Selection of articles from the British Weekly NEW STATESMAN

Cover story
Brown v Cameron. Game over?
The new Prime Minister has survived his first floods and his first
terrorist threat while his Conservative adversary has floundered - all in
a month.
http://www.newstatesman.com/200707260010

Features

The lost tribe
Tara Hamilton-Miller
Over at Tory HQ the mood is dire. After the Ealing fiasco, party members
are asking if any of the Cameron strategy is working.
http://www.newstatesman.com/200707260011

Anyone spare a fiver for a portrait of Tony Blur?
Kevin Maguire
All the gossip from the Westminster village
http://www.newstatesman.com/200707260012

Schools need to be fair, not free
Fiona Millar
Gordon Brown may have handled the transition to No 10 with extraordinary
success but trouble may lie ahead for the PM as he faces unfamiliar
challenges.
http://www.newstatesman.com/200707260013

A shaky start: more prudence required
Misha Glenny
Within two weeks the new cabinet has managed to antagonise both Washington
and Moscow
http://www.newstatesman.com/200707260014

The drugs strategies don't work
Peter Wilby
Prohibition has failed, just as it did with alcohol.
http://www.newstatesman.com/200707260015

What's really going on here
Mark Lynas
This is not "a poor summer". Britain has been experiencing its worst ever
climate change event. We must recognise this and our own responsibility
for the emerging crisis.
http://www.newstatesman.com/200707260025

Time out with Nick Cohen
Nick Cohen
Why Kate Barker, the bogey woman, who wants to build over the green belt
might just create a country worth living in
http://www.newstatesman.com/200707260026

"It never happened..."
John Pilger
Concealed during the Alan Johnston kidnap crisis was the fate of a
Palestinian cameraman shot by the Israelis. The BBC, desperate to deny
charges of "bias", refused to follow the story.
http://www.newstatesman.com/200707260028

The end of risk
Lois Rogers
Swaths of regulation and an industry of "fear entrepreneurs" have fuelled
a climate of timidity about the dangers of everyday life.
http://www.newstatesman.com/200707260029


Regulars

New Statesman Leader - After a summer of misery will the public now get
the message?
http://www.newstatesman.com/200707260001

Diary - Oh, for the comfort of the real monsoon
Tahmima Anam
In the storms, it took me 24 hours to get from London to Cornwall. It
never occurred to me that British rain could do this . . .
http://www.newstatesman.com/200707260009

Money - Not much room at the top
Alex Brummer
The two most powerful jobs in global economics - leadership of the IMF and
the presidency of the World Bank - are still old-fashioned stitch-ups
http://www.newstatesman.com/200707260021

Africa - Mystery of Mobutu's millions
Michela Wrong
http://www.newstatesman.com/200707260022

Columns - Londongrad - a problem of Britain's making
John Kampfner
The relationship between the Kremlin and London is perhaps the most
complex of all, as the new hyper-capitalist Russia seeks to assert itself
on the world stage
http://www.newstatesman.com/200707260023

Urban Life - Battle is joined for the right to pray
Darcus Howe
The simple erection of a mosque in these anti-Islamic times triggers
passions so long concealed beneath the surface
http://www.newstatesman.com/200707260024

Media - The social acceptability of fake goods
Brian Cathcart
There is something false in the outrage about deception by television.
Mostly we turn a blind eye to dodgy production ethics because after all,
it's just entertainment...
http://www.newstatesman.com/200707260027

Julian's Week - Julian's week
Julian Clary
There it was: a badger, sitting in the foot spa, bold as brass
http://www.newstatesman.com/200707260057

Message to the military
Ziauddin Sardar
The election results in Turkey are good news for that country, for Europe,
even Nato, and particularly for devout, liberal Muslims everywhere,
reports Ziauddin Sardar
http://www.newstatesman.com/200707260016

Who was the greatest?
York Membery
Observations on liberals
http://www.newstatesman.com/200707260019

Hergé fans in the Congo
Tim Butcher
Observations on Tintin
http://www.newstatesman.com/200707260020


Arts & Culture

Rocking the world
Daniel Trilling
Heavy metal was born in the West Midlands, and has developed a global
following matched only in hip-hop. It's time to stop sneering and
celebrate this proud cultural heritage.
http://www.newstatesman.com/200707260030

Comeback kids
Robert Turnbull
The Bolshoi Ballet has risen again, leaving behind dark days of corruption
and intrigue.
http://www.newstatesman.com/200707260031

The way I see it: Htein Lin
Htein Lin is a Burmese artist. He was accused by the Myanmar military
government of planning opposition protests and imprisoned from 1998-2004.
A show of the work he produced in prison, “Burma Inside Out”, is at Asia
House, London W1, until 13 October. www.hteinlin.com
http://www.newstatesman.com/200707260032

Theatre - Far from heavenly
Rosie Millard
Top fringe venue hits a wrong note with this simplistic mystery play
The Great Theatre of the World
Arcola, London E8
http://www.newstatesman.com/200707260033

Film - Taking on the big screen? Doh!
Ryan Gilbey
The classic cartoon is transformed into a disappointingly mediocre film
The Simpsons Movie (PG)dir: David Silverman
http://www.newstatesman.com/200707260034

Television - A dose of reality
Rachel Cooke
Stories of inequality in London prove that the BBC can still do
documentaries
The Tower BBC1
http://www.newstatesman.com/200707260035

Radio - Cops and robbers
Andrew Billen
Mark Easton's gripping story of how crime has shot up since the 1950s
The Crime of Our Lives Radio 4
http://www.newstatesman.com/200707260036

Travels - Surreal Korea
Mark Seddon
North Korea is even stranger than the picture painted of it, as Mark
Seddon found out after a close shave
http://www.newstatesman.com/200707260037

Sport - The naked truth
Adrianne Blue
The French love their boules au naturel as much as their food
http://www.newstatesman.com/200707260038

Ideas - Equality is a pretence
Sholto Byrnes
Why we should speak up for the other e-word
http://www.newstatesman.com/200707260039

Reboot - A licence to leave you out
Becky Hogge
The BBC plan to use software that works only with Windows is
anti-competitive.
http://www.newstatesman.com/200707260040

Dress Code - A brolly good idea
Annalisa Barbieri
Umbrellas, not parasols, are this summer's must-have items.
http://www.newstatesman.com/200707260043

Food - That takes the biscuit
Nicholas Clee
It's a never-ending quest for the perfect cheesecake topping.
http://www.newstatesman.com/200707260044


Books

Harry's story has ended. But the last burst of Pottermania has revealed
some uncomfortable truths about his adult readers.
Reviewed by Lynsey Hanley
http://www.newstatesman.com/200707260045

Madrasah Life
Reviewed by Carla Power
http://www.newstatesman.com/200707260046

Out of Iraq
Reviewed by Jo Glanville
http://www.newstatesman.com/200707260047

Andrew Hussey on Holland's struggles with multiculturalism
Reviewed by Andrew Hussey
http://www.newstatesman.com/200707260050

The Scent of the Night
Reviewed by Omid Nikfarjam
http://www.newstatesman.com/200707260055