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With the passing of 2011, we wave goodbye to a season marked by deep economic uncertainty, violent summer riots, persistent questions about public institutions and a general belief that, surely, things can only get better.

But what challenges can we expect to face as a society in 2012? It’s been said that the only way to control the future is to... 14 December 2011