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How to read New Statesman free or for less

The New Statesman is a British weekly magazine of politics and culture. Its two main newsletters and its podcast cost nothing, and a digital subscription gives unlimited access to the website and the weekly magazine in the app. Readers outside the UK can subscribe too, in euros or US dollars.

Last checked 14 Nov 2026. Offers change often, so confirm the price on the outlet's own page before you pay.

Quick answer

Start with the free Morning Call and Saturday Read newsletters and the New Statesman podcast; if you want the magazine itself, the app's monthly plan is £9.99 in the UK or US$11.49 in the US, and students can ask their library to subscribe through Exact Editions.

United Kingdom

School / university

Ask your university or school library for the Exact Editions edition

Free to members where the institution subscribes

Exact Editions sells libraries the New Statesman's digital edition, with current issues and back issues to May 2014, readable on the web and in its iOS and Android apps, on site or remotely. Students can use the 'Are you a student?' link on the Exact Editions page to ask their institution to subscribe. A personal Exact Editions subscription costs £119.99 a year.

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Gift link

Gift subscriptions

Price of the chosen plan

Any New Statesman subscription can be bought as a gift by ticking the gift box at checkout. For plans with digital access, you enter the recipient's email address and a message for them.

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Free newsletter

Morning Call and The Saturday Read newsletters

Free

Morning Call is the New Statesman's short daily guide to the day's news and politics, and The Saturday Read picks the week's best writing on ideas, politics, books and culture. You sign up with just an email address, through each newsletter's Substack page.

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App

Subscribe in the iPhone app

£9.99/month or £119.99/year; other listed plans at £7.99 and £79.99 (in-app purchase)

The New Statesman Magazine app sells subscriptions through your Apple account. The UK App Store lists a £9.99 monthly plan and a £119.99 annual plan, plus cheaper plans at £7.99 and £79.99; the app shows which ones are open to you. A digital subscription gives unlimited access to newstatesman.com and each new issue in the app before it reaches the newsstand.

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Other

The New Statesman Podcast

Free

The New Statesman Podcast is on the usual podcast apps and on the NS website. Subscribers hear episodes early, but everyone can listen.

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United States

School / university

Ask your college library for the Exact Editions edition

Free to members where the library subscribes

US college and university libraries can subscribe to the New Statesman through Exact Editions, which gives current issues and back issues to May 2014 with IP-based and remote access. If your library does not have it, the Exact Editions page has a link to recommend it to your librarian.

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Free newsletter

Morning Call and The Saturday Read newsletters

Free

The daily Morning Call and the weekly Saturday Read are open to anyone with an email address, wherever you live. They are the cheapest way to follow the New Statesman's coverage of British politics.

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App

Subscribe in the iPhone app

US$11.49/month or US$139.99/year; other listed plans at US$9.99 and US$99.99 (in-app purchase)

The US App Store sells New Statesman subscriptions through your Apple account. The website charges readers outside Europe in US dollars too, so compare the two prices before you choose.

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Questions

Partly. The Morning Call and Saturday Read newsletters and the podcast are free, but full access to the website and the magazine needs a subscription.

In the UK App Store the monthly plan is £9.99 and the annual plan £119.99, with some cheaper plans also listed. In the US App Store the monthly plan is US$11.49. Website prices vary by region and offer and are shown at checkout.

We could not confirm a current student plan on an official page. Students can instead ask their university library to subscribe to the New Statesman through Exact Editions.

Yes. Tick the gift box at checkout; for digital plans you add the recipient's email address and a message.