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The politics of excitement The Blair decade began with an exuberant rush of energy and sense of possibility. How can politics recapture the ability to inspire us? Hard action and clear choices? New Statesman, May 14th 2007 Property Scandal A few rich people, many of them aristocrats, own 69 per cent of the land in Britain. As a result, house prices are so high, millions can't afford to buy a home. New Statesman, September 20th 2004 We can be heroes George Orwell was troubled by the way in which boys' weeklies evaded the problems of contemporary society, seeing it as a form of covert political control. But we didn't read comics for realism, writes Jason Cowley. We read them to be inspired. New Statesman, August 23rd 2004 Where pink shirts mark out the killers Jason Cowley travels to Rwanda with Hilary Benn, the International Development Secretary, and finds that the perpetrators of genocide, though visible everywhere, are neither abused nor shunned. New Statesman, April 19th 2004 'This is not the country it was when Labour returned to power in 1997' What do we mean by multiculturalism? In Britain, it once meant embracing the diverse traditions of the old empire, but the wider migration of recent years has changed all that. Jason Cowley explores the implications and canvasses the views of leading thinkers New Statesman, March 29th 2004 The underground men Some find true freedom when they are confined; others, like Saddam Hussein, meet their nemesis. From Dickens through Dostoevsky to Beckett, the hole in literature has become a metaphor for isolation, a place of safety or danger, a sanctuary or a prison. New Statesman, January 12th 2004 The white writer in South Africa Despite a Booker nomination and a Nobel Prize, these writers, unheard in their own land, feel oppressed by emptiness. The white South African novelist profiled by Jason Cowley. New Statesman, October 13th 2003 The great game Throughout its 35-year history, the Booker Prize has never failed to generate controversy, gossip and scandal-and that is precisely its purpose. Jason Cowley on what remains the publishing event of the year. New Statesman, August 25th 2003 The time of fear Visions of apocalypse, once confined to science fiction, now dominate mainstream films and novels. New Statesman, July 21st 2003 This charming man It is 20 years since The Smiths' first hit transformed the British music scene. Jason Cowley on pop's antidote to early Thatcherism - intriguing front man Morrissey. New Statesman, June 2nd 2003 Why Iceland is hot Jason Cowley visits Europe's nearest approximation to a classless society, and asks what secrets lurk in the dark. New Statesman, December 16th 2002 France: into the void Those who voted for Le Pen belong to a generation which, in the words of one writer, "knows that pleasure is the opposite of happiness". Jason Cowley on a nation's cultural emptiness. New Statesman, May 6th 2002 Forward, to the union of humanity Interpreting the US terrorist attacks through Immanuel Kant, Francis Fukuyama and Tony Blair. New Statesman, October 15th 2001 The beginning of the end In 1977, the forces of Conservatism and punk were agitating to transform Britain. New Statesman, October 30th 2000 Bridge over troubled water The new bridge uniting Sweden and Denmark is a towering icon of science and modernity; it is also a powerful symbol of the onward march to a borderless Europe. New Statesman, January 31st 2000 Diary - narrative of a visit to Moscow, Russia In Moscow's Hungry Duck, everyone dances on the bar. Soon, you feel, there will be a cleansing, apocalyptic fire. New Statesman, January 1st 1999 |
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