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Adding the Volvo S60 and V60 DRIVe to your fleet could be one of the shrewdest decisions you’ll ever make as a fleet decision-maker.

Not only do we beat rivals Audi (A4 2.0 TDIe: 55.00p/mile*) and BMW (320d ED: 59.48p/mile*) on whole life costs, but we offer significantly shorter delivery lead-times, too. And from your drivers’ point of view, outstanding efficiency comes without compromising on looks, comfort, performance or equipment levels. Call your Volvo Business Specialist or visit our website to find out more.

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Fuel consumption figures for the Volvo S60/V60 DRIVe in mpg (l/100 km): Urban 54.3 (5.2) to 55.4 (5.1), Extra Urban 68.9 (4.1) to 72.4 (3.9), Combined 62.8 (4.5) to 65.7 (4.3). CO2 emissions 119 g/km to 114 g/km. * Based on 36 months, 60,000 miles. Source: KWIKcarcost August 2011. ** Official fuel figures for the Volvo S60 DRIVe. Based on a combined cycle. † Based on 2011/12 benefit in kind tax rates for the Volvo S60 DRIVe ES for a 20% taxpayer. Contents January 2012

This month 7 If I ruled the world

Make art, not war. sandi toksvig 8 Recommends 10 New Year’s resolutions boris johnson, barbara windsor & others 12 Letters plus stephen collins’s cartoon strip.

Opinions 14 Is America ungovernable?

Gridlock in US politics is not new; it may not be bad. cullen murphy 15 Greeks buy up London

Bad for Greece and Britain. bronwen maddox & james elwes 16 Australia’s Bilbao?

Tasmania’s bold new museum. nikki gemmell 17 A mixed blessing

Has Egypt’s revolution imperilled its Christians? rachel aspden 18 China diary

A good day to get married. mark kitto 20 What do they want?

My night at Occupy LSX. james macintyre

Life 62 Screensavers

Watching TV drama helps my marriage. meghan daum 64 Matters of taste

Egon Ronay’s influence. peter bazalgette 65 Leith on life

My new British passport. sam leith 66 Investment

The challenge of inflation. nick carn

Features

24 Who holds the power? The poor and weak will grab attention and money.

john chipman

30 2012: baked beans, iPhones and protest Themes of the next year. stephanie flanders,

matthew parris, martha lane fox & others

34 The DNA of a generation Can politicians learn from the Iron Lady?

john campbell

41 Shrinking the City FSA chairman Adair Turner talks to Prospect.

44 Sealed in wax The secret of Madame Tussaud’s success.

hephzibah anderson

48 Making the grade Are there too many academies? philip collins

52 The Olympic shadow Will the Games alienate east Londoners?

sam knight

56 Freud: the last great

Enlightenment thinker Sigmund Freud is out of fashion for his heroic refusal to flatter humankind. john gray plus peter kellner—Lib Dems like Freud. Travel special 69 Spring breaks bettany hughes: the classical Mediterranean john gimlette escapes to the Islamic world emily witt looks for tigers in India clive anderson: why I love sleeper trains james woodall: 48 hours in Paris and Berlin nuary 2012 ·prospect· 3