Contents
1 Editorial 5 Contributors 6 Letters
Up front
8 HOW TO FIX T a x
The right way to get the rich to stump up 9 WHAT YOU NEED TO
KNOW ABOUT... QAnon
The conspiracy that leapt from
the internet to the US Congress plus In fact 10 IN PRAISE OF LOST CAUSES Open borders
We should demolish an inherently oppressive system plus Stephen Collins’s
cartoon strip 11 AT LAW Lawyers and their
consciences … † † 12 SPOTLIGHT ON Italy Technocratic saviours will only
deepen the nation’s woes ‰Š ‰ † 13 SPEED DATA ...And thanks for all the fish
Have our fisheries gained anything from Brexit? … c 14 THE DUEL
Is the pandemic killing God? … ‰Š †
Cover story
Essays
PROSPECT
16 All the lurking existential questions over the future of our kingdom are about to burs kingdom are about to burst into the open the open
LIBERAL DEMOCRACY
25 J’Accuse…! How Emmanuel Macron betrayed the hopes of French liberals ‰ Š
TOMORROW’S ECONOMY
30 RIP PLC The rise and fall of the listed company, and where—for better or worse— private equity will lead business next
BEYOND BORDERS
36 How is Brexit for you? Many British businesses are still waiting to see where they will land. Others have already lost their footing plus ’
40 We reap what we sow Industrial farming has fed the world. But as it destroys our ecology, it is delivering diminishing returns
ETERNAL VIGILANCE
46 Facts on the ground Israel is burying any hope for a negotiated peace by building roads through the West Bank
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