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New Statesman - Monday 26 Nov. 07 |
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 Selection of articles from the British Weekly
Cover story
The new cultural revolution
The Beijing Olympic Games have been described as the superpower's "coming-out party". The authorities are also slowly realising that the arts will play a central role in improving China's international image. Here we focus on the burgeoning Chinese cultural scene.
Features
The Father of the Nation chats up the wrong woman
Kevin Maguire
All the gossip from the Westminster village
Tactical Briefing
From: The Unit
To: GB
Subject: Finding our Brown
Israel Lulled by the good life
John Kampfner
Palestinian and Israeli leaders are engaging in peace talks. Yet, while people on either side of the wall inhabit different worlds, the prospects are bleak.
Calamity Brown
Martin Bright
Martin Bright on the malaise at the heart of government - part of our unrivalled coverage in the Inside Track including an interview with Chris Huhne
Regulars
New Statesman Leader
If Brown does show courage, will anyone notice any more ?
The Thinking - The great grammar con
Peter Wilby
Grammar schools and "setting" are equally discredited.
The Other Side - Geekishly attractive
Tara Hamilton-Miller
The Tory education spokesman is a journalist with charm, a big brain and a curious past.
Africa - Some events demand a monument
Michela Wrong
Amin was said to keep the heads of his victims fresh in a fridge to be brought out so he could scold them while he dined
Arts & Culture
Beijing calling
Flora Bagenal
A crop of new rock bands is changing the face of Chinese youth culture
Grand designs
Robert Turnbull
The new national theatre in Beijing was designed as a people’s palace, but risks becoming a playground for the rich and famous.
Books
Billy Bragg, Hari Kunzru, Hilary Mantel, Tom Paulin, William Dalrymple and more choose their top tomes from 2007.
Hold your own at any Christmas dinner party with our guide to the best and
worst of this year's books.
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