The government is considering introducing digital ID cards as a way to curb illegal immigration and improve the administration of public services. But is it a good idea? In this week’s Prospect ...

You might imagine politics boils down to the old dilemma about how to win friends and influence people. But the real craft is just as often the judicious selection of enemies—and it strikes me that ...

‘This feels like time travel’: has the ‘regen’ farming revolution begun? Groove Armada’s Andy Cato is trying to change the world—from the soil up ...

Most of that is somewhat true. But who, exactly, is John Constantine? The answer is that he’s the most important British character to ever appear in American comic books, where he’s variously an ...

In May, Pat McFadden, the chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, described the issue as a “wake-up call” for businesses. Addressing a cyber security conference, he said that the government is ...

Dominic Sandbrook is speaking about Gordon of Khartoum. He lowers his voice to a reverent whisper, leans into his microphone and tells me of “an imperial hero, an adventurer, who ended his days on the ...

Has the media contributed to “tinderbox Britain”? Alan and Lionel discuss in this week’s Q&A episode, in light of protests outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in Epping, as authorities anticipate a ...

“LinkedIn doesn’t know me anymore,” someone complained to me recently. “What do you mean?” I asked. She explained that the platform has replaced the old “recommended jobs” section, which used to show ...

There is a new permanent secretary in Whitehall, and his name is David Dinsmore. No reason why you should have heard of him: he’s been toiling away on behalf of Rupert Murdoch for nearly 22 years and ...

You may not have heard of Lord Leggatt, a judge who joined the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom in 2020. One may not expect anything sensational from a former English commercial lawyer, even one ...

Cricket fans of a certain age really loved Graham Thorpe, the former England batsman who died by suicide on 4th August last year. They loved him not in the transactional way you might love other ...

During the final curtain call for a performance of Giuseppe Verdi’s Il trovatore at the Royal Ballet and Opera the other week, dancer Danni Perry raised a Palestinian flag. What ensued was a graceless ...