Privatisation has taken on strange new forms, but is still very much with us. The results? Poor conditions and poorer service. John Harris reports

John Harris comments on George Monbiot’s attempt to carry out a citizens arrest of John Bolton at the Hay literature festival.

The great global coal rush puts us on the fast track to irreversible disaster, writes John Harris.

The news that Prince William has been dressing up as a member of the working class shouldn’t surprise us. From sneering comedy shows to elitist politics, class snobbery is alive and well.

As the financial screws tighten for the under-30s, there are signs they are turning away from the spirit of the free market.

Turbo-capitalism has left men treading a fine line between becoming alpha male or David Brent.

It is the main parties’ beliefs that are old-fashioned, not those of Labour’s alienated supporters.