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We're hiring! Apply to be Special Projects Editor at Progressive Media
Progressive Media, the company which owns the New Statesman, Spears and Press Gazette, is looking for a Special Projects Editor.Special Projects Editor, Progressive Media Progressive Media, publisher...
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We must do more for Europe's refugees
Those seeking sanctuary deserve a better response than the one given by Britain's government, says Diane Abbott. The two-and-a-half mile stretch of the Aegean Sea between the Greek island of Lesbos...
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The UK's forgotten devolution movement
Cornwall wants more powers, and some are looking to Scotland and Wales for inspiration. “Into the 1960s both the Scottish and Welsh nationalists were considered a laughing stock, and not just by the...
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From abortion to sex work, why the state shouldn’t control women’s bodies
Behind the opposition to decriminalise both abortion and sex work lies the belief that some women are incapable of physical autonomy Last week, the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS), alongside...
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Firewatch: the videogame that deals with dementia, loneliness, love and death
As a lookout in a Wyoming park, the indie game Firewatch brings mature and sensitive topics into gaming against a vivid backdrop of nature. Developed by Campo Santo, Firewatch is the debut title of...
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The Press Awards nominees are mostly white men (again)
A set of prizes rewarding individual journalists for their work over the past year has unveiled a shortlist featuring 18 per cent women, and a similarly low number of ethnic minorities. The Press...
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Where does John McDonnell stand on reversing spending cuts?
Labour sources say they are looking at "numerous options" after shadow chancellor is reported to be planning to reverse all cuts. More than any other stance, it was Jeremy Corbyn's opposition to...
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Privatisation in Russia? Here’s why it won’t happen
Remembering the first wave of privatisation in the 1990s, when things fell apart. Earlier this month, Vladimir Putin met with the heads of Russia’s major state companies, including Aeroflot, diamond...
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SRSLY #31: Pablo at War
We discuss Kanye West’s bizarre album launch/fashion show, Reggie Yates’s Men’s Rights Activism documentary, and Ali Smith’s Public Library and Other Stories. This is SRSLY, the pop culture podcast...
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Billy Bragg: Here's how Labour can truly "speak for England"
Rather than seeking to wrap itself in the Cross of St George in the hope of looking patriotic, the Labour Party should show us that they really do believe in this country by raising the flag over a...
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After Scalia's death, we should pay more attention to our own Supreme Court
Antonin Scalia's death was headline news around the world, yet most Brits would struggle to name a UK Supreme Court justice. On Saturday, Antonin Scalia died. His death made headline news around the...
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David Cameron is big on personal responsibility. Unless it's his own
If your child's grades go up - well done the government. If your child can't get the best grades because of the cuts - nothing to do with them. The Conservative Party is the party of personal...
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Here's how game theory shows why Jeremy Corbyn will be Labour leader for a...
The easier path is more popular: to always complain but never oppose. It's not optimal for anyone but it appears to be the position most MPs are settling into. Today’s Labour party is divided and...
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The stark moral world of Georges Simenon
Simenon is often read as a writer who offers no hope, yet preached a doctrine of cool serenity which is ultimately liberating. The author of about 500 books, most of them written in less than a...
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The Grammys 2016: celebrity feuds, bland musicians and ropey perfomances
The winners were boring, but perfomances and acceptance speeches were not without their usual dose of spectacle. The 2016 Grammys continued to reward mainstream mediocrity over originality. Album of...
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Inside the Barrow shipyard, the eye of a political storm in Labour and beyond
Submarines under siege, Labour let-downs, and vanishing pubs: Barrow-in-Furness is a community relying on the prospect of nuclear war for its survival.“Without the shipyard there’d be tumbleweed going...
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Would you swap places with Stephen Fry? The Not So Secret Life of the Manic...
The familiarity, bordering on the generic, in the format of this “ten years later” update serves to make a valuable point about the UK’s appalling mental health provision. Stephen Fry’s life, eh....
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Jeremy Corbyn is just one politician who refuses a tie, but is he right to do...
For most of my adult life, I've escewed wearing a tie in almost all situations. Yet now I'm finally learning to respect them - especially when faced with Corbyn's undervest. Until recently, the tie...
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The “Dads for Change” campaign is a good start, but it’s no parenting revolution
The more men changing nappies, the better, but let’s not kid ourselves that it will liberate women from caring responsibilities. If there’s one men’s rights campaign that even the most ardent feminist...
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Risky business: the flaws and frustrations of XCOM2
Disobeying all the usual rules of the videogame sequel has mostly paid off. On paper, XCOM 2 isn’t so much of a sequel to 2012’s XCOM: Enemy Unknown as it is a departure from rationality. When you...
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