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If the dead could talk,what would they say?The Dirty Dust givesvoice to the buriedA protest against reality:the life and afterlife ofBruno SchulzClever novelists knowhow to write a story. Itsthe clever-clever oneswho dont

How to win the future:why Blue Labour is theway forwardWhere the wild thingsare: fiction that proveswe're closer to naturethan we thinkThere is no us andthem: remembering thelost Armenians

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In music today, its all ornothing rich at the topor languishing forlornlyat the bottomAt dinner with IainDuncan Smith, even thefine wine couldnt washaway the taste in mymouthThe socialist principlesat the heart of

American FootballOrkney where thecoastguard run amok inthe cathedral and theStinking Rich arereburied outsideOnce upon a time in theWest Country: RichardMabey on the changingpatterns of wildernessThe 100-day cough isback in town and westill dont know how tocure itWe lefties all know that

Tesco is evil andSainsburys isnt. On myway there, I meet a manfrom SwedenThe not-so-lonely longdistance runner: howone marathon manbrought camaraderie toLondonFrench-bashing, myphantom chat withNicola Sturgeon... andremembering GallipoliDecoding Nigel's coat what the Ukip leader's

clothing tells us

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Storms from outerspace: some things arejust too impressive toappreciateScientists suggestinvisibility as a cure foranxietyJapan joins list ofnations planning oncovering the Moon inrobots over the next five

years

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Mad dogs and nakedmen: what happened onthe doorstep this week?Cameron fares best asparty leaders are put onthe torture rackWhat we learned fromthe three leaders in theTV election QuestionTime debateThe NS Podcast #89 |

Swing seats and whatwomen wantThe newbies' guide tobitcoin: should youinvest?How has the coalitiondone on child poverty?Forget healthcare: thetrick to making peoplewell is to make themmore equalWATCH: Labour'strailer for "theCoalition"If you think the SNP are

a left-wing force, thinkagainSticky wickets: couldEngland's cricketingslump be permanent?On ApproachingPendle Hill: a newpoem by Ben MyersThe Returning Officer:MansfieldPlaying it safe: theelection coverage hasfailed to capture thedepth and range ofvoter's feelings

Election 2015: Thebattle for the soul ofEssex ManThe problem with polls,my secret affection forEd, and why I didntrun naked downWhitehallCommons Confidential:Firth blunders forth,Balls' food foibles - andFarage to quit smoking?Nepal has become acountry that can't seethe future this quake

gives us a chance tochange thatDespite club ownerslove of money over fans,we still get our har harlaughsElection 2015:Worcester Woman isn'tangry and that shouldworry LabourAndrew Adonis: "Thetale of two cities is thereality of London"Don't mention politics!Rhianna Dhillon risks it

on Radio 1Facetime your fears:Unfriended is asurprisingly up-to-datehorror film set on alaptop screenSecond-hand spooks(but first ratecheekbones): BBC2'sThe GameWhy Im thinking aboutspoiling my ballotHow Labour arepushing the NHS debateon social media

What if the polls arewrong?Labour's disabilitymanifesto: why aredisabled people anafterthought?The Sun says: Stop theSNP! The Scottish Sunsays: Back the SNP!Revisiting"Nighthawks", a filmwith the mostextraordinary coming-out sceneJacob Hacker:

Milibands not talkingabout predistributionbut he has embracedmy big ideaMiliband is preparingfor minoritygovernment. But couldLabour make it work?LISTEN: DavidCameron doesn't knowhow much national debthas increasedThe New Statesman'selection endorsement:why it has to be Labour

Nicola Sturgeon runsher own Twitter. She'sreally great at itWhat happened whenRussell Brandinterviewed EdMiliband?From the Archive: BlairTriumphantIn this weeks NewStatesman | The Scotsare coming!The Protein Worldbeach body advertsonly prove that body

shaming is a feministissueWhere are the ethnicminority women inpolitics?Would more women onthe parties' negotiatingteams form a bettercoalition?The Disability Audit: theeight coalition policiesthat have hit disabledpeopleWhy Ed Miliband wasright to be interviewed

by Russell BrandIf you dont speakFrench, how can youjudge if Charlie Hebdois racist?George Osbornescunning plan: how thechancellor's austeritynarrative has harmedrecoveryConservatives offer afive-year freeze in taxcuts: will it have anyeffect?You can't betray the

revolution: whyEgyptian activist Alaaal-Aswany likes being adentistWhy Michael Fallonwon't promise Torysupport for Tridentunder LabourWatch Labour's partyelection broadcast, EdMiliband: A PortraitCalling Eurovision toogay for a "family show"is as perplexing as it isinsidious

The free creativity ofmods is crucial to theworld of PC gamingWhat do other countriesthink about the generalelection?To talk about race, weneed to talk about theproblem withwhitenessDavid Cameron has no"time to hang out withRussell Brand" butfits Jeremy Clarksonand Katie Hopkins in

