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Political Visions
Anne McElvoy sets off in search of the sunlit uplands
Peace
In the week of VE Day, Matthew Sweet discusses what peace has meant since 1945
Community
Post local elections and pre VE day events, Shahidha Bari explores ideas about community
Decadence
Matthew Sweet assesses the state of contemporary culture
The Middle Classes
Muriel Zagha, Prof. Sam Friedman, Lord Willetts, Lisa Holdsworth & Prof. Melinda Mills
Isolation
Matthew Sweet explores ideas about being on your own
Evidence
Lord Sumption, Danny Robins, Dr Sarah Dillon Dr Jonathan Egid and Dr Anthony Milligan
Uncertainty
Chris Lintott, Margaret Heffernan, Liam Halligan, Tim Garton Ash, Victoria Donovan
A pinch of salt
A key preservative, the subject of taxes, a danger to plant-life - how much salt is good?
Malcolm X, life changes and flexible thinking
Timandra Harkness, Ekow Eshun, Sophie Grace Chappell, Richard Bett and Stephen Bush