The man who would be king. Andrew Gimson on the fierce rivalry between Boris Johnson and David Cameron, Sophie Elmhirst profiles the Booker-shortlisted author, Hilary Mantel and much more

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Current affairs and newspaper magazine of the year In this week's issue: The man who would be king The fierce rivalry between Boris Johnson and David Cameron FEATURING Andrew Gimson, Rafael Behr, Keith Gessen, Margaret Drabble, Will Self and John Gray   Don't miss: -  The man who would be king. Andrew Gimson on the fierce rivalry between Boris Johnson and David Cameron -  Sophie Elmhirst profiles the Booker-shortlisted author, Hilary Mantel -  Rafael Behr interviews Tory MP Jesse Norman -  Keith Gessen on the friendship between Philip Larkin and Kingsley Amis -  Margaret Drabble reviews J K Rowling's The Casual Vacancy -  John Gray assesses a collection of interviews with J G Ballard PLUS Helen Lewis reviews Ben Goldacre's Bad Pharma, Will Self celebrates his discovery of wheat-free sausages and Felicity Cloake on the beauty of British curry. Find the issue, cover dated 5th - 11th 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.