Alex Preston charts the rise, fall and future of the investment bank, Jon Cruddas proposes a new route to social justice in an exclusive essay and Rafael Behr interviews shadow foreign secretary Douglas Alexander plus much more

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Current affairs and newspaper magazine of the year In this week's issue: "£1m a year isn't wealthy anymore" The rise and fall of investment banking FEATURINGAlex Preston, Jon Cruddas, Douglas Alexander, Mehdi Hasan, Jenny Diski and Talitha Stevenson   Don't miss: -  Alex Preston charts the rise, fall and future of the investment bank -  Jon Cruddas proposes a new route to social justice in an exclusive essay -  Rafael Behr interviews shadow foreign secretary Douglas Alexander -  Mehdi Hasan writes a letter to Muslim protestors in the wake of the "Muslim rage" phenomenon -  Jenny Diski on the decline of tragedy from the Greeks to reality television, celebrity cellulite and the Leveson Inquiry -  Talitha Stevenson writes about the psychology of addiction PLUS Benjamin Kunkel reviews Slavoj Zizek, Will Self on the strange solipsism of Salman Rushdie and Paul Auster and Nina Caplan on drinking champagne and eating hotdogs, at the same time Find the issue, cover dated 28th September - 4th October, on sale for £3.50 in all good newsagents in London on Thursday and the rest of the country on Friday. Or buy the issue in digital form here - ideal for those living outside the UK. Trial a subscription to the New Statesman and receive 12 issues for only £12  (UK only) delivered straight to your door - that's a saving of £2.50 on the usual cover price! Don't know what to give that person who has everything? Give the gift that keeps on giving - a gift subscription to the New Statesman International and national readers can also call +44 (0)207 936 6459 or click here to obtain a print copy. New Statesman LTD, registered in England No. 03143654, John Carpenter House, John Carpenter Street, London, EC4Y 0AN. 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. 2010. 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.