Daniel Trilling
Daniel Trilling was editor of New Humanist until 2019. He was formerly assistant editor of the New Statesman, where he worked for seven years. His book Bloody Nasty People: The Rise of Britain’s Far Right (Verso) was long-listed for the Orwell prize.
Articles by Daniel Trilling
‘‘The beauty in physics is the kind of beauty that people have embodied in art’’
A Q&A with Frank Wilczek.
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Fail better
The films of Adam Curtis tell the histories of utopian ideas gone disastrously wrong. So why does he think we need more of them? Daniel Trilling meets the acclaimed documentary maker
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Marc Bennetts: “When Russia’s patience snaps, you don’t want to be the ruler in charge”
New Humanist talks to the author of "Kicking the Kremlin: Russia’s New Dissidents and the Battle to Topple Putin"
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Karima Bennoune: ‘‘People deserve much more than a choice between multiple forms of repression’’
New Humanist talks to the author of "Your Fatwa Does Not Apply Here: Untold Stories from the Fight Against Muslim Fundamentalism"
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Will the Greek government ban Golden Dawn?
Interview: author Dimitris Psarras tells us about the rise of far-right extremism in Greece
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Some clarity on the veil “debate”
Recognise islamophobia for what it is, don't exclude people and don't hide from difficult questions, writes Daniel Trilling
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Beyond Dawkins
Our incoming editor Daniel Trilling calls for a new approach to discussing religion
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