A realistic strategy that makes the left electable in England requires citizen solidarity rather than economic nationalism
Chris Dillow makes a very compelling case for voting green. But count me out this time.
How do the political camps map their favourite welfare policies onto political values? A report from the Ax:son Johnson Foundation seminar on the future of the welfare state
Powerful emotions and life-stories build up to a howl against the stupidity of the war on drugs. A review of "Chasing the Scream" by Johann Hari.
The outcome of the Greek game depends on how Syriza sees itself in two possible futures: "Exit" or "Buckle"
The FT thinks Greece is playing chicken. In fact, it's in a dominant position.
Breaking records, hospitality, racism, poverty, globalisation and two concepts of hope ... the film of an evening of conversation around "Life Cycles", Julian Sayarer's account of his record-breaking cycling circumnavigation of the globe
Civilisation depends on some incivility, carefully applied. It depends also on civility, liberally applied
Isaac and Isaiah by David Caute and Sweet Tooth by Ian McEwan - tales of how Cold Warriors failed to capture hearts and minds - contain an important lesson for our battle against extremist Jihadis.
Julian Sayarer, bike courier and oD author, cycled around the world chasing a record. And his record of this record, Life Cycles, is an even greater achievement, a cross between Kerouac and Dervla Murphy
Part 2 of an interview around Roger Scruton's new novel, Underground Notes. The contrast between Prague in the early 1980s and Washington in the late 2000s is the backdrop for a reflection on the nature of love, freedom and necessity
Part 1 of an interview around Roger Scruton's new novel, Underground Notes. Czechoslovakia in the early 1980s is the backdrop for an exploration of a conservative existentialism.
