Shut Holloway
Britain’s prison system is failing its women inmates
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Keynes, Hayek and orange peppers
I look at this packet of peppers, and I think: is this what the long history of human ingenuity has come to? -
The riots, the rappers and the Anglo-Jamaican tragedy
Did hip-hop culture play a part in last week's riots? And do you have to come from the inner city to discuss its problems? -
Politics
Ed Miliband’s route to redefining Labour risks following the same path as Gordon Brown’s—from the left to an empty centre -
Ed Miliband at the Labour conference: 7 out of 10
Ed Miliband said most of the right things in his Labour conference address today. It was a speech that did a job—more than competently—but it did not inspire. And yet, to the relief of his audience, it also suggested that he might be able to inspire in the future. He... -
Ed Miliband shouldn’t have won—but it might work out anyway
Has the Labour party condemned itself to 15 years in opposition by electing Ed Miliband? That is the consensus of the commentariat—and for once it may be right. The manner of his election, thanks to all those union activist votes, makes matters worse. And there was already a big problem... -
Tony Kushner: a political playwright?
The Pulitzer-winning playwright's work—now showing at London's Tricycle Theatre—has always been politically controversial. But on stage, as in life, politics is only part of the story -
FiveBooks
This month, the topic is Africa, chosen by Michela Wrong, a British journalist and author who spent six years there as a foreign correspondent. -
Citizenship first: the case for compulsory civic service
Most people think that young people should be asked to give something back. Politicians agree. Yet a compulsory scheme has seemed too ambitious—until now. A civic service scheme could be the legacy of this recession -
Stranger in a strange land
Japan can look like a compendium of all the world's cultures. But it is just strange enough to make an eternal outsider feel at home
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