Churchill and the hinge of history

To view this email as a web page, click [here.]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [undefined]( Happy weekend! How is Jeremy Corbyn like Doctor Who? That's the question Stephen Bush asks in the magazine this week. The answer has to do with his ability to regenerate, but stay the same. (You'll have to read the column, linked below, for more.) In the print issue, our cover story asks why Britain keeps returning to Winston Churchill - and the moment we stood alone against the Nazis. It's a timely piece given the arrival of Darkest Hour is currently showing across the UK's cinemas. Plus: Simon Heffer on the new Tory plot against the PM; Mehdi Hasan and Sophie McBain on their experiences of a year living in Trump's America, and Amol Rajan has a confession: he's going veggie. Helen [@helenlewis]( Editor's Picks [Stephen Bush on why Jeremy Corbyn is Labour's Doctor Who]( The party leader's stealthy reshuffle shows that, like the Time Lord, he can regenerate and stay the same. [Simon Heffer on the latest plots to oust Theresa May]( The Prime Minister can only blame herself for a cabinet stuffed with mediocrities. [Labour's Jonathan Ashworth on how to solve the NHS crisis]( George Eaton interviews the shadow health secretary. [Master of nothing: the downfall of comic actor Aziz Ansari]( Anoosh Chakelian explores the actor and comedian's fall from grace. [The errors and omissions of the Winston Churchill film Darkest Hour]( Adrian Smith finds that the movie looks terrific yet plays fast and loose with the truth. [www.NewStatesman.com]( [Will the feminists of the future claim the #metoo movement - or disown it?]( Glosswitch on the backlash against the new movement. [On immigration, Nicola Sturgeon's out of step with England... and her own electorate]( Chris Deerin argues that the First Minister may end up winning the battle and losing the war. [podcast]( To unsubscribe click: [here](