Comedians like Ricky Gervais and Jimmy Carr present themselves as edgy free speech warriors—but they’re actually very mainstream, says Lee ...

This week, journalist and author Oliver Burkeman joins Prospect’s Ellen Halliday and Mindful life columnist Sarah Collins to talk mental health and building a meaningful life—and why his new book, ...

Being away, staying in hotel rooms or, nowadays, Airbnbs, is part of the freelance musician’s life. In terms of distraction, it’s a lot easier than it used to be—though that can, of course, be a ...

Michael Mosbacher co-founded Standpoint magazine in 2008 and the Critic magazine in 2019 ...

Local authorities have a moral responsibility to safeguard municipal artwork. An investigation by the BBC earlier this month revealed that Birmingham City Council has artwork with a combined value of ...

Phil Tinline is the author of The Death of Consensus: 100 Years of British Political Nightmares (Hurst). His next book is about American political nightmares.

Aristotle’s distinction between the rule of laws and the rule of men has left a long legacy. Laws, said the great sage, are considered, rational rules applying generally. The rule of a man, by ...

Enough for the moment about Baroness Charlotte Owen, made a peer by Boris Johnson when she was just 29 years old. She is most definitely one to watch, especially, as revealed last week, she is now ...

The European Union and Nato are reinventing themselves for the next decade. In the last week, they have shown welcome signs of resilience, despite Vladimir Putin and fierce economic and immigration ...

Tilly Lawless is a queer, Sydney-based full-service sex worker. She is the author of two novels: Nothing But My Body (2021) and Thora (2024) ...

Farage’s manifesto—and behind the scenes on The Muslim Vote campaign ...