December 2017 issue
What will happen to trade after Brexit—and are there things Britain can do to make things better? Is it so bad after all? Plus: Corbyn's red shires, Brenda Hale, and the battle for HS2.
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Essays
Tyranny's new trick: how the Hungarian government is waging war on liberalism
Nick Cohen
Lady justice: is the judiciary ready for Brenda Hale?
Afua Hirsch
First, we take East Sussex: can Corbyn's Labour win the Home Counties?
Gaby Hinsliff
A general view of an anti HS2 sign in Whittington, Staffordshire.
Simon Jenkins vs Andrew Adonis: should we scrap HS2?
Andrew Adonis & Simon Jenkins
What will happen when the banks leave Britain?
Nicolas Véron
Brexit could be just the shock the economy needs
Paul Ormerod
The Budget downgrade: productivity crunch
Diane Coyle
Drawbridge economics: the Brexit reality check is coming
Adam Posen
Cultural capital: the story of Bilbao shows us the reality of regenerating a city
Andrew Dickson
Priti Patel has resigned. But what will happen to Dfid? Photo: PA
The war on aid: the hidden battle inside Priti Patel's own department
Steve Bloomfield
Regulars
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Stephen Collins's cartoon: Apple's tax arrangements
Stephen Collins
File photo dated 04/06/16 of the London Stock Exchange, as the FTSE 100 has closed at a record high for the second time in a month, supported by a weaker pound which failed to counter losses suffered in the wake of Thursday's UK interest rate decision.
Editorial: A health check on UK plc
Tom Clark
"I used to be a libertarian when I was 12": Martha C Nussbaum answers Prospect's questions
Prospect Team
In data: writing more, reading less
Sameer Rahim
Opinions
Pershmerga fighters. Photo:Amel Pain/EPA/Rex/Shutterstock
In Kurdistan, an independence referendum has serious repercussions
Lizzie Porter
How far will Trump be allowed to corrupt the rule of law before the Republicans stop him?
Sam Tanenhaus
It's time for self-hating Remainers to wise up to Europe’s flaws
Robert Tombs
Boris Johnson before signing copies of his new book 'The Churchill Factor.' Photo: PA
Boris Johnson wants us to see him as a modern-day Churchill. Don't fall for it
Sonia Purnell
John Major: It's time to turn our backs on "spin" and "soundbites"
John Major
Photo: Xinhua/SIPA USA/PA Images
Iran's hardliners said the US could not be trusted—Trump may prove them right
Catherine Ashton
Arts & Books
DAVOS/SWITZERLAND, 27JAN11 - Nick Clegg, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, speaks the session 'Europe: Back to the Drawing Board?' at the Annual Meeting 2011 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 27, 2011. Copyright by Wor
Nick Clegg's new book offers a Brexit third way—which would satisfy nobody
Anand Menon
Angels, vixens, and a study of violent jealousy: the opera to see in December
Neil Norman
Alan Hollinghurst, winner of the 50,000 Man Booker Prize 2004, for his book The Line Of Beauty, collects his award at a ceremony at the Royal Horticultural Halls in Westminster, central London.
I've recently become a bookshop owner—so I know why Alan Hollinghurst's novels matter
Ian Irvine
The exhibitions to see in December—from wildflowers to forgotten women artists
Emma Crichton-Miller
Walter Isaacson's biography reveals a new side to da Vinci
Philip Ball
Russian Revolution of 1917: Lenin speaking to the workers of the Putilov factory, in Petrograd, 1917. Painting by Isaak Brodsky (1883-1939). National Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic (Photo by Leemage/Corbis via Getty Images)
Want to understand how history is made? Look for the networks
David Marquand
A Gillray illustration from the 1790s. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
How a new book reveals the place of feeling in politics
Gabriel Byng
Christmas shows for science fans
Anjana Ahuja
Globalisation has changed our economy—has it changed our morals, too?
Alex Dean
What to watch in December: gambling, Salim Shaheen, and a documentary about the worst film ever
Francine Stock
A new history of post-Soviet Russia is the most insightful—and depressing—yet
Vanora Bennett
Cellos, carols and Cecilia Bartoli: the classical music to see in December
Alexandra Coghlan
Grounding the Starman: why it's time to bring David Bowie down to earth
John Harris
Author Salman Rushdie poses for a portrait on a terrace in Midtown Manhattan.
The Golden House is meant to be a grand tragedy—it plays more like farce
Sarah Churchwell
Pullman reads from his first, highly-celebrated trilogy. Photo: PA
La Belle Sauvage makes you wonder if Philip Pullman's daemon would be an albatross
Frances Wilson
Society and Culture
How a new multi-sensory experience is challenging wine snobbery
Barry Smith
What Facebook could learn from Orwell's language rules
Sam Leith
How to get millennials interested in saving
Henry Tapper
"I used to be a libertarian when I was 12": Martha C Nussbaum answers Prospect's questions
Prospect Team
Note: not what most therapist's offices actually look like.
If you're not attracted to your therapist, let's face it: you will be
Anna Blundy
The jelly hearts sank. Mine did, too.
My name's Wendell, and I have a baking problem
Wendell Steavenson
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