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“We have had enough. Enough of our neighbours not being able to earn a decent wage in our no-growth economy. Enough of today’s young adults being stuck at home with Mum and Dad because they can’t afford to move out.” ✍🏼 Dan Tomlinson MP and Dr. Jeevun Sandher MP prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/67787…
It is far-right influencers, rather than the formal leadership of hierarchical fascist groups, who have been pivotal in triggering the spread of the UK riots, writes Paul Mason. prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/dissi…
As the Arctic ice melts, a new frontier in the conflict between east and west is opening up. Is Nato prepared? ✍🏼 Isabel Hilton prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/67656/hi…
John Gilhooly, director of Wigmore Hall, on how Arts Council England discriminates against classical music—and what Taylor Swift has in common with 19th-century composers. prospectmagazine.co.uk/views/brief-en…
✍🏼 Sheila Hancock News: “The plights of recent retirees including Joe Biden and Andy Murray illustrate the importance of being willing to step aside.” prospectmagazine.co.uk/views/lives/67…
“The US is, to my knowledge, the only country that denies you entry not only if you are considering doing sex work while there, but because of your having done sex work elsewhere, regardless of whether it was legal.” ✍🏼 Tilly Lawless prospectmagazine.co.uk/views/lives/67…
“Both Boyt and Zappa do exist as their father’s creations…” Francesca Peacock reviews a recent pair of memoirs by the daughters of famous artists: prospectmagazine.co.uk/culture/books/…
🎧 Media Confidential is back! In this episode, alan rusbridger and Lionel Barber ask former Twitter executive Bruce Daisley: is Elon Musk out of control? And what does his support for Trump tell us about X’s relationship with democracy? mediaconfidential.lnk.to/podcastto
When the baby boomer generation dies, the UK will be hit by “tidal wave of inheritance.” This, says Philip Collins, isn’t trickle-down economics. It’s hand-me-down economics. prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/economic…
“Marilynne Robinson’s reading of Genesis turns out to be an exercise in dogmatism…” Read Rhodri Lewis’s review here: prospectmagazine.co.uk/culture/67669/…
In this month’s Prospect diary, Michael Rosen 💙💙🎓🎓 on his brilliant new career as an Olympic diving judge, or maybe a bhangra dancer. prospectmagazine.co.uk/views/columns/…
When Musk tweets or amplifies something maliciously wrong in a situation when gangs are literally roaming the streets looking to torch hotels sheltering asylum-seekers, he is doing the same as Trump did on 6th January 2021. ✍🏼 alan rusbridger prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/free-…
🎥 You can now watch Media Confidential’s interviews on YouTube! Here alan rusbridger and Lionel Barber speak to former Twitter executive Bruce Daisley about Elon Musk’s X. Can it be brought under control? youtube.com/watch?v=fysPta…
Rather than putting yet more emphasis on the fiscal rules, Rachel Reeves should refocus attention on the real question: what do we actually need to spend—and tax—to have the services we want? The problem is, no one would like the answer. ✍🏼 Sam Freedman prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/democ…