Issue 12 of New Associations is about to be mailed out. Our special feature this issue centres on race and ethnicity in psychoanalytic practice and training. Guest edited by Helen Morgan, this section includes articles by Fakhry Davids, Onel Brooks, Agnes Bryan, Frank Lowe, and Gail Lewis. We're also bringing you a thoughtful piece by Johnathan Sunley on Margaret Thatcher, an interview by Joan Thompson with Richard III actor Mark Rylance, and an overview of the state of psychoanalytic provision across Europe by Hansjoerg Messner.