Why a referendum on the death penalty might not be as far away as you think, what happens when politicians and judges pass the buck on law-making, why Britain struggles to escape the shadow of hands-off economics and the tricky moral terrain of growing babies outside of the womb. Plus Jacqueline Rose on the violence we ignore a review of Rachel Cusk’s new book
Magic is no longer about sparkly shirts and pulling rabbits from hats, says Laura Marsh. Modern illusionists give audiences an insight into their own minds
