David Cameron has one chance to target the tax dodgers—here is what he should do

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With a big enough roof, yes

The SNP’s world view is narrow—and wrong

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Jeb Bush is running for president—already

Time to remove one of Britain’s great glass ceilings

The working time directive is ripe for change

The nation is on the precipice

If I were God I’d wipe you all out

Bronwen Maddox introduces the April issue

Five things to do this month

Extracts from memoirs and diaries

Castro and cooking

Prospect readers have their say

Ray Kurzweil predicts that by 2029 scientists will have created conscious computers....

Mark Walport will be nobody’s fool as he becomes the government’s chief scientific...

Pop changed the art world forever

Since the 15th century Europe has been the bloody battleground in a continent-wide...

JM Coetzee’s new novel is a profound existential comedy. But what does it all mean?

Director Katie Mitchell is at war with Britain’s parochial theatre culture

April’s selections span from the earliest origins of life to a satirical look at the...

Does the stroppy adolescent exist?

Eggs are not just for Easter

New world—not so new

A mortal fear of dental hygienists