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WEBBoris Johnson’s young peer—and his lucrative contracts—show it’s time to reform the Lords. Ross Kempsell was just 31 when he was appointed to the Lords by Boris Johnson. He has since set up a wide array of business interests, which include being a paid adviser to one Boris Johnson. Alan Rusbridger. Local Government.
Top thinker Caucher Birkar talks maths, migration—and how
WEBSep 3, 2019 · Tens of thousands voted to choose the world’s top thinker from the 50 names we presented in our last issue. Here we speak to the winner, Cambridge mathematician Caucher Birkar
Spinoza’s God: Einstein believed in it, but what was it? - Prospect
WEBOct 6, 2021 · In her concise and authoritative new book, Clare Carlisle seeks to rescue Spinoza from those who peddle misconceptions—on all sides. A professor of philosophy at King’s College London and author of a recent biography of Søren Kierkegaard, Carlisle also edited George Eliot’s translation of the Ethics last year. She argues that Spinoza was a profound and subtle writer on religion; to box ...
About us - Prospect
WEBAbout us. Prospect is the UK’s outstanding monthly current affairs title—a home for fine writing, robust debate and considered reflection on the biggest issues of our time. Edited by Alan Rusbridger, it is published in print ten times a year—including a bumper issue in both the winter and the summer—and now boasts a lively website, app ...
How the world reacted to England's 1966 win - Prospect
WEBJun 21, 2018 · The film critic David Thompson recalls the closing seconds of the final match between England and Germany: “Geoff Hurst has never been an unequivocally great player. Never will be what we call great—meaning the greatness of Di Stefano, Cruyff, Pelé, Law, Best, Puskás, Matthews and maybe a few others. But Geoff Hurst is a …
Ultrafast charging for the future - prospectmagazine.co.uk
WEBJul 12, 2023 · An ultrafast technology, first conceived over a decade ago by two PhD students at University College London (UCL), is set to change the lithium-ion battery charging game by drastically improving the charging speed, while maintaining safety and cost-effectiveness. Gaussion ’s breakthrough charging technology, patented as …
Met police launch new inquiry into Murdoch newspapers - Prospect
WEBAug 1, 2024 · Scotland Yard has set up a new inquiry into allegations of serious crime in Rupert Murdoch’s UK newspapers—as a direct result of stories published by Prospect. On 1st May, the magazine carried two detailed investigations. One reported allegations that Murdoch executives had perverted the course of justice by destroying masses of material ...
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WEBAug 28, 2024 · Showing 1 to 5 of 6138. Independent news, analysis and opinion in culture from Prospect, Britain’s leading current affairs magazine.
The World’s Top Thinkers 2024: ideas for a world on the brink
WEBDec 6, 2023 · On the theme of freedom, our thinkers put forward contentious ideas: that the history of the British Empire is “morally mixed”; that the greatest threat from cancel culture isn’t to freedom of speech; that the left has much in common with the reactionary right; that liberals have paved the right’s way to power; and that homophobia in ...
The overpopulation myth - Prospect
WEBMar 8, 2010 · The overpopulation myth. The idea that growing human numbers will destroy the planet is nonsense. But over-consumption will. Many of today’s most-respected thinkers, from Stephen Hawking to David Attenborough, argue that our efforts to fight climate change and other environmental perils will all fail unless we “do something” about ...
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