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Interview: John Agard—“those who weren't given a voice
The Royal Festival Hall’s Blue Room has gone dark. “Ladies and gentlemen!” a voice with an American accent announces. “It gives me great pleasure to introduce the admiral of the ocean sea, live and direct from the old world to the new, and the new world to the old; viceroy and governor in perpetuo; property developer by the grace of God for his exalted sponsors; …
The World’s Top Thinkers 2024: ideas for a world on the brink
Dec 6, 2023 · On the theme of freedom, our thinkers put forward contentious ideas: that the history of the British Empire is “morally mixed”; that the greatest threat from cancel culture isn’t to freedom of speech; that the left has much in common with the reactionary right; that liberals have paved the right’s way to power; and that homophobia in Uganda, where repressive legislation …
Why does Boris keep promoting Charlotte Owen?
Sep 6, 2024 · A reminder, if the name doesn’t ring a bell. Seven years ago, Charlotte was something of a blank sheet of paper: a York University graduate who had done little more than a series of internships.
The surprising history of “Rule, Britannia!” and Last ... - Prospect
Aug 26, 2020 · The prime minister has called the decision to remove the lyrics from renditions of “Rule, Britannia!” and “Land of Hope and Glory” at Last Night of the Proms “wet” and a “cringing embarrassment.”
About us - Prospect
Prospect was launched in 1995 by David Goodhart, an ex-FT journalist who became the magazine’s first editor, Derek Coombs, a former Conservative MP who would become its founding chairman, and Charles Seaford, Prospect’s first publisher.Since then the magazine has grown and evolved—but the words of its first editorial still capture its essence: “Standing back from the …
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How we’ve enshittified the tech economy - Prospect
Oct 4, 2023 · But as Amazon has captured more buyers and sellers, it has worsened the experience for both parties. Searching for products on Amazon as a consumer now involves wading through pages of ads for products that may not be what you want, with no guarantees of suitability or quality.
Britain's leading monthly current affairs magazine - Prospect
Cas Mudde assesses the health of democracy and James Bloodworth explains the rise of polemicist Douglas Murray. In Ukraine, Jen Stout reports on the symbolism of Europe’s first skyscraper, while we present the shortlist of 25 Top Thinkers for 2025
Introducing our new podcast: Media Confidential - Prospect
Sep 28, 2023 · Alan Rusbridger (@arusbridger) is editor of Prospect and former editor of the Guardian, a position he held for 20 years.During his time at the Guardian he oversaw publication of many ground-breaking stories including the NSA leaks by whistleblower, Edward Snowden, the Wikileaks documents, the News of the World phone hacking scandal and many challenges to …