PROSPECT OCTOBER
CONTENTS
Letters & opinions 4 Letters 6 Brexit is rooted in the ground beneath our feet 7 A failure of history
8 The fiction that boys shouldn’t cry 10 Unlawful and unjust
11 The House rules
12 When Congress told Trump—
you’re fired! 14 The fourth revolution plus ’ cartoon strip 16 The view from Nairobi
No justice, no peace
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Speed data 18 The world’s nuclear weapons
Who’s got them? How many? And how big?
Brief Encounter 66 Mary Beard
“ I can sing beautifully in my head, but even with the best-known carol it never sounds so convincing when it comes out of my mouth”
Art & books 68 Balancing acts
The Bank of England’s tussles with the Treasury have shaped the economy for 300 years
Things to do this month 17 Prospect events
Join us at our Book Clubs, talks and debates 71 Recommends
Art: 71, Theatre: 73, Classical: 75, Film: 77, Opera: 79, Science: 81 92 Prospect at the Party
Conferences Complete listings
Cyber-security bulletin 84 Safety and data
86 Beating the hackers
86 Universal digital suffrage
79
73 The art of rebellion
How artists in Turkey are coping with an authoritarian in charge 76 Playing with power
James Graham on his new play about Labour’s troubles 79 Schlocky horror show
Stephen King’s films are huge— but he prefers the books 82 Books in brief
Life 88 Leith on language
88 Life of the mind
89 Matters of taste
90 Wine
90 DIY investor
Endgames 95 The generalist crossword
95 Enigmas & puzzles
96 The way we were
At home in the White House
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