Issue 172
July 2010
Contents
Afghanistan: what are we fighting for?
A Prospect panel in conversation with Britan's top soldier Sir David Richards on the future of warfare
Comment (2)Germany's withdrawal symptoms
Angela Merkel faces a tough test as Germany goes to the polls. The country seems more inward-looking and nationalistic since the euro crisis. But this shift is both more subtle and not as recent as it appears
Losing our minds to the web
A new American book claims that the internet is damaging our ability to think. But the web's real dangers lie elsewhere
Who are the Liberal Democrats?
After the Lib Dems' pasting in the polls, the party needs to reconcile its ideological tensions
Growing pains
21st June 2010 — Issue 172Allotments were once the preserve of the working class. But now the middle class is encroaching
Why we need the Daily Mirror
The original paper of the left-wing working class needs to be rescued
Why France is banning the veil
Religion and state are clashing again
Could the media save Afghanistan?
The US has an excellent chance to get people engaged
Prospect's World Cup 2010 blog
Introducing Prospect's World Cup blog from South Africa
Why Ethiopia is not the voice of Africa
Africa could be much better represented by other countries on the world stage
How to live with the Iranian bomb
America could benefit from a nuclear Iran
Murdoch is right
If we value good journalism, why don’t we pay for it online?
Don't blame the hedgies
22nd June 2010 — Issue 172Billionaire hedge-fund managers didn’t cause the crisis, so tougher regulation would be a mistake
Life after Griffin
The future is still bright for the far right
Make them work longer
Public-sector workers should retire later
Giving people what they want
22nd June 2010 — Issue 172Want to know which treatments work best? Try asking patients
An answer to the oil crisis?
Microalgae could be the world's new source of energy
Claire Denis on filmmaking and feminism
An interview with French film director Claire Denis
Writers without borders: in conversation with Per Wästberg
Per Wästberg on chairing the Nobel prize for literature
Cultural notebook: the disadvantages of privacy
21st June 2010 — Issue 172The end of the inner life
A man for all seasons
A fine biography on Montaigne should win him new admirers
Stage directions: open-air theatre
21st June 2010 — Issue 172Outdoor performances draw on theatre's roots
Words that think for us: "liberal"
21st June 2010 — Issue 172Edward Skidelsky exposes abuses of language
Washington watch
22nd June 2010 — Issue 172There’ll be a slew of female Republican candidates in the midterms—but will they win?
China café: "no swimming"
22nd June 2010 — Issue 172Swimming is forbidden. But the Chinese have a different attitude to rules
If I ruled the world: mirror tax
22nd June 2010 — Issue 172It would be fiscally—and morally—expedient
Political notes: the alternative vote
The proposed electoral reform just isn't worth it
Crisis watch: still too big to fail
21st June 2010 — Issue 172Deep flaws remain in the financial system
Diary
22nd June 2010 — Issue 172Labour leadership, Sarko the piglet, and the world's most incompetent terrorists