Chuka Umunna speechto Usdaw conference:"In the end, it is thecustomer who makesthe choice"Have the Tories givenup the fight in theirnumber one targetseat?What does MebyonKernow mean?Kathmandu mournsearthquake's victimsand continues searchfor survivors

Why isn't Alex Salmondleader of the SNP?Baltimore declares stateof emergency afterFreddie Gray protestsresult in violenceWhy isn't CarolineLucas leader of theGreen party?Under the radar, theparty grassroots aren'tas pro-fracking as theirleaders would likeDavid Cameron hints atfuture successor

Scottish Tory leaderRuth DavidsonThe Rock and the hardplace Gibraltar andthe EUThe winds of change areblowing throughScotland - and it's notover yetWhat does Englandwant?There's no spin that canmake GDP figuresbetterIs Russell Brand ready

to vote at last - for EdMiliband?What is Trident?What is Right to Buy?The Brexit andinvestments: whatwould an exit votemean?How sound is Britain'srecovery?What does Plaid Cymrumean?What does Sinn Finmean?Why dont Irish MPs sit

in parliament?What would a Labour-SNP deal mean forenergy policy?What is the Overtonwindow?In power, Labour mustdo a better job of beingpro-worker and pro-business than it hasmanaged in oppositionThe DUP manifesto:open for business, andwilling to do a deal withanybody

Why the new pumpedup David Cameronisnt workingWhy the SNP wouldn'tdrag Labour far to theleftThe battle for bettermaternity care showsthe limits of the Amazonwarehouse approach tomedicine

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BooksIf the dead couldtalk, what wouldthey say? The DirtyDust gives voice tothe buriedA protest againstreality: the life andafterlife of BrunoSchulzClever novelistsknow how to write astory. Its the clever-

clever ones whodontHow to win thefuture: why BlueLabour is the wayforwardWhere the wildthings are: fictionthat proves we'recloser to nature thanwe thinkThere is no us andthem: rememberingthe lost Armenians

Life & SocietyIn music today, itsall or nothing rich

at the top orlanguishing forlornlyat the bottomAt dinner with IainDuncan Smith, eventhe fine winecouldnt wash awaythe taste in my mouthThe socialistprinciples at theheart of AmericanFootballOrkney where thecoastguard run amokin the cathedral andthe Stinking Rich arereburied outside

Once upon a time inthe West Country:Richard Mabey onthe changing patternsof wildernessThe 100-day coughis back in town and we still dontknow how to cure itWe lefties all knowthat Tesco is eviland Sainsburysisnt. On my waythere, I meet a manfrom SwedenThe not-so-lonelylong distance runner:

how one marathonman broughtcamaraderie toLondonFrench-bashing, myphantom chat withNicola Sturgeon...and rememberingGallipoliDecoding Nigel'scoat what the Ukipleader's clothingtells us

Sci-TechStorms from outerspace: some thingsare just too

impressive toappreciateScientists suggestinvisibility as a curefor anxietyJapan joins list ofnations planning oncovering the Moonin robots over thenext five years

OthersMad dogs and nakedmen: what happenedon the doorstep thisweek?Cameron fares bestas party leaders are

put on the torturerackWhat we learnedfrom the threeleaders in the TVelection QuestionTime debateThe NS Podcast #89| Swing seats andwhat women wantThe newbies' guideto bitcoin: shouldyou invest?How has thecoalition done onchild poverty?Forget healthcare:

the trick to makingpeople well is tomake them moreequalWATCH: Labour'strailer for "theCoalition"If you think the SNPare a left-wingforce, think againSticky wickets:could England'scricketing slump bepermanent?On ApproachingPendle Hill: a newpoem by Ben Myers

The ReturningOfficer: MansfieldPlaying it safe: theelection coveragehas failed to capturethe depth and rangeof voter's feelingsElection 2015: Thebattle for the soul ofEssex ManThe problem withpolls, my secretaffection for Ed, andwhy I didnt runnaked downWhitehallCommons

Confidential: Firthblunders forth,Balls' food foibles -and Farage to quitsmoking?Nepal has become acountry that can't seethe future thisquake gives us achance to changethatDespite clubowners love ofmoney over fans, westill get our har harlaughsElection 2015:

