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I really value my New Internationalist subscription, but as someone unfamiliar with South African politics I found much in the Big Story almost impenetrable, particularly 'The metal that bent' (NI [...]

There was an interesting series of articles about refugees in the issue of 3 December. Resistance to the 'wrong sort' of migrants goes back a way. The UK's 1905 Aliens [...]

In 'End of the grand illusion' (22 October), John Gray makes a case for a 'Biden Doctrine' marking a significant change in US thinking about other cultures and ways of [...]

With the fall of Kabul (Leader & passim, 20 August), the US has lost not one war but two. The headline defeat is the so-called war on terror, with the [...]

Hannah Rose Woods's history lesson on the toppling of Edward Colston's statue was timely (Observations, 12 June). She contextualises the event within the anxieties of the 1890s when the statue [...]

I am conflicted about Jacob Rees-Mogg and nothing I have read helps ('The polite extremist', 16 February). I have long campaigned about Guantanamo and associated wanton barbarity and torture; but [...]

Can someone remind Mark Bale (Correspondence, 10 August) that there is no unelected foreign committee running the EU (he might usefully look up the European Council) and that the government's [...]

I have been following the debate about university fees with interest yet I feel that all sides are missing a fundamental truth (Leader, 23 February). Education is a vital national [...]

I was taken aback by the unexpected pessimism in your latest leader ('Mourning in Manchester, 26 May), which floated the idea of a 'strong state' to preserve us from occasional [...]

Who will speak for liberal Britain, you ask? A good question, which your Leader and wide-ranging contributions seek to illuminate (Wanted: an Opposition, 31 March). Amid the complexity and uncertainty [...]

Philip Norman has all sorts of theories about facial hair but he omits the simplest one (Observations, 26 August). As a financially challenged student in the 1970s, I made razor [...]

In a climate where acts of terror are being leveraged for political gain, it is irresponsible of the New Statesman to talk singularly of attacks on the Jewish community by [...]

Mehdi Hasan (Lines of Dissent, 22 March) may be right about Muslim anti-Semitism, though Lord Ahmed is hardly typical, as he concedes. All the Muslims I meet are among the [...]

To those who have been battling to obtain justice for those detained and abused under the post-9/11 rendition and torture programmes, last week's revelations in the NS ('Truth brings its [...]

What changed on 11 September 2001 was that western intervention in the affairs of third world states suddenly went mainstream (Cover Story, 5 September). The organisation of coups, arming sympathetic [...]

What a brilliant NS piece ('Parliament and the people,' 11 April), which considers the processes that can enhance or subvert democratic will. As one of Zac Goldsmith's constituents, I am [...]

In his interview with Jack Straw, Jason Cowley (7 December) refers to "moderate" Muslims, implying that there is a vast constituency of "immoderate" Muslims. I think he means mainstream Muslims, [...]

The thought that the tiniest morsel of my money might slip into the pockets of those two unscrupulous propagandists, Blair and Campbell, had persuaded me to cancel my subscription. Then [...]

Your 'No Place for Children' campaign (8 September) provides a brilliant expose of the difference between government pontification and practice. How can it be right to treat children so very [...]

'Old Labour dogma' was swapped for 'economic efficiency' (Inside track, 1 September), but the response to the looming recession is to hand taxpayers' money to the bankers who triggered the [...]

It is futile to protest at the cull of post offices by a government determined to cut this service. It is claimed that the Post Office 'loses' money, which it [...]

In advocating a Bill of Rights (Leader, 11 June), you are partly right. What is needed is a written constitution enshrining both rights and responsibilities. A clear enunciation of these […]

LETTER OF THE WEEK Revitalised thinking The articles in last week's excellent issue by Jeremy Cliffe, Ian Leslie and Emily Tamkin all revitalised my thinking about Black Lives Matter (A World In Revolt, 12 June). In this light, some mixed feelings about what happened to the statue might be allowed, and not because slavers should be memorialised or that there can be any equivalence whatsoever between an assault on a metal statue and an assault on the body of a slave. Perhaps Colston's should be replaced with a statue of a slave: a different kind of dialogue with Burke. [Extracted from the article]

The New Internationalist is a magazine that welcomes letters from readers, which may be edited for space or clarity. In one letter, a baby boomer responds to feeling blamed for the state of the planet by emphasizing the need for action and highlighting the positive contributions of their generation. Another letter expresses difficulty in understanding South African politics and laments the country's governance issues and corruption. A third letter discusses the importance of keeping personal opinions separate from climate events to maintain solidarity among climate activists. The magazine also addresses the absence of a crossword puzzle and explains that discussions about its return are ongoing. Finally, a reader from New Zealand shares their experience of maintaining a long, uncut lawn to reduce emissions and recommends a conversation between God and St Francis. [Extracted from the article]

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including Ziauddin Sardar's review of "In the Shadow of the Sword" and Rafael Behr's "Essay" in the April 30, 2012 issue and "The Righteous Brothers" by Sophie Elmhirst in the April 23, 2012 issue.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including "A fatal insouciance" by Dominic Sandbrook on former British Prime Minister David Cameron's legacy in the August 26, 2016 issue, "Out of Ordinary" by Helen Lewis on conspiracy theories in the August 19, 2016 issue, and another one on facial hair by Philip Norman in the August 26, 2016 issue.

Letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in the February 20, 2015, issue, including "The happiness conspiracy" by Brian Appleyard, "Who governs Britain?" by Simon Heffer, and "First Thoughts" by Peter Wilby.

Letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues, including an essay on banking by Alex Preston in the September 28, 2012, issue, "The Case for a Truly Liberal Party" by Richard Reeves in the September 21, 2012, issue, and an editorial about the English education system in the September 14, 2012, issue.

Letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including an "NS Essay" on British military officers from wealthy backgrounds in World War I by Anthony Seldon in the December 13, 2013, issue, and "How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Amazon" by Nicholas Clee concerning Internet retailer Amazon.com and "Apes With Big Brains" by Richard Dawkins concerning human nature, both in the December 20, 2013, issue.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in the December 14, 2009 issue including "Muslim Jesus," by Mehdi Hasan, the editorial on the war in Afghanistan, and the selection of the ten best books of the decade.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in the September 29, 2008 issue including "The crash of 2008," "Who are the British Asians?" and an editorial on the British Labour Party.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles that appeared in the September 1, 2008 issue including the column regarding the British Labor Party and social policy, a letter to the editor about the Taliban guerrillas and the article "The truth about GM."

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in the May 12, 2008 issue including the article on the closing of post offices in England, the interview with British politician Tony Benn and the articles on the student protests of 1968.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including "Inside Track," by Peter Hain in the June 11, 2007 issue, "Observations," by Ed Husain in the June 18, 2007 issue, and "Media," by Brian Cathcart in the June 18, 2007 issue.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including an editorial, a column by John Pilger concerning Robert F. Kennedy and Gordon Brown and the article "Inside Track" by Philip Gould. All of these items appeared in the May 14, 2007 issue.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles from the March 15 and March 22, 2013 issues including "The Rote Set In" by Richard J. Evans, "Lines of Dissent" by Mehdi Hasan, and "Down and Out" by Nicholas Lezard.

Several letters are presented from readers responding to articles from previous issues including "Perpetual warfare" by John Gray and an interview with Michael Scheuer from the September 5, 2011 issue, and the "Economics Essay" by Jonathan Portes from the August 29, 2011 issue.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in the April 27, 2009 issue including "Rise of the geeks," the article on fair trade products and the argument in favor of legalization of drugs in Great Britain.