Heresy of the week: Let’s abolish the summer holidays
Matthew Yglesias does not like school summer holidays. In fact, writing for Slate, he comes across like a warm-weather Ebenezer… Read more »
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Detroit: this is what happens if you lose the global race
David Cameron likes to talk about the ‘global race’ – by which he means the neverending struggle to stay competitive… Read more »
Washington has fallen to the political undead – Westminster must not be next
Scattering nuggets of gossip on his way, Christopher Buckley contributes an eye-opening book review for the New York Times. His… Read more »
Germany’s unpleasant experiment with legalised prostitution
Warning to readers – today’s post is about the sordid reality of prostitution, not the airbrushed fantasy depicted in some… Read more »
The new era of low growth will change our politics forever
Previously on the Deep End, we’ve explored the idea that the western world has entered a period of permanent low… Read more »
Heresy of the week: Atheism has its heretics too
You might think that being an atheist is pretty straightforward – all you have to do is not believe in… Read more »
British workers have done their bit for recovery, now British capitalists must do the same
The news that the British economy is growing again did not please everyone. Left-leaning economic commentators tried, but failed, to… Read more »
