Did the Green Party top up its deputy leader’s wages with public money? Leeds City Council will review the allocation of £5,800 to Mothin Ali By Megan Kenyon The Green Party has been accused of using ...

A young man has died. Where was the possibility of absolution? By Rowan Williams A young man who has lived with different kinds of disadvantage all his life is elevated to a position of influence and ...

The deportations and offshoring that Nigel Farage advocates are becoming facts of European politics By Alexander Etkind As the world heats up, Nazi wrecks are rising from the depths. Record-low water ...

Brazil is leading the resistance to Trump’s imperial “Donroe” doctrine By James Schneider “American dominance in the Western Hemisphere will never be questioned again,” the US State Department ...

Behind every headline was a human being: a son, a brother, a colleague and a teacher By Simon Woolley The millions of people around the world who encountered Professor Jason Arday through the deluge ...

The response from Pyongyang to the US president’s overtures has been silence By Katie Stallard Donald Trump appears to be trying to get Kim Jong Un’s attention. On 16 August, as the US military was ...

Dogs were bred to hunt and protect. Now they are pampered outlets for our anxieties By Finn McRedmond There is a lot of suffering in the world, but not much of it goes on at the annual Belgravia Dog ...

How did the online right fall for neoconservatism’s greatest enemy? By Travis Alexander In April, Tucker Carlson unleashed a viral condemnation of Donald Trump’s threat that Iran would be “in hell” if ...

The Reform leader now looks like the one who can’t take a joke By Jonn Elledge The traditional choice after winning an overwhelming victory in a by-election you triggered yourself would be to do some ...

Her new album Lost Weekend intertwines heartbreak and new love with grieving her father’s death By Hannah Ison Phoebe Bridgers is a motorbike-riding elf queen in the music video of “Lost Boys”, the ...

A UK politics podcast hosted by Anoosh Chakelian with contributions from New Statesman writers including political editor Andrew Marr. Awarded Best Political Podcast for the third year running at the ...

All the locals we met were frustrated with politics and years of neglect By Anoosh Chakelian Clacton is a conundrum. A day out there can lead you from day-trippers enjoying the beautiful sandy ...