Thursday 21 August 2008

 

The latest culture as recommended by our staff

Clemency Burton-Hill
Clemency Burton-Hill

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Business

Julian Morris argues that recent shortages and price rises of staple food in Asia and Latin America have been caused as much by parasitical politicians as by poor harvests

New Deal economics: lessons from Herbert Hoover

New Deal economics: lessons from Herbert Hoover

Bill Jamieson says calls for a Rooseveltian New Deal to stave off US recession are misinformed; it was FDR’s much-maligned predecessor who set the course for recovery

Credit Crunch: First Anniversary

Credit Crunch: First Anniversary

A primary banking crisis

Any Other Business

Does Medvedev really believe in the rule of law? The fate of TNK-BP is the test

The end of Euro Disney’s  white-knuckle ride?

The end of Euro Disney’s white-knuckle ride?

After years of financial struggle, say Christian Sylt and Caroline Reid, the Paris theme park has finally found a path to profit — just as the European economy hits a downturn

Arts

Too much information

Too much information

Blood and Guts (BBC4)

Poverty of the soul

Poverty of the soul

Heart and Soul (BBC World Service); Gun and Knife Crime: Seeking Solutions (BBC Radio 4)

Books

Our modest contribution

Our modest contribution

St Petersburg and the British: The City Through the Eyes of British Visitors and Residents
by Anthony Cross

The Circus

The Circus

The Circus by Noel Daniel

Style & Travel

Sitting on a rocket

Sitting on a rocket

Henry Sands goes powerboating in Malta

Home On The Grange

Home On The Grange

Matthew Dennison experiments with self-catering on a royal scale

In this week's issue

Economic recovery plan? Forget it, Gordon

The Prime Minister’s survival is pinned on a September ‘relaunch’ to ease the voters’ economic woes. But, says Martin Vander Weyer, each door through which Brown tries to escape his predicament slams in his face. His room for manoeuvre is negligible

Martin Vander Weyer

Georgia sheds light on the mind of Cameron

James Forsyth says that the Tory leader is more immersed in foreign policy than first seemed probable. Unlike Brown, he has ambitions as an international leader

James Forsyth

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