As Britain’s death toll from Covid-19 passes 100,000, there is one burning question: why did so many have to die? Tom Clark, Gaby Hinsliff and Philip Ball chart the persistent failures—from both the chief scientists and the politicians. Former head of the Supreme Court Brenda Hale takes on the human rights sceptics and Rana Mitter asks whether China's grip on Hong Kong means the end of the historic freedoms in the city.
The markets are currently a fast-changing place. Here, experts give their take on how to manage money in an environment shaped by the deficits of the “rich” world
Why is so much contemporary art awful? We’re living through the death throes of the modernist project—and this isn’t the first time that greatness has collapsed into decadence
Three books, three different views on the financial crisis. But what is clear is that changing the system will take time—and that our best hope is simplicity
Zambian economist Dambisa Moyo talks to Prospect about why development is simple, good governance comes second to financial stability, and the credit crunch may be good for Africans
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