The 19th-century Italian's musings on political and economics hold surprising insights into what it is to be human

The public gallery at the House of Commons is behind bullet-proof glass. This offensive distrust of the public reflects a greater sense of detachment between MPs and the electorate

'Two successful sharp cookies marry and bear sharp cookies: voilà, a self-sustaining upper class based not on historical injustice but merit'

The commonly held assumption that Latin and Greek are "elitist" subjects is both fallacious and damaging