In this issue: The new coalition government in the UK faces some difficult decisions on tax and public spending: is a 'new and nasty normal' on the horizon? Tony Travers assesses the challenges ahead and we look at LSE's role in influencing public policy. Kristen Rundle draws on the story of her grandfather, a child migrant, to examine how the law addresses our most vulnerable, and two survivors of the Rwandan genocide talk about their country's continuing struggle to recover. Richard Sennett calls for craftsmanship in academic writing and Stuart Corbridge breaks the bad news (for some) that England won't win the 2010 World Cup. Plus results of our alumni survey on China's prospects and all the usual news and activities from the LSE campus and beyond.