Worcester Womanisn't angry and thatshould worryLabourAndrew Adonis:"The tale of twocities is the realityof London"Don't mentionpolitics! RhiannaDhillon risks it onRadio 1Facetime your fears:Unfriended is asurprisingly up-to-date horror film set on a laptop

screenSecond-hand spooks(but first ratecheekbones):BBC2's The GameWhy Im thinkingabout spoiling myballotHow Labour arepushing the NHSdebate on socialmediaWhat if the polls arewrong?Labour's disabilitymanifesto: why aredisabled people an

afterthought?The Sun says: Stopthe SNP! TheScottish Sun says:Back the SNP!Revisiting"Nighthawks", a filmwith the mostextraordinarycoming-out sceneJacob Hacker:Milibands nottalking aboutpredistribution buthe has embraced mybig ideaMiliband is

preparing forminoritygovernment. Butcould Labour makeit work?LISTEN: DavidCameron doesn'tknow how muchnational debt hasincreasedThe NewStatesman's electionendorsement: why ithas to be LabourNicola Sturgeonruns her ownTwitter. She's really

great at itWhat happenedwhen Russell Brandinterviewed EdMiliband?From the Archive:Blair TriumphantIn this weeks NewStatesman | TheScots are coming!The Protein Worldbeach bodyadverts only provethat body shaming isa feminist issueWhere are the ethnicminority women in

politics?Would more womenon the parties'negotiating teamsform a bettercoalition?The DisabilityAudit: the eightcoalition policiesthat have hitdisabled peopleWhy Ed Milibandwas right to beinterviewed byRussell BrandIf you dont speakFrench, how can you

judge if CharlieHebdo is racist?George Osbornescunning plan: howthe chancellor'sausterity narrativehas harmed recoveryConservatives offera five-year freeze intax cuts: will it haveany effect?You can't betray therevolution: whyEgyptian activistAlaa al-Aswanylikes being a dentistWhy Michael Fallon

won't promise Torysupport for Tridentunder LabourWatch Labour'sparty electionbroadcast, EdMiliband: A PortraitCalling Eurovisiontoo gay for a "familyshow" is asperplexing as it isinsidiousThe free creativityof mods is crucial tothe world of PCgamingWhat do other

countries think aboutthe general election?To talk about race,we need to talkabout the problemwith whitenessDavid Cameron hasno "time to hang outwith Russell Brand" but fits JeremyClarkson and KatieHopkins inChuka Umunnaspeech to Usdawconference: "In theend, it is thecustomer who makes

the choice"Have the Toriesgiven up the fight intheir number onetarget seat?What does MebyonKernow mean?Kathmandu mournsearthquake's victimsand continues searchfor survivorsWhy isn't AlexSalmond leader ofthe SNP?Baltimore declaresstate of emergencyafter Freddie Gray

protests result inviolenceWhy isn't CarolineLucas leader of theGreen party?Under the radar, theparty grassrootsaren't as pro-fracking as theirleaders would likeDavid Cameronhints at futuresuccessor ScottishTory leader RuthDavidsonThe Rock and thehard place

Gibraltar and the EUThe winds of changeare blowing throughScotland - and it'snot over yetWhat does Englandwant?There's no spin thatcan make GDPfigures betterIs Russell Brandready to vote at last- for Ed Miliband?What is Trident?What is Right toBuy?The Brexit and

investments: whatwould an exit votemean?How sound isBritain's recovery?What does PlaidCymru mean?What does Sinn Finmean?Why dont Irish MPssit in parliament?What would aLabour-SNP dealmean for energypolicy?What is the Overtonwindow?

In power, Labourmust do a better jobof being pro-workerand pro-businessthan it has managedin oppositionThe DUP manifesto:open for business,and willing to do adeal with anybodyWhy the newpumped up DavidCameron isntworkingWhy the SNPwouldn't dragLabour far to the left

The battle for bettermaternity careshows the limits ofthe Amazonwarehouse approachto medicine

New StatesmanBooksIf the dead could talk, what would they say? The Dirty Dust gives voice to the buriedA protest against reality: the life and afterlife of Bruno SchulzClever novelists know how to write a story. Its the clever-clever ones who dontHow to win the future: why Blue Labour is the way forwardWhere the wild things are: fiction that proves we're closer to nature than we thinkThere is no us and them: remembering the lost Armenians

Life & SocietyIn music today, its all or nothing rich at the top or languishing forlornly at the bottomAt dinner with Iain Duncan Smith, even the fine wine couldnt wash away the taste in my mouthThe socialist principles at the heart of American FootballOrkney where the coastguard run amok in the cathedral and the Stinking Rich are reburied outsideOnce upon a time in the West Country: Richard Mabey on the changing patterns of wildernessThe 100-day cough is back in town and we still dont know how to cure itWe lefties all know that Tesco is evil and Sainsburys isnt. On my way there, I meet a man from SwedenThe not-so-lonely long distance runner: how one marathon man brought camaraderie to LondonFrench-bashing, my phantom chat with Nicola Sturgeon... and remembering GallipoliDecoding Nigel's coat what the Ukip leader's clothing tells us

