The Chinese time bomb | John Pilger on Mexico's struggle | Robin Hood tax: Britain vs Germany | Martin Amis review

Weekly Online Newsletter 17 November 2011 HOME EDITOR'S CHOICE FEATURES REGULARS ARTS & BOOKS BLOGS JOBS SUBSCRIBE Editor's Choice Five must-read pieces from the magazine Cameron can't please female voters leading a party of grumpy old men The Prime Minister's real problem is a party that was already too unpopular to win an election but has not the will to change. By Rafael Behr In Mexico, a universal struggle against power and forgetting Mexican politics and business, as in other countries, have been polluted by greedy forces backed by Wall Street. By John Pilger Leader: At last, Britain is having an honest debate about Europe The eurozone crisis has forced politicians of all parties to look again at the EU. By NewStatesman Snowtown (18) This tale of a serial killer will haunt you for years. By Ryan Gilbey Martin Amis: the Biography It is full of spectacularly bad writing - about spectacularly good writing. By Leo Robson Five most-popular blogs The Chinese banking accident waiting to happen An IMF report suggests Beijing is storing up huge problems in its disordely and opaque financial system. By Rafael Behr Equality between the sheets The "right" to discriminate cuts both ways. By Nelson Jones Could Ukip overtake the Lib Dems? Lib Dems fall to seven per cent in new poll, just two points ahead of Ukip. By George Eaton It's Britain vs Germany on the Robin Hood tax Merkel ally warns that Britain will not "get away with" opposition to a transactions tax. By George Eaton Christopher Hitchens night: a review Stephen Fry, Martin Amis, Salman Rushdie, Sean Penn and others unite to celebrate Hitchens. By George Eaton Subscribe! The issue is on sale now, or you can subscribe through the website. Print Edition Special Offer Get a FREE copy of Arguably, by Christopher Hitchens when you start your annual subscription today for just £87. New Statesman Jobs Now recruiting New Statesman Jobs is the job site for intelligent and forward thinking job seekers. Click below to search jobs from our featured employers. Senior Economist Central London Timetric is looking to recruit an experienced senior economist to lead an emerging market economic service. You will be able to make a significant immediate contribution to Timetric's economic research, developing macro-economic insight... Search thousands of top-quality jobs, click here Sign up to New Statesman Jobs Regulars Leader: At last, Britain is having an honest debate about Europe   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.