The British political system is in bad shape. Mistrust of politicians is dangerously high, as Peter Kellner’s recent research shows, and voter apathy has increased dramatically over the past 20...

It has been covered at length in Prospect and elsewhere, but, having written a book on the topic, I still think the most interesting idea of 2010 was the Big Society, which brilliantly redefined...

I was glad to see, in Sam Knight’s cover story, that health secretary Andrew Lansley has come finally clean about his plans for a top-down reorganisation of the NHS. In doing so, however, he ...

Yesterday's arrests over an alleged Christmas 'bomb plot' remind us that al Qaeda-inspired terrorism remains a dangerous threat, both in Britain and abroad. It was no surprise to hear that Taimour...

The single most important fact about the birth of Jesus, as recounted in the Gospels, is one that receives almost no emphasis at Christmas: the child who was born in Bethlehem represented a drastic...

In the wake of the recent recession, we are urged more than ever to spend, work, make and consume more—not because this cycle has intrinsic value, but because it is claimed our prosperity depends...

Press deadline is upon us on in the office, meaning I've been awash in news, emails, press releases and items that may or may not make it into Prospect's next issue. The news has been overwhelmingly,...

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The recent rounds of student protests have made for striking news coverage. Aerial photographs of throngs of youngsters hemmed in by police, smoke wafting over crowds, buildings with smashed...

The chorus of disapproval that greeted Howard Flight’s remark about how cuts in child benefits will encourage “breeding” among the lower social classes has left the impression that such...