May 2017 issue
Could independence for Scotland mean liberation for England? Neal Ascherson argues for nationalism on both sides of the border. Also: What will happen after Islamic State?
Past issues
Essays
Richard Dearlove: "The deterioration of European politics... is a far more serious problem for the UK" than terrorism ©Cate Gillon/Getty Images
Interview: Richard Dearlove—I spy nationalism
Jay Elwes
Refugees flee IS in Iraq—as the war goes on, al-Qaeda is preparing to return ©Afton Bladet/IBL/Rex/Shutterstock
After Islamic State
Jason Burke
An American in Mogadishu: Farmajo's Republican links could help him ©Image via US Mission-Somalia Twitter feed
Can Somalia be saved?
Ismail Einashe
Theresa May signs the Article 50 letter: "Many of us... make the mistake of assuming a static political backdrop" ©Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
Article 50: Trigger unhappy
Jolyon Maugham
Snap happy: social media posts about Trump’s campaign helped propel him into the White House ©MATTHEW CAVANAUGH/GETTY IMAGEs
The new politics: The revolution will be digitised
Paul Hilder
“In the midst of this dynamic, kinetic, upthrust is the sense of an uncomfortable paradox” ©MIKE KEMP/GETTY IMAGE
London's nowhere neighbourhood
Wendell Steavenson
“As the quarrel between Theresa May and Nicola Sturgeon grows ruder... it’s time to think about nationalism” ©ANDREW MILLIGAN/AFP/GETTY IMAGES C
Scotland: Normal nation, neurotic neighbour
Neal Ascherson
Indyref2: Is it winnable?
John Curtice
Scottish independence: Is it affordable?
Frances Cairncross
Regulars
Stephen Collins's cartoon: The liberal elite
Stephen Collins
Foreword: May 2017—From British exit to Britain's break-up
Tom Clark
If I ruled the world: Sayeeda Warsi
Sayeeda Warsi
Speed data: Uneven reports on inequality
Torsten Bell
James Callaghan became prime minister in 1976, but did not fight an election until 1979 ©Harris/AP/Rex/Shutterstock
The way we were: Calling—and not calling—snap elections
Ian Irvine
The Generalist by Didymus: issue 254
Prospect Team
©Michael Bowles/Rex/Shutterstock
Brief encounter: Michael Rosen
Prospect Team
©Jay Brooks
Prospect recommends: The best plays this month
Michael Coveney
Prospect recommends: the best art exhibitions this month
Emma Crichton-Miller
Great expectations: Beatrice Rana ©Marie-Staggat
Prospect recommends: The best classical music this month
Alexandra Coghlan
Prospect recommends: The best science exhibitions this month
Anjana Ahuja
Puzzles and Enigmas by Barry R Clarke: issue 254
Prospect Team
The Duel: Is Sgt Pepper still worth the hype?
Victoria Segal & John Harris
Listen: Headspace #8—Upending the old
Tom Clark
Opinions
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon ©Andrew Milligan/PA Wire/PA Images
Scottish independence isn't going away
Simon Jenkins
A demonstration during the World Climate Change Conference in Paris, 2015 ©Chesnot/Getty Images
The fight against climate change is not lost
Bryony Worthington
Two muslim women in Shepherd's Bush market in west London ©Matt Crossick/Matt Crossick/Empics Entertainment
Who cares how women dress?
Nesrine Malik
Everyone has their own bright Brexit ideas—for some it's old-fashioned bulbs
Brexit: The art of the impossible deal
Martha Gill
©Renato Granieri/Alamy stock photo
View from the Falklands: The other British isles
Jennifer Coombs
Refuge should be about simple tasks: First it entails a duty of rescue" ©Irish Defence Forces via Wikimedia Commons
How to fix the refugee crisis
Alexander Betts
Pensions bulletin: Setting hard-earned savings to work
Richard Harrington
Pst workplace pension campaigns have included the furry character "Worky" ©Elizabeth Nunn/Alamy stock photo
Pensions bulletin: Nudges and NEST eggs
Josephine Cumbo
US President Donald Trump with Secretary of Health and Human Resources Tom Price (left) and Vice President Mike Pence (right) Olivier Douliery/DPA/PA Images
Obamacare: Republican rage runs into a dead end
Jared Bernstein
Campaign group Border Communities Against Brexit arrive to hold a protest at Storming, March 2017
Brexit: the Irish will suffer
Denis MacShane
Arts & Books
Over to you Ivanka: Donald Trump's nepotism echoes the South American leaders of the past ©Mark Wilson/Getty Images
The book of Donald
Miranda France
Books in brief: The Art of Losing Control by Jules Evans
Sophie Marquand
Books in brief: The Enlightened Mr Parkinson by Cherry Lewis
Manjit Kumar
In contempt: the Daily Mail in full attack-dog mode ©Benjamin Fathers/AFP/Getty Images
Why the Daily Mail hates Britain
Michael White
A lithograph showing Martin Luther burning the papal bull of excommunication. Photo: N.Y. : Published u. printed by H. Schile, 36 Division St. c1874.
How the English Reformation silenced a noisy, generous way of life
Giles Fraser
Books in brief: Jihad and Death by Olivier Roy
Sameer Rahim
Books in brief: The Locomotive of War by Peter Clarke
Ian Irvine
Books in brief: Civil Wars by David Armitage
Saul David
Strange and familiar Thomas Ades is a musical phenomenon who attracts little serious criticism ©Catherine Ashmore
Thomas Adès: Almost a great composer
Ivan Hewett
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Books in brief: #republic by Cass Sunstein
Alex Dean
Books in brief: Out of China by Robert Bickers
Julia Lovell
Books in brief: On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder
Annabelle Chapman
The Duel: Is Sgt Pepper still worth the hype?
Victoria Segal & John Harris
Society and Culture
DIY Investor: Timing is everything
Andy Davis
Life of the mind: The constant life companion
Anna Blundy
Leith on language: Whaam! Bam! Thanks Batman!
Sam Leith
Wine: Fruits of invention
Barry Smith
©Wendell Steavenson
Matters of taste: Collective cooking
Wendell Steavenson
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