| Editor's Choice IN THIS WEEK'S NEW STATESMAN... In this week's New Statesman, we investigate the tax haven at the heart of Britain: the City of London. In our cover story, Nicholas Shaxson explains how the City became an "offshore island" and says we need a vision of how to confront the corporation and its satellites.
Elsewhere, as youth unemployment nears one million, our assistant editor Sophie Elmhirst reports on the plight of the lost generation and challenges the work and pensions minister, Chris Grayling, to defend the coalition's approach. Meanwhile, our economics editor David Blanchflower warns that long spells of unemployment at a young age can create "permanent scars".
Also this week, Mehdi Hasan asks if Michael Gove's serial gaffes threaten his place in the Cabinet, James Purnell explains why the west is losing the battle for Arab hearts and minds, and Alex Preston assesses AOL's takeover of the Huffington Post and the spectre of the dotcom bubble.
All this, plus Rob Brown on the Irish election, an interview with film director Mike Figgis and an ideas and philosophy special featuring contributions from Simon Blackburn, Jonathan Rée and Will Self. The issue is on sale now, or you can subscribe through the website. Get a FREE copy of Alwyn Turner's Crisis? What Crisis?: Britain in the 1970's when you start your 12 week trial subscription today for just £12. The five most read blogs - Is this cartoon a step too far? | Samira Shackle
- Alex Salmond lambasts Scottish MSP over rape comments | Samira Shackle
- Laws's return to government looks imminent | George Eaton
- PMQs review: Cameron catches Miliband off guard | George Eaton
- Pressure on Labour as SNP regains lead in Scotland | George Eaton
| BFI: Tales from the Shipyard  This February the BFI presents Tales from the Shipyard. Celebrate the nation's shipbuilding heritage with remarkable films in cinemas nationwide, a pioneering DVD boxset and new collections at Mediatheques and on Screenonline.
In Cinemas Nationwide: BFI Southbank, London | Queen's Film Theatre, Belfast | Tyneside Cinema, Newcastle | Glasgow Film Theatre | No work for the lost generation
By Sophie Elmhirst
Very soon, one million young people aged between 16 and 24 will be unemployed in Britain. What does this tell us about the nation we have become? Leader: The coalition isn't working for the jobless
The government's complacent approach risks creating another lost generation. Tune in, turn off: The
By Antonia Quirke
Stuart Maconie ruins the mood at bedtime. Tesco schools, the market in prime ministers and giving up Radio 4
By Peter Wilby
Peter Wilby on the big issues of the week. Nothing could make me iller than a royal visit from Camilla
By Nicholas Lezard Sound clash of the thinkers! It's de Botton v Skidelsky
By Jonathan Derbyshire
For decades, philosophers spoke only to each other. But that is changing as they once more reconnect with a wider public, writes Jonathan Derbyshire. Marchlands
By Rachel Cooke
A new supernatural drama brings back memories of the 1980s. Notes in the Margin: Body art
By Sophie Elmhirst Only in dreams: Susan Hiller at the Tate Britain
By Sue Hubbard
A peek at what lies beneath the surface of everyday life excites Sue Hubbard. Books Dilemmas and Connections: Selected Essays
By Simon Blackburn The spirit of inquiry
By Lucy Eyre
Socrates spoke his ideas, and so brought them to life. A mind of one's own
By Raymond Tallis
The metaphysical limitations of neuroscience. When I Am Playing With My Cat, How Do I Know She Is Not Playing With Me? Montaigne and Being in Touch With Life
By Lesley Chamberlain | 
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