Phone-hacking: Hugh Grant exclusive | Julian Assange defends WikiLeaks | Oliver Stone: Barack's betrayal

Weekly Online Newsletter 7 April 2011 Home Editor's Choice Features Regulars Arts & Books Blogs Subscribe   Editor's Choice IN THIS WEEK'S NEW STATESMAN: the drowned world This week's New Statesman is a special issue guest-edited by Jemima Khan. Inside, Hugh Grant reveals what happened when he turned the tables on the News of the World phone-hackers and secretly recorded a former NoW executive. Elsewhere, Jemima talks to Nick Clegg , the "Tim Henman of British politics", who admits that he "cries regularly to music", reveals that his nine-year-old son asked him: "Why are the students angry with you, Papa?", and explains why he won't be dining with James Murdoch anytime soon. Other contributors include Julian Assange, who argues that WikiLeaks stands firmly in the tradition of the American radical press, film director Oliver Stone, who delivers a damning verdict on the Obama presidency so far, James Fox, who warns that the law in New Orleans is out of control, and Conservative MP Rory Stewart, who says the west must learn the limits of intervention. Also don't miss Tony Benn on how freedom of information enabled the Arab revolt, Russell Brand on why Richard Dawkins is the best argument for the existence of God, and Jarvis Cocker on the long hangover since Labour's victory in 1997. All this, plus Mehdi Hasan on why David Cameron, not Andrew Lansley, is the one to blame for the NHS fiasco, John Pilger on the real reasons for the military excursion in Libya, and Alain de Botton on the delicate art of conversation. The issue is on sale now, or you can subscribe through the website. Get a FREE copy of Peter Taylor's Talking to Terrorists: A Personal Journey from the IRA to Al Qaeda when you start your annual subscription today for just £87. The five most read blogs Assange: "WikiLeaks is the intelligence agency of the people" | New Statesman World exclusive: Hugh Grant turns the tables on the phone-hackers | New Statesman Preview: Nick Clegg and Jemima Khan interview | George Eaton Eight modern-day whistleblowers (part I) | Ryan Gallagher Where now for the Goldstone report? | John Dugard Arts & Culture The Crimson Petal and the White (BBC2) By Rachel Cooke There is a stench of hypocrisy in a new adaptation.     This Week's Issue Kindly note that if you receive this e-mail your e-mail address is being held by us for the purpose of communicating with you on New Statesman related matters. If you do not wish us to e-mail you, please unsubscribe from this list. New Statesman Limited is a Data Controller for the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998. © New Statesman Ltd. 2009. The above information may be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient of this email please destroy it. As Internet communications are not secure please note that the New Statesman does not accept legal responsibility for the content of this email message.