| Editor's Choice IN THIS WEEK'S NEW STATESMAN... This week's New Statesman is a special issue devoted to politics and comedy. In our lead essay, Chris Addison, one of the stars of The Thick of It, accuses the news media of trivialising politics and says Nick Robinson and co should leave the jokes to the comedians. Elsewhere, to accompany our retrospective of political cartoons, Dominic Sandbrook explains why satire remains the one kind of hate speech that every society needs. Also don't miss our interview with the self-styled New Statesman himself, Alan B'Stard. In politics, Mehdi Hasan explores why both the left and the right are attacking Ed Miliband as a far-left "Bennite", James Macintyre interviews the new International Development Secretary, Andrew Mitchell and Jon Cruddas argues that its time for England to have its own national Labour Party. All this plus Will Self on the psychic cult of Steig Larsson, a new short story by Julie Myerson and comedian Mark Watson's preview of the Edinburgh Festival. The issue is on sale now, or you can subscribe through the website.
The five most read blogs:
- General Petraeus's leaked emails about Israel Ryan Mehdi Hasan
- What exactly did the Bank of England Governor tell Nick Clegg during the coalition talks? James Macintyre
- Vicar of Rome: gays must come out and get out Caroline Crampton
- Gilbey on Film: casting Kurt Cobain Ryan Gilbey
- Labour must not go soft on plans for electoral reform George Eaton
Features
Leader: Afghanistan, war crimes and the agony of a futile conflict Charity must not stop at home
James Macintyre
The International Development Secretary, Andrew Mitchell, defends the decision to ring-fence overseas aid. Weekly Briefing Regulars Edinburgh, egos and King Lear
Mark Watson's hairy experience of life as a stand-up on the Edinburgh Fringe. Arts & Culture Gainsbourg (15)
By Ryan Gilbey
Gallic charm meets an imaginative twist on the biopic. Edinburgh preview
Our critics' picks of the festival. | 
No comments:
Post a Comment