Leader: Democracy depends upon a free media and an informed public
The WikiLeaks cables exposed government corruption, war crimes and human rights abuses.When Jason Cowley and I first discussed this guest edit over breakfast in January, I explained that I wanted to...
View ArticleNintendo warfare
Jemima Khan visits Islamabad to hear about the terrible civilian death toll of US drone strikes.Two weeks ago, in Pakistan, I met a boy called Tariq who, at 16, is a year older than my son. He was a...
View ArticleKen vs Boris: my verdict
After interviewing both mayoral contenders in one day, I found Ken candid and Boris canny.Boris Johnson, according to a poll, is the person with whom most Londoners would like to have breakfast. Last...
View ArticleThe NS Interview: Vivienne Westwood
“Prince Charles is my hero – and Robert Fisk and Lily Cole” Why does fashion matter? I don't know if it matters. I always used to wriggle out of the question "Is fashion art?" - Jake Chapman accused me...
View ArticleKen: quick-fire questions
How important is it to be liked? It is nice, but I would rather do what is right than be liked. Your idea of perfect happiness? I suppose it's on a beach with a pina colada. Very cheap and tacky. Your...
View ArticleKen Livingstone:“The world is run by monsters”
In our exclusive interview, Jemima Khan finds the Labour challenger spoiling for a fight, with opinions on everything from “clinically insane” Margaret Thatcher to the “moral imbecile” running the BBC....
View ArticleBoris: quick-fire questions
How important to you is it to be liked? No more than most politicians. What is your idea of perfect happiness? It's something to do with a bottle of wine in the sun and then a swim and that sort of...
View ArticleBoris Johnson: “I’ll tell you what makes me angry – lefty crap”
"Terribly," says Boris to his cheery director of external affairs, Guto Harri, who has popped in to check how things are going, having been despatched earlier with a breezy, "I'm all right, Guto, don't...
View ArticleThe marriage business
Muslim men bring 12,000 brides to Britain each year. That leaves their female peers with a dilemma —Muslim men bring 12,000 brides to Britain each year. That leaves their female peers with a dilemma —...
View Article"One day, I’ll be a national treasure"
George Galloway loves to talk, has no regrets about appearing on Big Brother and has big plans for BGeorge Galloway, MP for Bradford West, is a Muslim. He converted more than ten years ago in a...
View ArticleThe NS Interview: Bella Freud, designer and campaigner
“People would rather blame the victim than the bully”Why did you start Hoping, your charity for Palestinian refugees? And why Palestine? I’ve always been interested in justice. I think what is...
View ArticleInterview: Eva Schloss, Anne Frank’s stepsister
No more nightmares: Jemima Khan talks to Eva Schloss. You published your account of the Holocaust in 1999. Why did you wait so long? When I came back in 1945, I was desperate to talk about what had...
View ArticleEva Schloss - full transcript
Jemima Khan talks to Anne Frank's step-sister.A shorter version of this interview appeared in the New Statesman's special issue on Jews and Judaism Why did you wait so long before telling your story?...
View ArticlePervez Musharraf: "If you are weak, anyone can come and kick you"
Jemima Khan talks to the former president of Pakistan, who is plotting his political comeback.General Pervez Musharraf, former president of Pakistan, former chief executive of Pakistan, former army...
View ArticleGrayson Perry: “I joined the cadets. I loved running around with guns”
The NS Interview.Your latest work is a series of tapestries that explore class and taste in modern Britain. Why tapestries? Do you want the real reason, or the reason that sounds really good? Both,...
View ArticleJohn Bercow: “I’ve never been given to little social cliques”
A natural outsider, John Bercow is a thorn in the side of David Cameron and his friends in the Tory party - and a punchbag for the right-wing press. Why do they dislike the "backbenchers' Speaker" so...
View ArticleJohn Bercow: “I’ve never liked little cliques”
An extract from Jemima Khan's interview with John Bercow, in which she talks to him about his journey from far-right attack dog to champion of parliamentary reform and civil liberties.John Bercow was...
View ArticleJemima Khan on Julian Assange: how the Wikileaks founder alienated his allies
WikiLeaks – whose mission statement was “to produce a more just society based upon truth” – has been guilty of the same obfuscation and misinformation as those it sought to expose, while its supporters...
View ArticleWhat kind of woman is willing to share her husband?
Jemima Khan investigates why more and more Muslim women in Britain are choosing to become “co-wives”. For many divorced, widowed or older women, could polygamy be a practical answer to their...
View ArticleAndrew Mitchell: “Ukip are our cousins and we want them back”
Andrew Mitchell talks to Jemima Khan about the NHS, nicknames, and what life would be like if his preferred candidate had beaten David Cameron to the Tory leadership.You are invited to read this free...
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