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Like sex, tobacco is very bad for you
How to stop young people smoking – put a bloody great curtain in front of the fags! Well, having seen recently the effects that ageing can have, I have come to realise that either I am going to have...
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Will Labour scrap Trident?
The party's support for the nuclear deterrent is up for grabs at the coming conference - but with neither side confident of victory, the row may be delayed for a year. Labour will debate the nuclear...
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Why it’s worth trying to understand KSI, YouTube’s most controversial star
22-year-old Olajide Olatunji, aka KSI, has racked up billions of views for his videos, yet journalists regard him with derision and bewilderment. Is there more to him than meets the eye? The grown-up...
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The best of the bubbly begins at home
We English drinkers need no longer sip from the bitter amphora of agricultural inadequacy: we can have our wine and everyone else’s, too. A few questions for the Roman empire’s ghosts: when the...
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The refugee crisis is a battle for the soul of Europe
Laurie Penny reports from a refugee centre in Berlin. It’s not just a question of numbers. Not any more. This week, EU ministers are hammering out an agreement on the “refugee crisis”, but the more...
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All hail the sex robots! Margaret Atwood's new book explores how tech meets...
While some of her other dystopian fiction becomes preachy, even hectoring, here a character hears about a sex robot that is “like a super-dildo, only with a body attached”.“Stan has a new job. He’s an...
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When did New York lose its sense of humour?
From astrology-based Tinder profiles to retail assistants masquerading as whimsical shop spirits, the city that never sleeps no longer has any self-awareness.“Hello,” says a berobed apparition in John...
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In this week’s magazine | Revenge of the Left
A first look at this week's issue.25 September-1 October 2015 issueSpecial Issue: Revenge of the Left Featuring Exclusive Interview: Jeremy Corbyn on Trident, scrapping the benefit cap, a united...
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Addenbrooke's hospital is just the canary in the coal mine as far as the NHS...
A toxic cocktail of under-pressure local authorities and low staffing has the NHS on the brink. Among the grim litany of charges laid out in the Francis Report into the Mid Staffordshire scandal, time...
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Farron is right to claim the centre but wrong to hug Clegg close
The Lib Dem leader's first conference speech suggested that he believes the time for detoxification has passed. It hasn't. Tim Farron was elected Liberal Democrat leader in the pre-Corbyn era. At...
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Jeremy Corbyn defies shadow cabinet by pledging to scrap the benefit cap
In his first major interview since his election, the Labour leader reveals to the New Statesman how he will assert his authority. Labour will fight for the benefit cap to be scrapped completely,...
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Jeremy Corbyn interview: the leader strikes back
Labour's head on scrapping the benefit cap, Trident, military coup attempts, mandatory reselection and piggate. Eleven days after his election as Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn’s office is festooned...
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Leader: Corbyn asserts his authority
The Labour leader has reminded colleagues that he won a resounding mandate, which will allow him to dictate policy on issues such as opposition to Trident renewal and a benefits cap. The Labour Party...
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New polling data shows the challenge facing Jeremy Corbyn
Exclusive YouGov research for the New Statesman shows how Corbyn's support base crucially differs from Labour's target voters. Successful party leaders marry the enthusiasms of their supporters to the...
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What you need to know about the EU refugee quota plan
A deal to relocate refugees across the EU has been forced through against the wishes of four eastern European states. What is the quota plan? The deal, approved by EU ministers, is to share 120,000...
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Britain must do more for the many children fleeing Syria
We must prioritise specialist care for Syrian refugee children, says Javed Khan. Of an estimated 12 million Syrians displaced by war, more than half are children, tens of thousands of whom will be...
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We live in a volatile age of post-truth politics – and so Brexit cannot be...
In many ways, the “Britain Out” campaign will sound a lot like an SNP tribute band - or a Corbyn one. Jeremy Corbyn may not have one drop of Scottish blood but his campaign was laden with learning from...
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Labour MPs call for ten "Red Shifts" to win a majority in England
A group of MPs has published what it calls "the first route-map back to winning a majority for Labour in England". A number of Labour MPs, known as the Red Shift group, are putting together what they...
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Alex Ferguson: from fated gaffer to leadership guru
Since retiring in 2013, the storied former Manchester United manager has reinvented himself as something of a guru of leadership. Alex Ferguson came to town on the evening of 21 September but in the...
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Smart meters – a cornerstone of future energy policy
By Sacha Deshmukh, Chief Executive, Smart Energy GBOver the coming weeks, ahead of the Paris Climate conference, the best minds in the energy world will be grappling with some huge issues. How quickly...
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