The dark side of power: how Machiavelli still haunts our politics

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Current affairs and newspaper magazine of the year The dark side of power: How Machiavelli still haunts our politics by John Gray FEATURING John Pilger, Dylan Jones, Jeremy Bowen, Kate Mossman, Darius Guppy and Alain de Botton   DON'T MISS: - John Pilger on the myths around Nelson Mandela - Rafael Behr discusses Miliband's big political gamble - Dylan Jones talks about the fashion and flare of the Eighties - Jeremy Bowen on being shot in Egypt - Kate Mossman writes about the guilty pleasure of Burt Bacharach - Darius Guppy on taking revenge on the press PLUS Laurie Penny on an inspiring new generation of teenagers | Alain de Botton on what makes us human | Slavoj Zizek on The Act of Killing and invasion of public space | Bim Adewunmi on the television canon - what have you missed? Find the issue, cover dated 12 - 18 July, 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! Sign up to New Statesman's annual subscription for just £87, that's a saving of £95! 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.