Every year, Prospect puts together a list of Top Thinkers—a curated list of people who, through their ideas, are making an impact in the world right now—and asks you, the readers of this esteemed ...

You may not have heard of Lord Leggatt, a judge who joined the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom in 2020. One may not expect anything sensational from a former English commercial lawyer, even one ...

There is a new permanent secretary in Whitehall, and his name is David Dinsmore. No reason why you should have heard of him: he’s been toiling away on behalf of Rupert Murdoch for nearly 22 years and ...

In the wake of Donald Trump’s victory in 2016, a spate of reading lists was published, aiming to arm readers with the literary weapons they would need to “resist” the administration. Guides to ...

Tesla exposed: how a whistleblower lifted the lid on Elon Musk Alan and Lionel are joined by co-author of The Tesla Files, investigative journalist Sönke Iwersen ...

I have never really had a traditional job. Besides a few months of bar work and babysitting when I was a teenager—which were both cash in hand—I’ve always done sex work. I’m unfamiliar with contracts, ...

“LinkedIn doesn’t know me anymore,” someone complained to me recently. “What do you mean?” I asked. She explained that the platform has replaced the old “recommended jobs” section, which used to show ...

During the final curtain call for a performance of Giuseppe Verdi’s Il trovatore at the Royal Ballet and Opera the other week, dancer Danni Perry raised a Palestinian flag. What ensued was a graceless ...

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May Bulman is investigations editor at Lighthouse Reports, a non-profit investigative newsroom. Previously, she was social affairs correspondent at the Independent ...

How I made five million in under 10 seconds Small print: this happened in the digital realms of ‘Old School RuneScape’ ...

Does Oscar hate Marty? Martin Scorsese has won the Academy Award for Best Director just once. And it wasn’t this year for ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ ...