For some people it is the offer of a gong. For others, it is a seat in the House of Lords. But surely there is no greater or rarer honour in public life than to be played by Toby Jones. Look what it ...

No one much wants to mark the fifth anniversary of Brexit this week, despite the event’s seismic significance. For the victors, it was too disastrous; for the losers, it is too painful. It is not just ...

Sam Weech, a reverend, looks down the platform with alarm. As if he doesn’t have enough to worry about, as if there haven’t been enough setbacks, a bishop is hastening towards him. You can tell the ...

In the early hours of 5th July 2024, when Nigel Farage was confirmed as the new MP for Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, he celebrated with a threat. “We’re coming for Labour,” the Reform UK leader declared. “Be ...

Last week, the prime minister appeared to be governing against his former self. The barrister who came to public prominence as the (unpaid) representative of two misfit environmental campaigners in ...

There are around eight and a half million people in England who need support with essential literacy, numeracy and digital skills. And yet we are lacking a national strategy to tackle this, and future ...

Some readers will find this enormous book not so much impossible as impassable. They should get a stronger torch, a nourishing snack on which to chew whenever they need to rest and reflect, and try ...

In this week’s special episode, we bring you an exclusive interview with Prospect’s World’s Top Thinker of 2025, Brazilian journalist Eliane Brum. Eliane is the author of Banzeiro Òkòtó: The Amazon as ...

In what ways will Skills England strengthen the relationship between Whitehall and local governments? Skills policy has long suffered from fragmentation, a lack of system clarity and multiple ...

The Industrial Revolution transformed the UK into a global economic powerhouse by creating a dense network of thriving industry. This transition drove technological innovation, urbanisation and ...

Welcome back to Prospect Lives. In this episode, journalist and author Kiran Sidhu shares her journey of finding a sense of community in her rural Welsh village, while Anglican priest Alice Goodman ...

Cas Mudde calls for a positive fight for liberal democracy to beat the far right (“Doom Spiral”, Winter Special), but this will fail unless we also prioritise global justice to tackle the root causes ...