Sci-TechStorms from outer space: some things are just too impressive to appreciateScientists suggest invisibility as a cure for anxietyJapan joins list of nations planning on covering the Moon in robots over the next five years

OthersMad dogs and naked men: what happened on the doorstep this week?Cameron fares best as party leaders are put on the torture rackWhat we learned from the three leaders in the TV election Question Time debateThe NS Podcast #89 | Swing seats and what women wantThe newbies' guide to bitcoin: should you invest?How has the coalition done on child poverty?Forget healthcare: the trick to making people well is to make them more equalWATCH: Labour's trailer for "the Coalition"If you think the SNP are a left-wing force, think againSticky wickets: could England's cricketing slump be permanent?On Approaching Pendle Hill: a new poem by Ben MyersThe Returning Officer: MansfieldPlaying it safe: the election coverage has failed to capture the depth and range of voter's feelingsElection 2015: The battle for the soul of Essex ManThe problem with polls, my secret affection for Ed, and why I didnt run naked down WhitehallCommons Confidential: Firth blunders forth, Balls' food foibles - and Farage to quit smoking?Nepal has become a country that can't see the future this quake gives us a chance to change thatDespite club owners love of money over fans, we still get our har har laughsElection 2015: Worcester Woman isn't angry and that should worry LabourAndrew Adonis: "The tale of two cities is the reality of London"Don't mention politics! Rhianna Dhillon risks it on Radio 1Facetime your fears: Unfriended is a surprisingly up-to-date horror film set on a laptop screenSecond-hand spooks (but first rate cheekbones): BBC2's The GameWhy Im thinking about spoiling my ballotHow Labour are pushing the NHS debate on social mediaWhat if the polls are wrong?Labour's disability manifesto: why are disabled people an afterthought?The Sun says: Stop the SNP! The Scottish Sun says: Back the SNP!Revisiting "Nighthawks", a film with the most extraordinary coming-out sceneJacob Hacker: Milibands not talking about predistribution but he has embraced my big ideaMiliband is preparing for minority government. But could Labour make it work?LISTEN: David Cameron doesn't know how much national debt has increasedThe New Statesman's election endorsement: why it has to be LabourNicola Sturgeon runs her own Twitter. She's really great at itWhat happened when Russell Brand interviewed Ed Miliband?From the Archive: Blair TriumphantIn this weeks New Statesman | The Scots are coming!The Protein World beach body adverts only prove that body shaming is a feminist issueWhere are the ethnic minority women in politics?Would more women on the parties' negotiating teams form a better coalition?The Disability Audit: the eight coalition policies that have hit disabled peopleWhy Ed Miliband was right to be interviewed by Russell BrandIf you dont speak French, how can you judge if Charlie Hebdo is racist?George Osbornes cunning plan: how the chancellor's austerity narrative has harmed recoveryConservatives offer a five-year freeze in tax cuts: will it have any effect?You can't betray the revolution: why Egyptian activist Alaa al-Aswany likes being a dentistWhy Michael Fallon won't promise Tory support for Trident under LabourWatch Labour's party election broadcast, Ed Miliband: A PortraitCalling Eurovision too gay for a "family show" is as perplexing as it is insidiousThe free creativity of mods is crucial to the world of PC gamingWhat do other countries think about the general election?To talk about race, we need to talk about the problem with whitenessDavid Cameron has no "time to hang out with Russell Brand" but fits Jeremy Clarkson and Katie Hopkins inChuka Umunna speech to Usdaw conference: "In the end, it is the customer who makes the choice"Have the Tories given up the fight in their number one target seat?What does Mebyon Kernow mean?Kathmandu mourns earthquake's victims and continues search for survivorsWhy isn't Alex Salmond leader of the SNP?Baltimore declares state of emergency after Freddie Gray protests result in violenceWhy isn't Caroline Lucas leader of the Green party?Under the radar, the party grassroots aren't as pro-fracking as their leaders would likeDavid Cameron hints at future successor Scottish Tory leader Ruth DavidsonThe Rock and the hard place Gibraltar and the EUThe winds of change are blowing through Scotland - and it's not over yetWhat does England want?There's no spin that can make GDP figures betterIs Russell Brand ready to vote at last - for Ed Miliband?What is Trident?What is Right to Buy?The Brexit and investments: what would an exit vote mean?How sound is Britain's recovery?What does Plaid Cymru mean?What does Sinn Fin mean?Why dont Irish MPs sit in parliament?What would a Labour-SNP deal mean for energy policy?What is the Overton window?In power, Labour must do a better job of being pro-worker and pro-business than it has managed in oppositionThe DUP manifesto: open for business, and willing to do a deal with anybodyWhy the new pumped up David Cameron isnt workingWhy the SNP wouldn't drag Labour far to the leftThe battle for better maternity care shows the limits of the Amazon warehouse approach to medicine