With studies showing a decline in car use, are we seeing the beginning of the end for the car?

Boston reinvented itself when its manufacturing industries declined. Should cities that don’t manage this be abandoned?

Our think tanks lack the funds of their US rivals—but they punch above their weight

The Tea party has focused public anger at Obama's reforms and forced the political establishment to take note in the run-up to the midterm elections. But is it any more than a knee-jerk response to a...

A new generation of ambitious politicians has finally won a share of power for their party. But the rise of this hard-headed, centre-right group will not go unchallenged

This is a genuinely exciting political moment. It is the government the country wanted: Cameron, with Clegg; a fired-up blue Quattro, with yellow brakes. It is also uncharted territory. Cameron must...

We all need something to do for the next 48 hours, while the Tories and the Lib Dems thrash it out. Already a campaign has started on facebook telling the media to "Cool It", and give the politicians...

I watched the debate in a pub in central London, largely filled with people who were supporting the Labour party. Here are some quick thoughts.1. Clegg won again. It was a weird moment of deja...

I watched the debate last night with a group of people invited to a bar in central London by a PR company. I have five reflections.1. Clegg won, therefore Cameron "won." The conventional wisdom...

New research shows how our social ties can influence us for better—and worse: making us fatter, more likely to smoke, marry, divorce and even vote. Governments should take heed