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But the Serbian government has also been eager to welcome Russian émigrés for other, more practical reasons. In short, the Russian newcomers are flush with cash, which Serbia desperately needs. Serbia also sees the influx of Russians as a potential antidote to the problem of demographic oblivion, as its own talented young people leave the country in droves for better opportunities in the West. Returning to The Plot for a second time before interviewing Dorries, I realised that it did not really matter if this immensely entertaining book was true or not. It was pure Dada: the sort of surreal document that only appears when a tired regime is fading away, like the gas released by a dead body. It also proved that, embarrassingly for the lobby, she had managed to outmanoeuvre the nation’s political press corps. John Gray sounds the alarm on Ukraine . Twenty years after the invasion of Iraq, are a new generation of liberal hawks, “who view Ukraine as the pivotal battlefield in a global struggle for democracy”, leading us into another quagmire?

Good morning, and welcome to the Saturday Read, the New Statesman ’s weekly guide to the best writing on ideas, politics, books and culture. This is Will . We have a superb selection of reportage, interviews and comment pieces for you this weekend. Holidays[{date: 20231218, intervals: [{end: 2200, start: 700}], isClosed: false}, {date: 20231219, intervals: [{end: 2200, start: 700}], isClosed: false}, {date: 20231220, intervals: [{end: 2200, start: 700}], isClosed: false}, {date: 20231221, intervals: [{end: 2200, start: 700}], isClosed: false}, {date: 20231222, intervals: [{end: 2200, start: 700}], isClosed: false}, {date: 20231223, intervals: [{end: 2200, start: 700}], isClosed: false}, {date: 20231224, intervals: [{end: 1600, start: 930}], isClosed: false}, {date: 20231225, intervals: [], isClosed: true}, {date: 20231226, intervals: [], isClosed: true}, {date: 20231227, intervals: [{end: 2000, start: 800}], isClosed: false}, {date: 20231228, intervals: [{end: 2000, start: 800}], isClosed: false}, {date: 20231229, intervals: [{end: 2000, start: 800}], isClosed: false}, {date: 20231230, intervals: [{end: 2000, start: 800}], isClosed: false}, {date: 20231231, intervals: [{end: 1600, start: 930}], isClosed: false}, {date: 20240101, intervals: [], isClosed: true}] To be Conservative or conservative - that is the question. Whether 'tis better for your mental health to suffer the spin and untruths of outrageous Tory governments, or to take action against this sea of troubles, and by opposing end them? The arrow shows the average direction of the waves 1-2 miles out to sea. It indicates how sheltered the

If you work on understanding your mistakes on questions that closely resemble the ones on the real test, you'll be on your way to a great SAT Reading score! Ukrainian officials said the drones came in from two different directions with the aim of trying to overwhelm the capital’s air defences. This week, Harry wants to know what you think Britain’s role in the world is, or should be. When he asked me this question over a (long, journalistic) lunch, the first thing that came to mind was John Milton. “Let not England forget her precedence of teaching nations how to live.” England went on to have a long and controversial career in testing out Milton’s assumption. It took a few centuries for the English to realise, or be forced into the realisation that other nations didn’t care for its tutelage. Good morning, and welcome to the third edition of the Saturday Read, the New Statesman’ s new guide to the best writing on ideas, politics, books and culture each weekend. This is Will Lloyd. The Saturday Read editor, Harry Lambert, has written this week’s sign-off. We have ten superb stories from the New Statesman , a handful of other NS articles you might like, and 15 links to pieces from across the media. This is excellent – can’t wait to read David Edmonds’ bio. A good comparison for writing a philosophical masterpiece under tenure deadline is Being and Time.

Sex bargains, child neglect and domestic servitude: the dark side of Britain’s scheme for Ukrainian refugees – Polly Bindman investigates, one year to the week after Boris Johnson announced the scheme. (Harriet Marsden has also written about her first-hand experience of the scheme.) In many cases, relationships between hosts and guests have blossomed. But for a few, they’ve broken down entirely, as Polly reveals using new data obtained by the New Statesman . WL — A satisfyingly scathing review from Charlotte Stroud on podcaster-author Elizabeth Day. AA Gill used to say that his writing was “firm but fair”. Stroud writes in that tradition: Can you be cutting to a lord? It bothered me for days after we spoke. And then I realised: it was exactly this – ridiculous deference – that helped get Britain into that terrible mess in Iraq. Soldiers had too much respect for politicians. Politicians had too much respect for soldiers. As for journalists, most of them were MIA in 2003. We should all be more frank with each other, and say what we mean, in the moment. period (more than 10 seconds) means the waves at the beach may be more powerful. Lifeguards can give you individual waves out to sea or at the beach can be higher than this number. If you are close to theWe don’t get a crisis of democracy because capitalism is not working – we get a crisis of democracy because capitalism is working very well on its own terms.” Quinn Slobodian, an author of the moment, is interviewed by Gavin Jacobson, our ideas editor. The automatic scoring is great, but it isn't a substitute for taking a real timed practice test with pencil and paper, so make sure you supplement with printable tests as well.