For the Desk Drawer

the junk shop of history

Writing about politics and culture

From our origins as a book publisher we now expand into video in our mission to bring together the children of Abraham.

A politically independent monthly current affairs, culture & ideas magazine. Edited by Philip Collins. For our full archive, go to www.prospectmagazine.co.uk

Why that thing you retweeted is probably wrong.

Unmasking the populist elite.

Conspiracy theories, Antisemitism, and our Dumb Era.

Welcome to Bearly Politics! I'm The Bear, your slightly exasperated guide to the strange world of modern politics. Here, I attempt to tackle the absurdities of power, with claws sharpened by satire and the occasional heavy paw of wit.

Where I unpack weekly thoughts about the human sides of politics and the ways we communicate about it.

Dr Francis Sedgemore - science journalist and writer