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Foreword
An uncertain new century, but a happier new year
If I ruled the world
Let’s start with some practical changes in Britain.
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Some populists are worth listening to
Italy’s Five Star Movement has crushed a PM. It shouldn’t be ignored
New faces, old priorities
Does Britain have a new government—or not?
First they came for the factory hands…
Robots will soon be moving in on the professions. It’s time to face the future
Universities challenged
A thousand wasteful weeds are set to bloom in Jo Johnson’s HERB garden
Trump’s assault on science
Climate scientists need to fight back now
Why Britain needs the BBC
A post-truth world is hankering to hear from a trusted voice
A kind of true
Authenticity is the missing ingredient in politics—Ken Clarke’s tumbler brims over with it
The Casey Review is shallow and confused
A report on integration in the UK appeals to feelings rather than facts
Flaky friends and a neighbour from hell
The Baltic states view the Trump White House with justified fear
Speed data
Austerity forever?
Theresa May has ditched George Osborne’s plan for a surplus, and talked of investing in infrastructure. But don’t imagine the days of retrenchment are done: Philip Hammond, the new chancellor, is planning a savage squeeze. Carl Emmerson is Deputy Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies
The Duel
Should the UK stop pretending Trump’s US can be its best friend?
Should the UK stop pretending Trump’s US can be its
Features
365 days that shook the world
1917 opened a trapdoor to the future, less because of the Russian Revolution than because the US seized its chance to lead. It has continued to do so—until now…
The failed state
America’s political rot is infecting the world order. This could be as big as the Soviet collapse
Pepys on the couch
Every diarist turns a page at new year, which is when the Restoration’s chronicler started. He’s remembered for what he saw, but he unwittingly preserved the disturbing things he felt
Cheque-book democracy
Arron Banks has gone from Ukip donor to Trump Tower. Now he wants to use his money to turn the rage of voters on to British politicians of all stripes
A problem shared
Britain risks sundering itself from its neighbours, and Europe is in trouble too. We convened players from both sides of the Channel to swap notes on future relations
Europe in revolt
Across a continent, there is a void between governments and their citizens. Ignoring this vacuum leaves it free for the chauvinists to exploit
Motherland and apple pie
America hates to love McDonald’s, even though its restaurants do exactly what they promise— and double np as outposts in a ciiltnral empire
Brief encounter
The first historical event I can recall is boarding
Arts & books
Exit, pursued by a bus
The Brexiteers have taken the country for a ride, says Philip Collins
Pelted with small stones
Alan Bennett’s entertaining diaries are almost spoiled by his tireless
The Raj delusion
Forget the romantic nostalgia—British rule in India was chaotic, exploitative and cruel, says Yasmin Khan
Kafka’s metamorphosis
A neurotic writer had to turn away from life to make his extraordinary work, says Tim Martin
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The Prospect Book Club meets every third Monday of the month (excluding bankholidays) at 6.30pm at 2 Queen Anne’s Gate, London, SW1H 9AA. To book tickets please visit www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/events
Revenge of the experts
Prospect’s 16th Think Tank Awards honoured people working to solve the great economic and foreign policy questions—at the end of a year in which thoughtful analysis fell out of fashion
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Leith on language
The Trump idiolect
Life of the mind
A degree of madness
Matters of taste
Dish off the old block
Wine
In defence of the wine expert
DIY investor
Getting real
Endgames
The generalist by Didymus
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Santa’s Christmas Treasure Hunt
The way we were
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