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CONTRIBUTORS TO THIS ISSUE ANNE APPLEBAUM is a columnist on the Evening Standard DUNCAN CAMPBELL is crime correspondent of the Guardian and author of The Underworld JOHN CARR is amanagement consultant JEREMY CLARKE is a freelance writer MATTHEW D’ANCON A is deputy editor of the Sunday Telegraph and co-author with Carsten Thiede of The Jesus Papyrus SARAH GELLNER is a freelance writer JOHN GITTINGS is a leader writer on the Guardian and the author of Real China: From Cannibalism to Karaoke PHILIP GOODHART was aConservative MP from 1957 to 1992 KIM GORDON is a specialist in Chinese media at City University, London PHILIP GORDON is the editor of Survival, the journal of the International Institute for Strategic Studies CHARLES GRANT is defence editor of The Economist. His piece is based on a forthcoming pamphlet for the Centre for European Reform PAUL JOHNSON is an historian and columnist on the Spectator and Daily Mail His essay is extracted from his latest book The Quest for God DAVID LIPSEY is political editor of The Economist JOHN LLOYD is a fellow of St Antony’s College, Oxford NORBERT LYNTON is a former Guardian art critic and art lecturer JOHN MADDOX is the former editor of Nature magazine ANDREW MARR is chief political writer on the Independent and author of Ruling Brittania PJ O’ ROURKE is the author of Age and Guile and contributing editor to the IVeekly Standard, where his review first appeared EDWARD PEARCE is writing abook on those who nearly made it to the top in politics JOHN PODHORETZ is deputy editor of the IVeekly Standard ALAN RYAN is professor of politics at Princeton University BEPPE SEVERGNINI is awriter and a columnist for II Corriere della Sera DAVID SOSKICE is adirector of the Wissenschaftzentrum in Berlin, where he teaches a course in comparative capitalisms GRAHAM STANTON is professor of New Testament Studies at King’s College, London and author of Gospel Truth? PETER WAYNE is serving 13 years for robbery at Stocken prison, Leicestershire DAVID WILLETTS is aConservative minister. His piece is based on a chapter in Blair’s Gurus, to be published next month by the Centre for Policy Studies Prosped: OPENINGS 4 LETTERS The past catches up with Jeremy Clarke. 6 CURIOSITIES 8 OPEN AND CLOSED JOHN GITTINGS on the social costs of market Stalinism. Can China's economic reforms find a middle way? Issue seven April 1996 The forgotten. Page 29 ESSAYS 22 WORDS AND THINGS ANDREW MARR Lizard-eyed power still lies behind the evasions of political language, but thanks to George Orwell’s warning 50 years ago, the battle for democratic clarity is being won. Sick dragon? Page 8 10 WELFARE’S FALLOW F IELD DAVID WILLETTS puts Frank Field’s welfare reforms under the microscope and finds them wanting. 14 ARMS HAVE LEGS CHARLES GRANT on resolving the moral dilemmas of the west’s arms industry after the Scott report. 18 DEBATE: GOSPEL TRUTHS MATTHEW D’ANCONA AND GRAHAM STANTON disagree about ancient fragments of St Matthew’s Gospel and ask how much we know of the historical Jesus. Brothers in arms. Page 14 Attacking means testing. Page 10 29 ABSENT HISTORY ANNE APPLEBAUM What if we had no memory of the Holocaust? In post-communist Europe, the absence of history is weighing heavily on the present. 34 PEACEFUL CO-EXISTENCE PAUL JOHNSON says the most surprising thing about the 20th century has been the failure of God to die. 39 THE STAKE W E ’RE IN DAVID SOSKICE warns New Labour against copying Germany’s concept of stakeholding. Upwardly mobile women do better in Britain and the US. 2 PROSPECT April 1996
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WITNESS 46 EDUCATING PETER PETER WAYNE writes from prison about the demise of prison education—one of the few effective tools of rehabilitation. Stakes. Page 39 REVIEWS 51 AN UNEXCEPTIONAL BOOK ALAN RYAN on why America is both the most dynamic and the most dangerous western country. 54 MONSIEUR BUTTERFLY DAVID LIPSEY on why the followers of intellectual fashion—John Gray among them— are all falling for communitarianism. 56 IT TAKES A VILLAGE ID IO T PJ O’ROURKE The book that has had all of Washington smirking: Hillary Clinton's naff self-help guide. It could be God. Page 34 59 A KNIGHT AT THE OPERA EDWARD PEARCE thinks he can do Jeremy Isaacs’job. 60 GOODBYE IN BERLIN SARAH GELLNER asks whethere there are still East German films. 62 AN ABSTRACT ENGLAND NORBERT LYNTON on England’s fondness for Constable and disdain for abstract art. INTERVIEW 64 WALTER VELTRONI BEPPE SEVERGNINI talks to the man who wants to turn Italy’s ex-communist party into an American-style Democratic party. Too abstract? Page 62 BRIEFINGS 68 NATO’S GREY ZONE PHILIP GORDON When will Nato expand? And who will be allowed in? 72 DRUGS-LEGAL AND ILLEGAL DUNCAN CAMPBELL on why everyone is talking about legalising drugs except the politicians. RESEARCH 76 R ID ING CHINA’S TV DRAGON KIM GORDON Communism may still be ruling China but in the television industry the audience—900m viewers—is God. Rupert Murdoch wants a stake. ENDS 82 D IG EST Europe and Asia; Hamas bomb reactions; the Americanisation of culture; Ireland: end of the ceasefire. 86 THE PROSPECT CROSSWORD DIDYMUS REGULARS 43 WHAT IF?... PHILIP GOODHART Nigel Lawson had worked on Sundays. 45 MODERN MANNERS JEREMY CLARKE Father of one. 50 CHARACTERS THEO She loves too much and suffers. 75 THE LAB JOHN MADDOX on the cloning hype. 79 THE L IST Prospects guide to lectures. 80 THE NET POSITION JOHN CARR on air sickness bags. 85 BABEL JOHN LLOYD Is the press too free? 87 BRUSSELS DIARY MANNEKEN PIS on the Germans in Brussels. 88 PREVIOUS CONVICTIONS JOHN PODHORETZ regrets calling Buchanan a nice guy. PROSPECT April 1996 3

