| New Statesman - Thursday 03 July 2008 |
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Selection of articles from the British weekly.
Cover story Photo essay: Young lives An exclusive essay on the obstacles laid in the paths of this generation. Plus Suzanne Moore on why young people are unhappy. She argues society has demonised and and silenced them and that it's time for a new approach Features What the NHS means to me Alan Johnson As the Health Service turns 60, Alan Johnson says Nye Bevan's vision continues to inspire him and points out that a decade ago it was talked of as if it was on its knees A new deal for British children Suzanne Moore Why are our young people so unhappy? Because we have become a society that fears, demonises and silences them. The fault is ours, not theirs The long fight for equality Katherine Rake When women won the vote 80 years ago, many thought true equality was a mere step away. But it has not been so simple When discrimination works Martin Bright Parents of children who are now at private school are already talking of moving them to the local state sixth form Regulars New Statesman Leader - Ending child poverty is a huge ambition, but it is the right one. It is our responsibility, at whatever cost, to see that we do not squash the indomitable spirit of today's children Diary - A short walk in Palestine - or is it Eretz Yisrael ? Raja Shehadeh We stopped to eat our picnic breakfast of Nabulsi goat's cheese and tomatoes - which we had to eat whole because I could not risk being stopped on the road carrying a Swiss army knife Africa - How a continent missed its moment Michela Wrong Mbeki's grand project has been sabotaged by his inability to view events on the continent outside a narrow racial prism Arts & Culture Enduring memories Michael Chanan The Cuban master film-maker Tomás Gutiérrez Alea trod a fine line, supporting the revolution but insisting that artists should maintain their distance from those in power Books The policy failures of Nato and the United States have left Afghanistan and Pakistan dangerously unstable, argues Ahmed Rashid. And any solution will be difficult as long as Pakistan's army and military intelligence continue to support the Taliban and al-Qaeda Hammer and Tickle: a History of Communism Told Through Communist Jokes Reviewed by Martin Rowson Trauma Reviewed by Lucy Beresford
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