Architects and planners developed a new ideal for living in postwar Britain, but the dream died amid corruption, incompetence and cheapness, John Grindrod tells Little Atoms

And why those involved don't think it could happen now

Mancherjee Bhownaggree was a complex figure

Can we harness the mind to reduce side-effects and slash drug costs?

Politicians and pundits alike revel in portraying prejudice and ignorance as essentially working-class values

Josh Cohen's The Incurious Rabbit was a runner-up in the 2015 Notting Hill Editions Essay Prize. The biennial prize is awarded to the best original, unpublished essay between 2,000 and 8,000 words in the English language on any subject. The winning entry is awarded £20,000, with five runners-up each awarded £1,000. Some have described the Notting Hill Editions Essay Prize as the richest pound per word prize for non-fiction in the world.

The candidate that lobbyist and political consultant Paul Manafort advised was not a polished politician. He was prone to outbursts and many questioned whether he had the proper temperament for the presidency. His subsequent campaign took place in a highly-charged media environment, full of barely-concealed threats, brazen displays of unprecedented hostility, routine violations of political and social norms, and many other provocations that appeared to be designed to undermine faith in the electoral process itself.

Britain is gripped by clown fever. But these spooky stories go a long way back

For radicals who see themselves as the scourge of hypocrites, heckling in churches is the ultimate act of rebellion

The penance industry