December 2011

December 2011 issue

Past issues

Essays

Is British humour dead?

The prophet

The domino effect

Oliver Bullough

The new face of China?

Bad business

The boys’ club

A comedy lesson

Goodbye to the good life

How to fight poverty

Iain Duncan Smith

Gifts special: The best of gifts, the worst of gifts

Gifts special: Spirits

Gifts special: Watches

Michael Bywater

Gifts special: Cruises

Gifts special: Skiing

Gifts special: Giving in the long term

Our mutual friend

Brits abroad

Out of thin air

Regulars

In fact

If I ruled the world: Ann Widdecombe

Prospect recommends: December

Diary

Letters

The way we were

Editorial: Beyond a joke?

Opinions

Cheer up

Cameron’s euro dilemma

Peter Mandelson

Europe’s done well

C. Fred Bergsten

What’s in a place?

Great white hunter

China diary

Small island

Arts & Books

America’s Superman

Decisions, decisions

Bridging the gap

The year in film

The year in books

Society and Culture