Rights and Wrongs
The Case of Lilian Ladele, hounded out of her job as a registrar for her Christian beliefs, is evidence of a rising religious intolerance
Politics, Ideas and the Arts
Star of the East
Blogger Han Han targets the official media and politicians but his omissions of subjects like Tibet highlights the limits of dissent in China
Pyrrhic Victory
Alex Salmond is pinning his success on the high-risk gamble that the EU will accept an independent Scotland as a full member. It won't
Jocks Away
Franklin Foer and Marc Tracy's Jewish Jocks features some real life He-Menschen, but also a host of anti-jocks: tennis's first transexual player and the world record hot dog competition eater
Mayageddon
We're all still here, so the end of the world was a false alarm, but the Mayans might never have predicted it in the first place
Politics Behind Bars
The public gallery at the House of Commons is behind bullet-proof glass. This offensive distrust of the public reflects a greater sense of detachment between MPs and the electorate
Lords A-Voting
Nick Clegg may have failed in his attempt to create an elected House of Lords but elections— albeit peculiar ones — do take place in the upper house
No, He Can’t
The people who voted fro Obama to save Medicare and Medicaid are deluding themselves: these programmes won't be saved by the President's waffle
Bacon’s Hidden History
X-rays of Francis Bacon's paintings have revealed Nazi figures — and further research establishes him as a "latter-day history painter"
Ring Leaders
The London Boxing Academy Community Project provided an opportunity for expelled teens to escape the cycle of benefit culture and gang life — its innovation should be celebrated
Just Not Kosher
Jewish Mum of the Year is both offensive and fails to explain the vagaries of Jewish life without resorting to shameful stereotyping
Mind the Gap
The gap between big business and small businesses is growing. Unfortunately Vince Cable and Mervyn King are no bridge builders