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As children face a mental health crisis, should schools take the lead in...
There is a crisis affecting the mental health of England's young people. As Children’s Mental Health Week gets underway, the government must put schools at the heart of mental health services. Three...
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Colum McCann's Thirteen Ways of Looking seeks mental depth cameras can't see
This new short story collection approaches the subject of trauma from a number of angles. On 27 June 2014 the New York-based, Dublin-born writer Colum McCann was hospitalised after being punched in...
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George Osborne's surplus target is under threat without greater austerity
The IFS exposes the Chancellor's lack of breathing space. At the end of the last year, I noted how George Osborne's stock, which rose dramatically after the general election, had begun to plummet. His...
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How the middle-aged became the hedonists
When they next open a bottle of wine (or three), the parents and grandparents of today’s teens should raise a glass to their responsible offspring. Rare is the week that passes without more horrific...
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Beyoncé and #BlackLivesMatter: why “Formation” is her most radical release to...
The more mainstream Beyoncé becomes, the more she functions as a marginal artist. Beyoncé has long been associated with empowerment. From her Destiny’s Child days to B’Day to 2013’s self-titled album,...
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A good apprenticeship is about more than box-ticking
The political apprenticeships arms race, promising ever increasing numbers of apprenticeships but with little focus on quality, is helping nobody. The political apprenticeships arms race, promising...
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What is the New Hampshire primary, and why does it matter?
Although the contest has proved less influential in recent years, the New Hampshire primary is still a crucial event. While the Iowa caucuses are the first electoral event in the US’s presidential...
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Labour's woes in England won't be solved with an English Parliament
Labour has an English problem - but an English parliament isn't the solution, argues Tom Railton. Who will speak for England? The front page of the Mail last Thursday may have been subjected to the...
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Lock up your tourists: a holiday in some benighted Middle Eastern country...
Of course, with Europe’s Mediterranean beaches now becoming de facto Bantustans for Syrian, Afghan and all manner of other exiles, they are looking a lot less attractive as sunlounger locations. That...
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Q&A: Would Brexit really move “the Jungle” to Dover?
The 2003 Le Touquet treaty was negotiated outside the EU. What is David Cameron’s most recent claim about Britain leaving the EU? The Prime Minister is claiming that Brexit could result in France...
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David Cameron's prisons speech could be the start of something good
If the Prime Minister puts his words into action, then this speech could mark the beginning of a big shift on prisons policy. David Cameron’s speech condemning prisons as violent and failing could...
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Why Twitter is dying, in ten tweets
It's ironic that the most heated discussions of the platform's weaknesses are playing out on the platform itself. Twitter has been dying since 2009, and commentators have pre-emptively declared it...
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On Brexit, David Cameron knows exactly what he's doing
It's not a dead cat - it's about disarming the Leave campaign. If you’re explaining, you’re losing. That’s the calculation behind David Cameron’s latest entry into the In-Out (or Remain-Leave in new...
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SRSLY #30: Awards Special
We discuss awards season’s big trio: the Oscars, the BAFTAs, and, of course, the SRSLYs.*/ This is SRSLY, the pop culture podcast from the New Statesman. Here, you can find links to all the things we...
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Emily Thornberry heckled by Labour MPs as tensions over Trident erupt
Shadow defence secretary's performance at PLP meeting described as "risible" and "cringeworthy". "There's no point trying to shout me down" shadow defence secretary Emily Thornberry declared midway...
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#Match4Lara: Lara has found her match, but the search for mixed-race donors...
A UK blood cancer charity has seen an "unprecedented spike" in donors from mixed race and ethnic minority backgrounds since the campaign started. Lara Casalotti, the 24-year-old known round the world...
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George Osborne's mistakes are coming back to haunt him
George Osborne's next budget may be a zombie one, warns Chris Leslie. Spending Reviews are supposed to set a strategic, stable course for at least a three year period. But just three months since the...
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Cyberspace: the final frontier
With a Gibraltarian team set to enter the finals of the Cyber Security Challenge UK, Guy Clapperton looks at some of the fundamental mistakes people still make in securing their personal and business...
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The biggest bastard in pop: how Allen Klein changed the game for music revenue
Fred Goodman's new biography shows the man who made the Rolling Stones and wrenched open the door for today's superstars. A reputation for toughness goes a long way in the music business. Allen...
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The idea that sitting all day behind a desk increases your output is a fantasy
If you don’t trust people, at least make sure that you imprison them, seems to be the idea. Scruffy and tieless, I was the odd one out. Taking a break from research in the London Library, I settled at...
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