The great philosopher had a pluralistic view and made puncturing scientific pretension into an art form. She spoke to Prospect a few weeks before her death, aged 99

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Yasmin Alibhai-Brown and Simon Heffer go head-to-head in this month's duel

Armed only with a microphone and his social media accounts, can Manzoor Pashteen change a dangerous country? Samira Shackle reports

The Democratic Socialists of America are pulling the party of Clinton and Obama to the left

"Global Britain" has become an oft-repeated phrase. Yet in reality, the Foreign Office is losing its battle to find a place in the world for Britain post-Brexit

Fifty years before some women were given the franchise, Lily Maxwell voted in a by-election. It's time she was written back into history

Are people living in the capital actually better off?

Most of the country is hurting. But it won’t be able to escape the shadow of the mighty metropolis without an overhaul of capitalism

A complex peace deal, backed by Europe and America, ended the Bosnian war in 1995. Now, it is falling apart