Marc Lane Roark (Savannah): Retelling English Sovereignty. Sarah Lyall on the Magna Carta, still posing a challenge at 800. What does England want? Not since the 1640s, when Scottish armies repeatedly marched south against Charles I, has the English establishment been so politically threatened in its heartland. Fareed Zakaria on how Britain has resigned as a world power. Juta Kawalerowicz (Oxford): Anti-immigration Vote vs. Reality: How Well Does Ethnic Change Correspond with Perception of Levels of Immigration in the UK? Tariq Modood and Nabil Khattab (Bristol): Explaining Ethnic Differences: Can Ethnic Minority Strategies Reduce the Effects of Ethnic Penalties? Posh, educated and energetic — meet the servants of the super-rich: London’s greatest growth industry is catering to foreign plutocrats. Charlotte Church says she would pay tax at 70% to protect public services. Amartya Sen on the economic consequences of austerity. So just how fucked are we? Luke Davies reviews Inequality and the 1% by Danny Dorling. Jonathan Derbyshire interviews Anthony Atkinson, author of Inequality: What Can Be Done About It. Patrick Dunleavy on how Britain’s election highlights the instability of its political system. Scrap Labour and start again: Ed Straw on how only real structural change can save the party. Chas Danner on how the U.K. may never be the same after the election.
