Megan Gibson
Megan Gibson is executive editor, foreign, of the New Statesman.
The Netherlands bids farewell to Mark Rutte
Following a bitter dispute about asylum seekers, the 13-year premiership of “Teflon Mark” has finally ended.
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Peter Morgan’s Patriots confronts the rise of Putin in post-Soviet Russia
Tom Hollander plays the ambitious, politically well-connected billionaire Boris Berezovsky in this absorbing portrait of a power struggle.
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Marina Litvinenko: “I’m glad to talk about him – it feels like a duty”
The wife of Alexander Litvinenko on Putin, Peter Morgan's Patriots and depictions of her husband's assassination on stage and…
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How Russia’s war on Ukraine will change the world, with Serhii Plokhy
The acclaimed author’s latest book looks at the impact of the conflict
From the war in Ukraine to the life of Roger Deakin: new books reviewed in short
Also featuring Anna Metcalfe’s Chrysalis and Octavia Bright’s This Ragged Grace.
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Is the National Conservatism conference a glimpse into Britain’s future?
Britain is the latest beachhead for an American political philosophy that draws from the lingering influence of Donald Trump.
From Caleb Azumah Nelson to the artists of Kettle’s Yard: new books reviewed in short
Also featuring a biography of Messalina and a story collection by Shalash the Iraqi.
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