Most of that is somewhat true. But who, exactly, is John Constantine? The answer is that he’s the most important British character to ever appear in American comic books, where he’s variously an ...

Has the media contributed to “tinderbox Britain”? Alan and Lionel discuss in this week’s Q&A episode, in light of protests outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in Epping, as authorities anticipate a ...

Every year, Prospect puts together a list of Top Thinkers—a curated list of people who, through their ideas, are making an impact in the world right now—and asks you, the readers of this esteemed ...

Privatisation was meant to revitalise a public good. Instead, it left us with leaky pipes, sewage spills and rivers not fit to swim in ...

This year’s Thinkers are pushing boundaries and building connections; their ideas are novel, inspiring and challenging. But the list is not exhaustive: when you voted for your Top Thinker, we hope you ...

Why isn’t it raining? One statistic helps us understand climate change—and why we are lurching from droughts to floods to droughts again ...

Imagine that a populist, hard-right party takes office and begins dismantling democracy. Except this time, it’s in Britain ...

Since Trump came to power cowardice has become contagious From the tech bros to the leaders of Ivy League universities, the great grovel to Donald Trump is well underway. What America needs now more ...

The startling Netflix hit Adolescence reminded me of “Liam”, a student I met while doing research for the book Gen Z, Explained. At the age of 11 Liam had begun hanging out with alt-right subcultures ...

As American political chaos radiates around the globe, it is tempting to label Donald Trump a nihilist—an authoritarian devoid of values, trashing all that he can in a primal bid for dominance. This ...

In late January, Nigel Farage stood in front of a packed Reform party fundraiser in Oswald’s, an exclusive private members’ club in Mayfair, central London. Farage encouraged the 100-strong crowd to ...

For Alfred Brendel, now 94, climbing up to the top floor of his Hampstead house has become increasingly challenging. Whenever he’s in London, he’ll make that ascent with great determination, slowly ...