American novelists have never been afraid to tackle sport. But will British authors ever take it seriously?

The editor of the New Statesman reflects on the life and legacy of the great contrarian

John le Carré’s classic novel, now adapted for the big screen, is much more than a cold war whodunnit.

There was a time, in the days of Lloyd George and then Attlee, when land reform was a convulsive policy. It should be again 

The Labour Prime Minister seems trapped - and lost 

Dubai wants to be the ultimate sporting city in the Arabian desert 

CAR Hills was well known on the London literary scene. He was a magazine editor and short story writer who dreamed of publishing glory but could not escape a troubled life. But what drove him to the brink of murder?

The brutal, beautiful fictions of an American master 

The singer-songwriter's journey from early pop stardom to the avant-garde is one of the most intriguing in contemporary music

The Blair decade began with an exuberant rush of energy and sense of possibility. How can politics recapture the ability to inspire us?

Brutalised and war-ravaged, the child soldiers of Sierra Leone and Sudan are symbols of a broken order 

We live in an age of cultural inflation 

Authors are ideally placed to give us a true view of terrorism

Dresden was not chosen to host a single World Cup game, even though the stated intention of the organising committee, at least when it was bidding for the World Cup, was to incorporate the east so that it became a tournament for the whole country.

It unites continents, is watched by billions and its stars are treated as living gods. No contest can touch it for suspense or despair. Jason Cowley celebrates sport's premier competition.

The many incarnations of Les Liaisons Dangereuses

Cultural representations and the legacy of the genocide 

The lost world of the boys' weeklies 

The perpetrators of genocide are neither abused nor shunned. But pink shirts mark out the killers

Tony Blair embraced multiculturalism, open borders and the new market-driven globalisation. But how has the country changed since 1997?

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