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National anthem traditionalists should note that “God Save the Queen” was...
“God Save the Queen” is not the oldest anthem, and it hasn't always been our only one. An English anthem is not such a groundbreaking idea. The National Anthem is back in the news, for the first time...
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All sides in Labour want unity – but on whose terms?
Neither Corbyn nor his opponents may be strong enough to triumph, leaving Labour stumbling towards 2020. The mood at the first shadow cabinet meeting of the year on 12 January was sombre. “We can’t go...
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The number of people sleeping rough in London is nothing short of a disgrace
And it won't change while we have a Conservative in City Hall. Before Christmas my colleague Jennette Arnold and I joined the St Mungo’s Broadway homelessness team on one of their regular outreach...
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Facebook’s Free Basics: what’s so wrong with giving the world free internet?
The dangers of allowing “internet” to mean “Facebook”. Give a man a fish, and he eats for a day. Give him access to a handful of websites, and he’ll pull himself out of poverty. That’s the reasoning...
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Remembering David Bowie on air
How radio presenters across the country shared anecdotes in memory of the singer.“His music will be played in a thousand years’ time . . . the light of Lou Reed’s life . . . Even his death was a work...
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Labour's problems are bigger and wider than its leader
Labour's travails are part of a global problem. The Labour party has begun the new year much as it ended the last, riven with internal divisions and digesting worrying poll numbers. While the...
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Room tries to be universal - but it's just as trapped as its characters
When the kidnapped mother and son in Room (15) leave captivity, it's supposed to be a grand metaphor. Yet the film stays can't free itself from its own "Room". The Irish director Lenny Abrahamson...
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Commons confidential: Poor Momentum
A momentous confusion, the case of Michael "Dagger" Dugar - and Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton?Spare a thought for Momentum. Not the grass-roots Corbynista movement, though it’s more sinned against...
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Leader: The education divide
There is no panacea at hand to reduce the gap in educational attainment, but it must change: the correlation between poverty, geography and educational underachievement diminishes us all. Educational...
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A message for my twin daughters on their eighteenth birthday
All the good advice has been given, so I'm going to turn it around and say thank you. My twin daughters are turning 18 this week, a fact that seems no more likely just because I’m looking at it...
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Hemmed in at home, Barack Obama turns to the world elsewhere
Like Reagan and Clinton, Obama's response to entrenched opposition in Congress is to look outwards. Barack Obama gave a strong, comprehensive eighth and final State-of-the-Union address on Tuesday....
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The 2015 intake are the big winners as Jeremy Corbyn adds his final reshuffle...
Labour newcomers are the real victors in the reshuffle. The Labour leader has been putting the finishing touches on his reshuffle. And it's the 2015 intake of Labour MPs who are the clear winners....
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Alan Rickman dies aged 69
The British actor died on Thursday in London, his family have confirmed. Alan Rickman, one of Britain's most-loved actors, has died aged 69, his family have confirmed. He had been suffering from...
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John Mann calls for £1,000 party membership fee for people with property...
The Labour MP for Bassetlaw says it is overwhelmingly the middle classes who are joining the party. A wealth tax is needed to save the Labour Party. There appears to be a lot of support across the...
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The women bringing new life to TV comedy
Comedy used to be run by middle-aged men making Goons references. But new series Tracey Ullman's Show and Crashed are a brilliant reminder that women are increasingly claiming territory. As Tracey...
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I know something about motherhood – but not as much as my husband
Presenting the child for vaccination, the nurse invariably says, with puzzled face: “Where’s Mummy?” “Oh, that’s easy,” my husband wants to say. “It’s 2016."Woman’s Hour rang last week. Do you want,...
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Alan Rickman’s greatest moments on and off screen
Our favourite moments from interviews, TV specials and behind the scenes.*/ From Harry Potter and Die Hard to Shakespeare and Austen, everyone has their own favourite moments from the acting career of...
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Labour to publish report into party's defeat
A secret report into Labour's defeat will be published next week. Labour will publish Margaret Beckett’s report into the 2015 defeat, Learning the Lessons, next week, the BBC’s Iain Watson reveals....
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Boris Johnson is the potential EU opponent the In side fears most
The Mayor of London is viewed as the one politician who could transform the Out campaign. Before Christmas I reported that a cabinet minister could come out for EU withdrawal. Today, Chris Grayling,...
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The NS Podcast #131: Leadership, Legacy and the Latest in videogames
The New Statesman podcast. This week co-hosts Helen Lewis and Stephen Bush review the extended Labour reshuffle and discuss David Cameron’s legacy. We also hear from George Eaton, down-the-line from...
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