Duncan Smith: don’t blame me, I’m just the minister | Bagram Prison: the other Guantanamo | Five myths about Putin’s foes

Weekly Online Newsletter 05 September 2013 HOME EDITOR'S CHOICE ECONOMICS POLITICS WORLD AFFAIRS BLOGS JOBS SUBSCRIBE If you were forwarded this by a colleague please click here to subscribe Editor's Choice Five must-read pieces from the magazine Rhetorical gales howled through Westminster over the Syria vote, but the landscape is unaltered It was the story of this parliament in one act: a debate that left the problems it addressed unresolved, while diminishing the leaders who took part. By Rafael Behr From the Archive: Seamus Heaney on Ulster's Troubles A piece by the future Nobel winner on the curious atmosphere in Ulster during the Troubles, first published in the NS of 1 July 1966. By Seamus Heaney Leader: This should not be the start of a new age of British isolationism In refusing to grant a majority for early military action, MPs were rejecting not interventionism per se but a particular - and unwise - intervention. By New Statesman I Am Zlatan Ibrahimovic: A modern fairy tale The boy from the ghetto has not merely become a great footballer - he has become a modern European fairytale. By Simon Kuper Commons Confidential: Carry on up the lobby Featuring Ed Miliband's accidental coup, MPs in the nude, and flying too close to the Sun. By Kevin Maguire Five must-read blogs The other Guantanamo As the US withdrawal from Afghanistan approaches, what will happen to Bagram prison, where many prisoners are held without charge, trial, or even access to a lawyer? By Samira Shackle Duncan Smith can't avoid the blame for the Universal Credit disaster The Work and Pensions Secretary tried to pass the buck to the civil service but the NAO report says he never explained how "Universal Credit is meant to work". By George Eaton Five myths about Putin's foes They're not leaderless, they're not all middle class and they don't want a revolution. By Ben Judah Apple's iOS 7 isn't for you. But you should upgrade anyway The secret target of Apple's new iOS releases is developers. But that doesn't mean users don't get benefits. By Alex Hern Ten things more important than porn they need to teach in sex education How can sex education tackle porn when it doesn't even tackle real sex? By Rhiannon and Holly Promotion The New Statesman Century The New Statesman Century celebrates one hundred years of the finest cultural and political commentary written in the English-speaking world. This perfect-bound, 244-page collector's edition of the magazine brings together a selection of work from former New Statesman contributors including George Bernard Shaw, Virginia Woolf, Edward Said, Rebecca West and Julian Barnes. This limited edition of the New Statesman is now available. Click here to buy a copy now (UK). For order of multiple copies or for overseas delivery contact Stephen Brasher by email or on 44 0207 936 6459. Sponsored Advertorial   Subscribe 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.