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Chewy pastels: how Jean-Étienne Liotard transformed a derided medium
When Liotard came to England, Sir Joshua Reynolds sniffed at his pastels. A new Royal Academy exhibition shows just how wrong he was. In 1753 Sir Joshua Reynolds, Britain’s grand arbiter of art, wrote...
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What's Labour's plan for the railways?
Labour's plan is not about harking back to the past, but providing the best service for the future, says Jonathan Reynolds. Some people will feel Labour’s pledge to return the railways to public...
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I love you, Jamie Oliver, but your sugar tax idea is classist
Although the sentiment behind the chef's sugar tax proposal is well meaning, it would mostly penalise working-class people. I have never been one to keep quiet about my Jamie Oliver love. Whether it's...
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The 7 most glorious failures in videogame history
The games that tried to do something great, but didn't quite succeed. Videogames have always required pioneers to improve. These pioneers, more often than not, come from the legions of indie...
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Has the cost of tax credits really ballooned?
Far from spiralling out of control, the increase in expenditure on tax credits is entirely expected, explains Declan Gaffney. As far as I can see, the government has two main arguments for its...
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JK Rowling’s play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is a sequel about Harry’s...
The play, which sees Albus Severus Potter “struggle with the weight of a family legacy he never wanted”, will surely continue the themes in the author's original series. The West End play Harry Potter...
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Facebook now lets you search everyone’s old posts – here’s how to stop it...
Facebook wants to be a news source, so it's made two trillion old posts searchable. Until now, Facebook was pretty good about keeping your posts private. Even posts set to "public" were viewable only...
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I wanted to believe in Jeremy Corbyn. But I can't believe in Seumas Milne
The Labour leader's appointment of Seumas Milne is a disaster, argues Oliver Bullough. I wish Jeremy Corbyn well, I really do. I sincerely hope he shunts important issues – renationalisation,...
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Who will Labour's Oldham by-election candidate be?
Council leader and Labour local government leader Jim McMahon is the name most often mentioned. Ahead of the Oldham West and Royton by-election, triggered by the death of long-serving MP and former...
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Labour’s warring factions: who do they include and what are they fighting over?
A guide to the different groups and divisions within the Labour party.As the party reconfigures itself after Jeremy Corbyn’s resounding victory, new factions have emerged – and previously powerful...
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Labour MPs are worried about Momentum. Should they be?
Who runs the Labour party? The answer is complicated.“Who’s running the show over there?” That was the question – or the complaint – that MPs and staffers voiced with increasing frustration during the...
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Canada hasn't lurched to the left - it's returned to the centre
To describe Justin Trudeau's Liberals as a "leftward lurch" is to misunderstand how right-wing Stephen Harper's government was. Since the Canadian election on Monday, one of the most misleading...
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It's great that we've woken up to Saudi Arabia's crimes. Now, why don't we...
Michael Gove's cancelling of a contract is a start - but the government needs to go much further. This week was the first time that many heard the name Karl Andree, a British grandfather in Saudi...
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Judging Sajid Javid the UK's most influential Asian shows how...
The latest set of so-called power lists for minorities don't reflect society. Everyone loves lists, especially the ones ranking powerful or influential individuals. The Independent is working on its...
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Morning Call: The best from Gibraltar
A selection of the best articles about politics, business and life on the Rock from the last seven days. Sport has been much in the UK’s news lately, albeit with a “what happened to the Europeans in...
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The NS Podcast #120:
The New Statesman podcast. This week, we chat Corbyn's China problem and William Boyd talks about a new John le Carré biography. (Helen Lewis, Stephen Bush, George Eaton, Tom Gatti, William Boyd). You...
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Unlike so many cricketers since, W G Grace deserves his legend
Two new books reveal how the multifaceted man behind the 19th century's most famous sporting icon. W G Grace was one of the most famous men of the 19th century. He was certainly the century’s...
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Ed Miliband attends London Citizens training course
Former Labour leader has been studying community organising, Arnie Graf reveals. In 2011, Ed Miliband hired Arnie Graf, a pioneer of community organising and a mentor of the young Barack Obama, to...
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All hail our bespectacled and toothsome new footie messiah
Klopp at the Kop. Is that the end – will we never see their likes again? Rest in pieces, British managers. You are never likely to manage another top club in your own top league. Clip-clop, clip-clop,...
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How to complain in a restaurant - even if you're British
It’s a national handicap: a survey a couple of years ago claimed that 38 per cent of us would never complain at a restaurant, however bad our experience. I had a memorably bad meal last week. A real...
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