The New Statesman editor reflects on the other-worldly WikiLeaks frontman and Jemima Khan's extraordinary guest edit. A fine essay by John Stuart Mill, first published in 1859, offers keen insight into the thinking behind the west’s UN-backed air strikes on Libya today. Once, we had Gladstone and Disraeli. Now, we have Clegg and Cameron. In spite of outward appearances... Australians often seem to me to be deeply anxious, unsure of their place in the world. A draft Lib Dem document from May reveals that there was clear potential for a Lab-Lib coalition. So what happened? Whether Ed wins or loses, he has, from a standing start, established a significant power base. Why are so many young people unable to get a job or a place at university? What is it these fanatics fear about their women? For all its wealth, London remains the most unequal region in England, with the highest child, working-age and pensioner poverty rates. Labour needs to understand why so many of its natural supporters feel estranged from the party. The Indian elite blame Pakistan for the Mumbai attacks. They congratulate themselves on their restraint. But how long can it last? Since the London bombings of July 7, 2005, in which fifty-two people were murdered in suicide attacks by Islamic terrorists, Britain has become a more troubled, less confident and harmonious country.

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