Law & government
Issue 161 August 2009
A law unto ourselves
11th August 2009 - Issue 161
Britain's libel laws are derided around the world—and they threaten journalism at home too
Comment (0)Political notes
11th August 2009 - Issue 161
Supporters of an open society can be found on all sides of British politics. But they are declining in number, and on the retreat
Issue 160 July 2009
A moral renewal
11th August 2009 - Issue 160
Punishing our bankers and politicians won't deter them from wrongdoing; they'll just find new ways of acting as they please. Instead, they must be rehabilitated
Down with people power
11th August 2009 - Issue 160
Direct democracy is back in fashion, seen as a way of restoring trust in politics. But more referendums, and even votes to sack MPs, are a bad idea—just look at what has happened in California
Sexual politics
11th August 2009 - Issue 160
Sex workers have persuaded MPs not to criminalise their clients. It's about time they had their say
The people’s William
11th August 2009 - Issue 160
Today's leaders could learn a lot about crisis management from Gladstone
Only connect
11th August 2009 - Issue 160
Danny Kruger reports from his company's work with ex-offenders
Political notes
11th August 2009 - Issue 160
Some worry that parliamentary scandals will push talented people away from politics. But might the opposite be true?
Issue 159 June 2009
Tiananmen 20 years on: lessons from Russia
11th August 2009 - Issue 159
Twenty years ago, China could have followed the path of the Soviet Union. Now the picture is very different: but China's leaders could still learn from Gorbachev
Obama in Cairo: dare more democracy
11th August 2009 - Issue 159
Obama cannot afford to ignore Bush's tentative push for greater democracy in Eqypt
The battle for Tehran
11th August 2009 - Issue 159
Despite a violent crackdown, Iran's youth continue to defy the regime, and their leader stand firm. But as the death toll rises, what hope is there of a resolution? And are the protesters even agreed on what they want?
Issue 158 May 2009
The great Dalit hope
11th August 2009 - Issue 158
Mayawati, political queen of the untouchables, could become her country's next prime minister. But what does her unlikely rise tell us about the new India?
Why I didn’t vote ANC
11th August 2009 - Issue 158
Like many white liberals I loyally backed the party of Mandela. But Jacob Zuma is a step too far
Brussels diary
11th August 2009 - Issue 158
The June EU elections may give a boost to Blair's chances of being EU president. That is, if he's willing to discover his socialist roots
Issue 157 April 2009
Europe’s last dictatorship
11th August 2009 - Issue 157
Since 1994, when Belarus first elected Alexander Lukashenko as president, the country has stagnated as a Russian client state. But the global financial crisis may finally force change on the regime
Rebels without a cause
11th August 2009 - Issue 157
Liberal over-reaction makes it harder to have a rational debate about the database state
More coups, please
11th August 2009 - Issue 157
Poor nations will remain trapped until their bad leaders shape up. Letting a few topple would help
Political notes
11th August 2009 - Issue 157
David Cameron's new green paper talks of a radical Tory localism. But he will find the centralising habit hard to break
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