Monopoly
Playing Monopoly is not such a trivial pursuit
Games are politics you can touch, says Tim Clare, and a well-designed boardgame can provide a critical experience of society’s systems
We should all embrace the power of games
Board games especially – dating back to at least 3000 BC – have never been idle entertainment but help boost the memory and teach valuable strategic skills
Is Monopoly feminist?
I’ve been playing a lot of Monopoly recently. My son got his first grown-up set for Christmas and, even after…
In defence of pocket money
Our grandchildren are penniless. They have pretty much everything their hearts desire and they have parents with wallets full of…
Watergate
Enough has been written about a Conservative government that knows its electoral success depends on Britain remaining a property-owning democracy,…
Being rich makes you mean: here's proof
It’s all the rage these days to worry about the growing gap between rich and poor. Our fretting was fuelled…
