Who has been this year's leading enemy of reason?
David Cameron says Britain is broken. But can the Big Society fix it?
Nina Power appreciates a sharp critique of consumerism
We must respond to extremism by protecting liberal values, argues Kenan Malik
The deteriorating relationship between the Vatican and the Irish state is good news for the Republic, says Padraig Reidy
David Cameron would like religious groups to deliver public services. But can they be trusted? asks James Gray
Peter Tatchell says it is time to end the twin bans on gay civil marriages and heterosexual civil partnerships
As Egypt prepares for post-Mubarak elections, could the activists of Tahrir Square be in danger of losing out to more reactionary forces? asks Austin Mackell
A decade after the destruction of the Twin Towers, the greatest change to the world has been the reinvention of Islam, says Stephen Howe
White trash, vermin, underclass, broken Britain. When Owen Jones published his book Chavs: The Demonisation of the Working Class, he wasn’t expecting such an onslaught