WITNESS 46 EDUCATING PETER PETER WAYNE writes from prison about the demise of prison education—one of the few effective tools of rehabilitation.

Stakes. Page 39

REVIEWS 51 AN UNEXCEPTIONAL BOOK ALAN RYAN on why America is both the most dynamic and the most dangerous western country.

54 MONSIEUR BUTTERFLY DAVID LIPSEY on why the followers of intellectual fashion—John Gray among them— are all falling for communitarianism.

56 IT TAKES A VILLAGE ID IO T PJ O’ROURKE The book that has had all of Washington smirking: Hillary Clinton's naff self-help guide.

It could be God. Page 34

59 A KNIGHT AT THE OPERA EDWARD PEARCE thinks he can do Jeremy Isaacs’job.

60 GOODBYE IN BERLIN SARAH GELLNER asks whethere there are still East German films. 62 AN ABSTRACT ENGLAND NORBERT LYNTON on England’s fondness for Constable and disdain for abstract art.

INTERVIEW 64 WALTER VELTRONI BEPPE SEVERGNINI talks to the man who wants to turn Italy’s ex-communist party into an American-style Democratic party.

Too abstract? Page 62

BRIEFINGS 68 NATO’S GREY ZONE PHILIP GORDON When will Nato expand? And who will be allowed in?

72 DRUGS-LEGAL AND ILLEGAL DUNCAN CAMPBELL on why everyone is talking about legalising drugs except the politicians.

RESEARCH 76 R ID ING CHINA’S TV DRAGON KIM GORDON Communism may still be ruling China but in the television industry the audience—900m viewers—is God. Rupert Murdoch wants a stake.

ENDS 82 D IG EST Europe and Asia; Hamas bomb reactions; the Americanisation of culture; Ireland: end of the ceasefire.

86 THE PROSPECT CROSSWORD DIDYMUS

REGULARS 43 WHAT IF?... PHILIP GOODHART Nigel Lawson had worked on Sundays.

45 MODERN MANNERS JEREMY CLARKE Father of one.

50 CHARACTERS THEO She loves too much and suffers. 75 THE LAB JOHN MADDOX on the cloning hype.

79 THE L IST Prospects guide to lectures.

80 THE NET POSITION JOHN CARR on air sickness bags.

85 BABEL JOHN LLOYD Is the press too free?

87 BRUSSELS DIARY MANNEKEN PIS on the Germans in Brussels.

88 PREVIOUS CONVICTIONS JOHN PODHORETZ regrets calling Buchanan a nice guy.

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