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Analysis Episodes

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    Precedents or Principles?

    How far are we influenced by precedent in reaching decisions and how much by principles?

  2. Conservative Muslims, Liberal Britain

    David Goodhart on liberal Britain's relationship with socially conservative Muslims.

  3. Just Culture

    Margaret Heffernan explores why big organisations so often make big mistakes.

  4. Inside Welfare Reform

    How well has the government implemented its controversial welfare reforms?

  5. The Idea of the Caliphate

    How has the concept of an Islamic caliphate evolved and been expressed through history?

  6. Meet the Family

    Politicians love talking about families. But do they understand modern family life?

  7. Peston and the House of Debt

    Robert Peston asks if skyrocketing household debt or the banks caused the 2007-8 crash.

  8. Michael Pollan on Food

    What should we eat? An interview with author Michael Pollan about what food is and is not.

  9. Thrifty Debtors

    Has the downturn has made us thriftier, or are we stuck with high personal debt?

  10. The End of the Pay Rise?

    British wages have fallen since 2008. Paul Johnson asks if they will ever pick up.

  11. Is it Time for the Internet to Grow Up?

    The world wide web is 25 years old. What do we want from its next 25 years?

  12. Tories: Nasty or Nice?

    Robin Aitken explores why the Tories have struggled with the label of 'the nasty party'.

  13. Varieties of Capitalism

    Can a country switch from one form of capitalism to another? Jeremy Cliffe investigates.

  14. Courting Trouble

    A clumsy pass or harassment? Jo Fidgen asks: what are the new rules of relationships.

  15. What Does Putin Want?

    Edward Stourton investigates the Russian leader's geostrategic vision.

  16. Time to Rethink Asylum?

    Tim Finch explores ideas for a radical rethink about the way we deal with asylum seekers.

  17. Deirdre McCloskey

    Economic historian Deirdre McCloskey on why poverty matters more than inequality.

  18. Why Minsky Matters

    Do the theories of Hyman Minsky provide a radical challenge to mainstream economics?

  19. