Good Idea, Bad PR
With Steve Hilton on sabbatical in California, it’s high time Cameron ditched the Big Society. To the long list of flagship ideas and slogans
Faithless Wonder
Meaning only to skim through Alain de Botton's new book Religion for Atheists (Hamish Hamilton, £18.99) I read every word, engaged by his wit
Money Talks
Occupy protestors rightly identify the City’s failings, but, as Terry Smith points out, the market itself is not the enemy. I once proposed a short
Perishing Publishers
As publishers charge more for journals, academics are beginning to feel short-changed. How do you publish a research paper? Unlike book publishing where authors,
From Krupp to Aldi
A new history of the Krupps and their firm is a reminder of their murky wartime record. In the Anglophone world Krupp is not just
Finns’ Baton Charge
Now Sakari Oramo is cheif conductor at the BBC Symphony Orchestra, many fear a Scandinavian supremacy in British music. It was a morose morning-after at
O Lucky Man
Gary Player famously said “the more I practice the luckier I get”. But does this sporting adage work for politicians? Are some politicians luckier
Mighty Kleist
‘German intellectuals are fascinated by outsiders, especially tortured rebels like Heinrich von Kleist’