New Statesman

The BBC pay gap storm shows money, not sex, is now our biggest source of scandal

Employers know what you are worth with far more accuracy than you do.

Chuka Umunna: “The only test for Labour is getting more seats than the Conservatives”

The Labour candidate discusses his party’s election chances, Brexit, Emmanuel Macron and whether he’ll stand for the leadership.

My Hebrew Tuesdays, why modesty is overrated, and how I became a grand dame

In this week's diary, Julie Burchill explains why she's returning to the shul – and her secret to good health.

Tracy Brabin on representing Jo Cox’s seat: “The community is still raw“

The former soap actress won her seat in a by-election in October, after the murder of the Labour MP.

Warning from a global era: the lessons we must learn from the 19th century

Richard J Evans’s sweeping history of 19th-century Europe, The Pursuit of Power, has much to offer in our current moment.

Buckets of pasta and the radio blaring? It’s back to school on Lake Como

The breakfast show on 102.5 FM Sportiva blasts from windows and my friend Lucia sucks her teeth as we wind on foot through the cars. “Che STRESS…