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October 2009

‘Italy's real problem isn't Berlusconi's private affairs. Rather, the problem is the culture he now represents. ’
How frightening is a failing democracy? If you want to find out, you don't need to look far. You only have to go to Italy.
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You Won't Read All About It
NICK COHEN
Britain's arcane and illogical libel laws, litigious oligarchs and oil sheikhs have made it almost impossible to report the truth
Tories Have No Lack of Policies
OLIVER LETWIN
The accusation that the Conservatives do not have a detailed programme to implement in government is completely untrue
Only Defeat Can Save Conservatism
PETER HITCHENS
The Tory party has lost its way. David Cameron's surrender to the Left has deprived the electorate of any real choice of government
 
The Serendipity of Genius
KAREN HORN
Historical events, finding a dusty old book or debates at the dinner table: anything can inspire a Nobel Laureate. So what makes an economist tick?
Castles of the Imagination
SIMON SCOTT PLUMMER
From Wales to Syria, fortresses are monuments to an age of chivalry — but some are only castles in the air
Isaac, the First Lamb of God
GEZA VERMES
A newly discovered fragment casts light on the Biblical story of Abraham's sacrifice of his son
CHARLES MOORE AND SIR CHRISTOPHER BLAND
Charles Moore, one of the BBC's most trenchant critics, discusses its future with its former chairman, Sir Christopher Bland, and the Editor of Standpoint, Daniel Johnson