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Why Prisons Fail
Will Self sees an urgent need to reform the prison system.
In praise of wind turbines
Will Self praises the beauty of wind turbines.
Class, race and social mobility
Will Self reflects that racism is rarely a sole cause of social injustice.
The Arms Trade
Will Self deplores the arms trade, Britain's role in it and the euphemisms around it.
Mary Beard: On Tyrants
Mary Beard on the uncanny similarities between Colonel Gaddafi and tyrants in ancient Rome
On Age and Beauty
Mary Beard takes a peek at Miss World 2011 and ponders the upsides of middle age.
Reflections on Monetary Union
Mary Beard reflects on the very first monetary union, two and a half thousand years ago.
The Oxbridge Interview
Mary Beard reflects on the purpose of the much-maligned 'Oxbridge interview'.
Lisa Jardine: Finding Family History
The historian Lisa Jardine finds herself converted to family history.
Beware the Experts
Lisa Jardine recalls CP Snow's lessons on the dangers of government by experts.
Climate Change Belief
Lisa Jardine thinks selective hearing skews the debate over climate change.
Carols at Christmas
Lisa Jardine reflects on the power of music to move, especially at Christmas.
The End, yet again?
The author and philosopher John Gray on the merits of living for the present.
The Meaning of Debt
Sarah Dunant looks at different aspects of debt.
Media Malpractice
Will Self reflects on the new landscape for the press.
The Memory Business
Simon Schama reflects on how the world - ten years on - remembered the events of 9/11.
Glamour in Austerity
Lisa Jardine reflects on the historic power of royal glamour in times of austerity.
Information Overload
Historian Lisa Jardine reflects that information overload is not a new problem.
The Art of Gardening
Lisa Jardine reflects on gardening's purity, and its darker, political aspect.
Volume Control
Lisa Jardine reflects on her aversion to today's new sources of noise.
The Thatcher Story
The historian Lisa Jardine reflects on the week's events.
Email Etiquette
Lisa Jardine reflects on the perils of over-hasty emails.
Anniversary Cornucopia
David Cannadine surveys the current crop of anniversaries.
Bankers in America
Historian David Cannadine reflects on attitudes towards bankers in America.
A History of Monetary Unions
David Cannadine on the history of monetary unions and what causes success or failure.
David Cannadine: Why Wear a Tie?
David Cannadine compares the traditions of tie-wearing on both sides of the Atlantic.
Churchill's American Speeches
Prof David Cannadine reflects on the enduring resonance of Churchill's speeches in America
Power of the Press
Historian David Cannadine reflects on the power of the press, past and present.
The Fashion for Westerns
David Cannadine recalls the heyday of cinema and television Westerns.
Fat Policemen
David Cannadine reflects on the changing images of the typical policeman's size and shape.
Cathedral Heritage
David Cannadine reflects at Easter time on the architectural glories of cathedrals.