The quirk of this movie is that, for all its pretensions to topical soothsaying and its sombre machinations of plot, it remains, in essence, a love story.

NEWYORKER: Primary Suspect

That said, let's get down to some serious soothsaying.

BBC: Elections to show why county councils count

The larger story here is about soothsaying and authority.

FORBES: Warning--Tsunami

Turnout in local elections, like the ones taking place on May 1st as The Economist went to press, is woefully low (too low to justify the orgy of soothsaying about the next general election that will doubtless ensue).

ECONOMIST: Bagehot