An Observer story on information gleaned from the British census shows growing polarisation between rich and poor segments of society, and a disintegration of "established forms of social cohesion - chiefly the family."...

Some people are commuting ever-further to London, this time from Spain, the result of a number of other trends. But how do we know whether it's really a trend itself?

Terra Nova (on multiple-player online gaming) and the Institute for the Future's tech-oriented weblog.