So long as the good times rolled, argues Michael Prest in an essay for our latest edition, most people didn't complain that a banker got paid 100 times more than a nurse. At least, there was a...

Ha-Joon Chang has been described by Martin Wolf—the FT commentator—as the world's most effective critic of globalisation. The South Korean economist writes a short, provocative piece in the new...

"Ninety five per cent of music downloads are unauthorised, with no payment to artists and producers," according to a recent report from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry...

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In our Christmas edition, Prospect announced the results of our Public Intellectual of 2008 contest - won by General David Petraeus. Just for fun, we decided to mark the event with a special...

An Englishman's home may be his castle, but it should still be subject to a yearly MOT, says the government's chief scientific adviser John Beddington. People may think they're being "greener than...

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Several grateful tips of the hat to Prospect (and First Drafts) contributor William Davies for pointing out this stupendously good scheme for an investigative project on his blog—the BBC have...

What impact will the recession have on the long-running battle for public sector reform? Yesterday's pre-budget report suggests its all rather up in the air. In the short-term public sector spending...

I enter Europe's largest shopping centre from the South, noting that they have been sensible enough to stick to basic euclidean geometry with their names and navigational aids. Should I have brought...