A fascinating January 2016 profile of Jeremy Heywood, the man heading the UK civil service. He has been an instrumental part of government during the reign of the last three Prime Ministers, and reportedly has a seat at every table that matters.
The former Director of BBC News and Editor of The Times asserts in this lecture that technology is damaging democracy. The piece is elevated from the multitude of others with a similar theme by its superior writing, wry humour, and effective deployment of numerous case studies from this time of “democratic recession”.
A piece that challenges the common adage that The Conservative Party is the most adept in the UK at electoral campaigning.
Matthew d’Ancona looks at the behind the scenes dynamics that have led to the referendum on leaving the EU.
A piece examining the criminal organisations operating in Russia and how they have evolved during Vladimir Putin’s time in office.
A fine piece of writing about the author’s experience of miscarriage.
Betting shops are ubiquitous on Britain’s high streets. They can be very dangerous places to work.
The story of Sandra Ávila Beltrán, a woman who reached the upper echelons of the Mexican drug cartels.
The author analyses information available about terrorist attackers today and evaluates the theory that they are “violent nihilists who adopt Islam, rather than religious fundamentalists who turn to violence”.
Donald Heathfield and Tracey Foley’s two sons believed their parents were affluent, highly educated Canadians, who happened to live and work in America. In fact, they were Russian spies who had been deep undercover for several decades.