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Owen Smith apologises for pledge to "smash" Theresa May "back on her heels"
The Labour leader challenger has retracted his comments. Labour leader challenger Owen Smith has apologised for pledging to "smash" Theresa May "back on her heels", a day after vigorously defending...
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Leader: On capitalism and insecurity
The truth behind Philip Green's business practices is out, as Theresa May pledges to ensure the benefits of growth are shared amongst workers. Although it sounds contradictory, we should count...
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Barack Obama throws a Reaganesque baton of hope to Hillary Clinton
The 44th President's speech backing Clinton was also his swan song. Barack Obama looked at ease as he stepped up to praise Hillary Clinton and endorse her as the Democratic Presidential nominee. To...
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Excitement, hatred and belonging: why terrorists do it
A new book by Richard English suggests that killing can bring its own rewards. Like most questions about terrorism, why large numbers of people join terrorist organisations can only be answered in...
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Why Philip Green's fall should bring down the honours system – but won't
Sir Shifty may fall in disgrace, but our ridiculous system will endure. No matter what's happening in the rest of politics. Sir Philip Green’s Efficiency Review (2010) is his Das Kapital and it is...
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Can the disciplined Democrats defeat Trump’s maelstrom of chaos?
The Democratic National Convention has been exquisitely stage-managed and disciplined. But is it enough to overcome Trump’s news-cycle grabbing interventions? The Democratic National Convention did...
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Commons confidential: Vive May's revolution
It's a risky time to be an old Etonian in the Tory party. . . The blond insulter-in-chief, Boris Johnson, survives as Theresa May’s pet Old Etonian but the purge of the Notting Hell set has left Tory...
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Turkey's terrifying post-coup crackdown is nearing the point of no return
Horrific stories of rape and torture are emerging from Turkey's jails. Recently, we have seen Turkey plunge into a full-blown crisis, with its terrifying post-coup crackdown. More than 10,000 people...
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The biggest divide in politics is not left against right, but liberals...
My week, including a Lib Dem membership rise, The Avalanches, and why I'm putting pressure on Theresa May over child refugees. It is a boost for us that Nick Clegg has agreed to return to the front...
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Let all the children boogie: how a new Bowie biography took me back to...
Thank God Paul Morley’s The Age of Bowie doesn't try to be an objective, sensible biography. The starman stepped into my imagination and history – via Top of the Pops– when I was 13, and never left...
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Philip Lancaster's War Passion draws on beautiful material – but lacks feeling
With a lot of commemorative art to compete with, the premiere of Lancaster's new piece could have used, well, more passion. In a letter home from the front, dated May 1917, Wilfred Owen wrote, “Christ...
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Hillary and the Viking: dramatising life with the Clintons
August radio should be like a corkboard, with a few gems pinned here and there. Heck, Don’t Vote for Him is one. Now is the season of repeats and stand-in presenters. Nobody minds. August radio ought...
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Jeremy Corbyn will stay on the Labour leadership ballot paper, judge rules
Labour donor Michael Foster had challenged the decision at the High Court. The High Court has ruled that Jeremy Corbyn should be allowed to automatically run again for Labour leader after the decision...
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Netflix’s Gilmore Girls trailer is here – but could the new series disappoint...
The new trailer does give us some clues about what November might hold in store. The new Gilmore Girls trailer is here, clocking up over a million views in just hours. Netflix also offers a release...
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Jeremy Corbyn fans are getting extremely angry at the wrong Michael Foster
He didn't try to block the Labour leader off a ballot. He's just against hunting with dogs. Michael Foster was a Labour MP for Worcester from 1997 to 2010, where he was best known for trying to ban...
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An unmatched font of knowledge
Edinburgh’s global reputation as a knowledge economy is rooted in the performance and international outlook of its four universities. As sociologist-turned US Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan...
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The NS Podcast #164: Summer, splits and social mobility
The New Statesman podcast. This week, Helen and Stephen explore Jeremy Corbyn’s appeal among different parts of the Labour membership, discuss Sarah Champion's return to the shadow-cabinet, and...
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Why a new Keith Richards documentary doesn't give enough satisfaction
I wonder whether Julien Temple is stitching up Richards in his documentary The Origin of the Species. As we sink down into the dog days of summer, something weird appears to have happened to BBC2....
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The lessons of Finding Dory are commendable, but why make a children's film...
Pixar's latest animation, a sequel to Finding Nemo, gives forgetful fish Dory a lead. Plus: Jason Bourne. Amnesia is a concern for the heroes of two blockbuster sequels – the Pixar animation Finding...
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3D cinema without the glasses: a potential new technology could change how we...
Early-stage research success hints at a visionary future in which an immersive glass-free 3D experience could be possible at the cinema. The rise of film-on-demand streaming sites such as Netflix and...
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