1+ hour, 40+ min ago  (313+ words) In fact, Do Ls have been on the rise over the past seven years. Last year, 1, 440 applications to deprive children of their liberty were made, the highest ever application year on record. These desperately vulnerable children are deposited into places…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago  (420+ words) Recently I learned that 1st May is the ancient Gaelic festival of Beltane: the start of the summer and a time when the veil between our world and the realm of the fairies thins. This coincided with another revelation that now…...

4+ week, 8+ hour ago  (80+ words) Prospect Magazine Prospect Lives: Restroom censorship and mates rates This month our family of writers is in a whimsical mood: Vitali Vitaliev reflects on the very different purpose toilet paper once had in Soviet Ukraine, while Anglican priest Alice Goodman…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (283+ words) While most of the UK was glued to a TV game lauding deceit, betrayal and treachery, I have been obsessed with an uplifting series about people competing to show skill, friendship and dedication. "It was a pleasure to watch the…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (400+ words) Financial companies and private equity (PE) in particular have sought to capitalise on growing global spending on education and training, estimated to be worth more than $8 trillion a year by 2030. Private equity's business model is built around short-term profit maximisation…...