Summer books, featuring John Gray, Julie Myerson, Mark Thompson & others

Disease of the mind? 7th July 2009In his review of Richard Bentall's new book (July), Alexander Linklater writes: "If psychiatric disorders are diseases at all, they are diseases of the mind...

Prospect redecorates the minister's officeA black-and-white photograph of William Gladstone taken in 1872 now hangs in the office of transport minister Andrew Adonis. Until early July, Gladstone...

America's prescription drug epidemic

On average, Hispanic men produce slightly more testosterone than African and Caucasian men and quite a lot more than Asian men. (USA Today, 11th March 2009)Over their adult lifetimes, women...

PlayJerusalem By Jez Butterworth, dir Ian Rickson. Royal Court Theatre, 10th July-15th August, Tel: 020 7565 5000, from £10Jez Butterworth has had an odd career since Mojo made his name at...

BritainDon't bet on a Tory landslideGordon Brown may have seen off a second coup but, given his humiliation in June's elections and David Cameron's handsome poll lead, a thumping Tory victory...

Public perception of politicians

In 1989, Vincent Van Gogh was the world's most expensive artist. In 2008, he was 394th on the Artprice auction turnover list. (Breakingview.com, 12th May 2009)The number of millionaires in...

Mark Thompson talks to Prospect about the licence fee, Britain, the future of broadcasting—and why he's not dumbing down.