The middle classes need to mobilise politically before it's too late

Borrowing has choked off growth, says George Magnus, but investors can still pick profitable paths forward

My generation cannot afford a flat, let alone a house. Why? Because the baby boomers are making it impossible

Fintan O'Toole on why the Irish should shed their fear—but hang on to their shame

In France, le binge drinking est bien arrivé. And it’s the ladies who are leading the charge

The housing market

The prices of contemporary art works have risen to astonishing levels in recent years. Insiders say it's because we have been living through a golden age of art. Nonsense, argue Ben Lewis and Jonathan Ford, it is a classic investment…

The financial crisis has shown that markets are bubble-prone and that laissez-faire regulation doesn't work. The authorities need to get a grip if we are to avoid a mega-bubble. But we may need an even deeper crisis for that to…