December 2013

December 2013 issue

Past issues

Essays

In defence of GCHQ

How would you fix London?

The three Americas of the Chinese imagination

An initial deal has been struck with Iran over their nuclear weapons

The last best chance for Iran

Michael Axworthy

The London Syndrome

We can't ignore the evidence: genes affect social mobility

One hundred down

An affront to liberty

Regulars

Prospect recommends

If I ruled the world: Stephen Hough

What if ...de Gaulle had said ‘oui’ to Britain?

Opinions

Sarah Teather: Say no to the immigration bill

If I ruled the world: Stephen Hough

Rolf-Dieter Heuer: Are scientists getting it wrong?

Rolf-Dieter Heuer

Adam Posen: America's folly

Letter from Beijing: Do Chinese students no longer care about free speech?

AC Grayling: Equal before the law?

What if ...de Gaulle had said ‘oui’ to Britain?

Peter Kellner: Are the energy companies in the wrong?

Francis Maude: Fixing Whitehall

Arts & Books

Book review: Fire and Ashes: Success and Failure in Politics by Michael Ignatieff

In the new issue of Prospect: Clive James selects the best moments in the history of film, Stefan Collini on Michael Ignatieff's failure, and much more

New issue: Arts & Books

The legacy of nuclear weapons in the west

Book Review: Private Lives of the Ancient Mariner by Molly Lefebure

Book Review: Cristina and Her Double by Herta Miller

That bit when...

The Great Escape: Health, Wealth and the Origins of Inequality by Angus Deaton

Book Review: Penelope Fitzgerald: A Life by Hermione Lee

Jonathan Derbyshire

Age of the arbitrary

Book Review: The Book of Job A Biography by Mark Larrimore

JFK: A moving target

Tom Arnold-Forster

Norman Mailer: A Double Life

Society and Culture

Andy Davis: Follow the leader?

Anna Blundy: Getting to know you

Wendell Steavenson: Rattlesnake shake 'n' bake

Wendell Steavenson

Sam Leith: A father's dilemma

Sam Leith: A father's dilemma

Age of the arbitrary

Julia van der Vink: Winemakers Revolt

Julia van der Vink