...
Hypocrite in hypocrisy shock. Oh, Nigel. You raging hypocrite. There was a European referendum in Holland yesterday, which was quite different to ours. But the result did give the EU a bit of a bloody...
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The Panama Papers are evidence of an us and them world
The government is dragging its feet in combating tax evasion. The publication of the so-called Panama Papers is yet more evidence of a powerful and indifferent elite for whom the accumulation of...
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Will Bristol re-elect the Marmite Mayor?
Has the divisive mayor George Ferguson won over enough voters to secure a second term when Bristol heads to the polls on 5 May? His face stares down from parking signs, lampposts and municipal...
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Would the Doctor vote for Britain to leave the EU?
He’s a maverick who knows how to handle an over-mighty federation of monsters. Most questions in life can be answered by Doctor Who and perhaps wavering EU referendum voters should place their faith...
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Why the moving story of Jacques Audiard's Dheepan eventually falls flat
The first two thirds of Audiard's latest film are set up well - so why does it morph into Death Wish 3 by the end? Early on in Dheepan, which won the Palme d’Or at last year’s Cannes Film Festival,...
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Commons confidential: Sajid Javid, man of steel
Down-to-earth coffee, anti-semitism in Labour and Javid steels himself.Coffee is Labour’s new authenticity test. Tom Watson, a deputy leader who is refreshingly candid about the airs and graces that...
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What happens when radio has pictures?
The Global Philosopher gave new meaning to the phrase "a face for radio". But isn't this how we all watch, now?“For the listeners on radio, I should explain I’m standing in a rather amazing new studio...
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Dear former doctor, here's why we're on strike
Those who have left the medical profession should stop pretending it was worse in their day. As the junior doctors dispute rumbles on, we keep hearing from older doctors (many of whom have retired or...
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