| Editor's Choice IN THIS WEEK'S NEW STATESMAN... In this week's cover story, Mehdi Hasan looks at the "The Radical Jesus" and explains why the son of God was much more left-wing than the religious right likes to believe. Elsewhere, Anthony Barnett explores how today's student protesters can succeed where their predecessors failed. Meanwhile, ahead of today's tuition fees vote, the president of the National Union of Students, Aaron Porter, warns that the coalition's plans will deter poorer students from applying to university.
Also this week, Steve Richards says Ed Miliband must escape the ghost of Gordon if he is to beat Cameron, David Blanchflower calls for Mervyn King's resignation as governor of the Bank of England and Laurie Penny condemns those who automatically assume that Julian Assange is innocent.
All this, plus an interview with philosopher Mary Warnock, David Herman on the many identities of Harry Houdini and Will Self's verdict on Greggs bakery. The issue is on sale now, or you can subscribe through the website. Get a FREE copy of Andy McSmith's No Such Thing As Society when you start your annual subscription today for just £82. The five most read blogs - PMQs review: Miliband fights back - and wins | George Eaton
- The day the teenagers turned on Topshop | Laurie Penny
- Christopher Hitchens vs. Tony Blair: the full transcript | Jon Bernstein
- Julian Assange arrest: why both sides are wrong | George Eaton
- WikiLeaks, a forgotten people, and the record-breaking marine reserve | Sean Carey
Weekly Briefing
Leader: Labour cannot afford to be left behind by today's protesters
The party must reach out to a new generation of activists. American bullies and leggy Russians
By Peter Wilby
Washington clamps down on the leader of WikiLeaks, spy paranoia in London, to Oldham for a by-election, and Oz fights back.
Somewhere
By Ryan Gilbey
Sofia Coppola serves up a subtle emotional study. | |
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