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The Man Booker Prize 2015 shortlist reviewed
New Statesman critics’ verdicts on the six novels up for the Booker.Randy Boyagoda on A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James“The Jamaica that emerges from James’s impressive third novel is...
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Jeremy Corbyn has transformed Labour from resisting social movements to...
The opposition's new leadership has brought about a historic shift in its relationship with social movements.“Another world is possible,” declared John McDonnell last month in his first major speech...
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When will the government take action to tackle the plight of circus animals?
Britain is lagging behind the rest of the world - and innocent animals are paying the price. It has been more than a year since the Prime Minister reiterated his commitment to passing legislation to...
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This Ada Lovelace Day, let’s celebrate women in tech while confronting its...
In an industry where men hold most of the jobs and write most of the code, celebrating women's contributions on one day a year isn't enough. Ada Lovelace wrote the world’s first computer program. In...
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Better to U-Turn than drive into the wall
John McDonnell has had an embarrassing 24 hours - but the end result is a better policy than he had this time last week. It’s fair to say that the last 24 hours – in which Labour painfully U-Turned...
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Humans of New York isn’t journalism, but it helps us get beyond the headlines
The creator fo the street photography project has turned his attention to the human stories behind the migrant crisis. More than 59 million people around the world are currently displaced as a result...
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There's still time for the government to do the right thing on tax credits
George Osborne must rethink his approach on tax credits, says Owen Smith. Labour is offering the Tories another chance to do the right thing on tax credits. We’ve tabled an amendment to the Welfare...
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Marlon James wins the 2015 Man Booker Prize for A Brief History of Seven...
A sprawling novel about an assassination attempt on Bob Marley is the first book by a Jamaican author to win the prize. Marlon James has become the first Jamaican author to win the Man Booker Prize...
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The EU referendum campaign groups: who’s In and who’s Out?
Politicians, business leaders and activists are building their campaign groups ahead of the referendum on Britain’s EU membership. The UK will have a referendum by the end of 2017 on whether or not to...
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Why did all the best moments in Suffragette go to the men?
This film isn’t really shocking until you see the roll-call of different countries and the year in which each one granted the vote to women. It would be wrong to suggest that Emmeline Pankhurst and...
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What is bad parenting?
Performative bad parenting is clearly a privilege not everyone can afford. When I first read about Claire Barnett, sentenced to five years’ imprisonment for child cruelty, my immediate thought was...
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The New Statesman Cover | The Corbyn Supremacy
A first look at this week's magazine.16-22 October IssueThe Corbyn Supremacy Featuring"I was a teenage Corbynite": the former Blair aide Geoff Mulgan on the Labour Party in turmoil.George Eaton: For...
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PMQs review: Jeremy Corbyn's best moment as leader
The Labour leader raised his game at his second bout with David Cameron. As he rose to his feet at his second PMQs as opposition leader, Jeremy Corbyn received a comically lukewarm welcome from...
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Maria Eagle on nuclear disarmament: “I’m not ruling it out”
In her first major interview, the shadow defence secretary promises that Labour’s defence review will be “genuine”. Maria Eagle’s new House of Commons office is appropriately located. Directly...
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Frank Field calls for Labour MPs to stand as independents if deselected
Former minister says MPs should trigger immediate by-elections and run as "independent Labour" candidates if removed. One of the greatest causes of unrest among Labour MPs was the launch last week of...
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Ken Livingstone calls for Labour leadership rules to be changed
Corbyn ally and former London mayor says MPs should be able to stand with just two nominations. It was with just two minutes to spare that Jeremy Corbyn secured the 35 MP nominations he needed to...
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Jeremy Corbyn won because he offered something the others didn't: love
Rather than the win being a result of Labour’s supporter system, or Labour’s supporters being deluded, it could have been something deeper, something more fundamental: perhaps it was a result of love....
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Following the US presidential election is just like watching a pantomime –...
In the United States, the closest thing they have to our revered and petrifying tradition of pantomime is presidential elections. Rarely do we examine why – exactly – we love that thing we probably...
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What does David Cameron have against young people?
In the last five years the Conservativess have introduced policies that targeted certain groups of people, - namely, the disabled, the working class, the sick, trade unions, to name a few. But this...
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What was the UK’s prison deal with Saudi Arabia, and why was it withdrawn?
Britain has pulled out of a £5.9m jail improvement contract with Saudi Arabia. What was the deal? A contract proposal for the UK to provide a prison improvement programme for Saudi Arabia. If signed...
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