New Statesman Podcasts

Constance McCullagh, author of Funny Peculiar – a memoir of surviving child sexual abuse – and Tania Pouwhare of the Women’s Resource Centre talk to newstatesman.com editor Ben Davies about the importance of Rape Crisis and issues around sexual violence

Rachael Jolley talks to Bill Clinton’s ex-economic adviser about the positive power of globalisation and other issues ahead of the Fabian foreign affairs conference on 19 January in association with the New Statesman

The only way is up? Can the recent successes of the social enterprise sector be sustained?
This year has seen massive growth in the social enterprise sector. But is this the shape of things to come, or just a passing fad?
Key speakers: Phil Hope MP, Minister for the Third Sector; Nigel Kershaw, The Big Issue; Cliff Prior, Chief Executive, UnLtd; Allison Ogden-Newton, Chief Executive, SEL
Chaired by Ben Davies, Online Editor, New Statesman

A recording of the New Statesman New Media Awards 2007 ceremony, chaired by Rory Cellan-Jones. With a keynote speech from Barry Sheerman MP and speeches from the winners and the judges.

Read about the winners of the awards

Members of parliament have voted to give themselves £10,000 each a year to spend on things like websites to boost “public understanding” of parliament; But how should this be spent?

Key speakers:
Derek Wyatt MP, 2006 Elected Representative winner
Tom Steinberg, Founder and Director, mySociety
David Wilcox, consultant, writer, trainer and 2007 New Media Awards judge
Chaired by Kathryn Corrick