From Prospect, lucre of the Irish: For the first time in Irish history, a big, indigenous moneyed class has emerged—the product of a long economic boom and a leap in property prices — how are the new rich changing the way the Irish see themselves—and their English neighbour? A review of Britain's Lost Cities by Gavin Stamp. A review of Scotland's Books: The Penguin History of Scottish Literature by Robert Crawford; Scotland: The Autobiography by Rosemary Goring; How the Scots Created Canada by Paul Cowan; Scottish Exodus by James Hunter; and The Guynd by Belinda Rathbone. The decline of the abstract noun: What a reduction in abstraction says about the new France. It's clear that the Danes have positioned themselves to take advantage of 21st-century global capitalism without sacrificing the qualities that make their country unique (and more). Slovenia at Europe’s helm: One of the European Union smallest countries faces big challenges as it assumes the union’s six-month presidency. The Gypsies, a Romanian problem: Romanians kicked up a mighty fuss about being discriminated against by the Italians but it's the pot calling the kettle black.
