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Arson, death threats and ‘eco-crazy councils’: low-traffic neighbourhoods are dividing England

As local elections approach, few issues spark the passion that has greeted the rise of the new controlled zones, says former New Statesman assistant editor Jonn Elledge

The Guardian - UK · Apr 22, 2022

Who Are We Now? by Jason Cowley review – England, my England

The New Statesman editor’s state of the nation study skilfully tackles patriotism, Muslim identity and industrial decline while retaining its faith in the triumph of the common good

The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2022

Can we separate the art from the artist? Sexual abuse allegations against Nagarjun revive the old debate

In a November 2018 piece for New Statesman, writer Eleanor Margolis wondered whether she would read Roald Dahl’s fiction to her children. Dahl, considered one of the most influential children’s fiction writers of the 20th century, had made antisemitic remarks and was seen to have justified the Holocaust. Despite her…

Newslaundry · Jan 18, 2020