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Bibi van der Zee’s fortnightly guide to activism

Class Monitor

Michael Hodges’s humorous weekly exploration of class

Commons Confidential

Political journalist Kevin Maguire’s look at life in the village of Westminster

Crip's Column

View from my wheelchair - Victoria Brignell on life as a disabled person.

Dissident Voice

Mehdi Hasan’s polemical take on politics, economics and foreign affairs

Down & Out in London

Nicholas Lezard's humorous account of urban life

Election Watch

George Eaton's guide to the key players and issues in the run-up to the general election

Film

Ryan Gilbey gives his verdict on the key new movie releases

First Thoughts

Peter Wilby's witty and sardonic take on the week's events

Global Warning

Green activist Mark Lynas explores the myths and truth of climate change

Madness of Crowds

Will Self’s wry look at strange social phenomena and group behaviour

New Statesman Leader

The New Statesman's view on the defining issue of the week

Performance

New Statesman critics review the latest theatre, live music and dance performances

Radio

Antonia Quirke’s stylish take on the week in radio

Real Meals

Will Self turns his back on haute cuisine and surveys the establishments where we actually eat.

Television

Rachel Cooke's unmissable round-up of what’s happening on TV

The Art of Listening

Daniel Trilling takes a journey into sound

The Economics Column

World-renowned economist David Blanchflower’s authoritative take on the latest economic developments

The Fan

Legendary journalist Hunter Davies covers the world of football

The Politics Column

Rafael Behr's take on politics inside Westminster

Theatre

Andrew Billen follows the good and the bad in British theatre

What I'm Worrying About This Week

Mark Watson and Sophie Elmhirst tackle ethical dilemmas

What If

Dominic Sandbrook’s weekly exploration of counter-factual history

World Citizen

The legendary John Pilger offers a radical and internationalist view of politics

This week's columns
Ryan Gilbey

Snowtown (18)

This tale of a serial killer will haunt you for years.

In America, the pro-life lobby gears up

To gain political capital, elected representatives are exploiting the national hysteria over abortion.

David Blanchflower

Something happened at the end of August to terrify policymakers

Austerity in the UK is pushing us back into recession, as it is in the eurozone.

Leader: At last, Britain is having an honest debate about Europe

The eurozone crisis has forced politicians of all parties to look again at the EU.

Leader: I am what I read

Kevin Maguire

Ed Mili’s grammar lessons

A poster in Miliband's office declares: "Give the children a chance - scrap the Eleven Plus. Vote Labour."

Cameron can’t please female voters leading a party of grumpy old men

The Prime Minister's real problem is a party that was already too unpopular to win an election but has not the will to change.

Best of 2011

Books of the year 2011

Drones in Pakistan

Nintendo warfare

Soaring away

How executive pay has soared

The bugger, bugged

The bugger, bugged

The perfect gift this Christmas!

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Andrew Lansley TV

Coming to a hospital near you: Andrew Lansley TV

Iran and my critics

Iran, my critics and me

In pictures

Cairo protests: in pictures
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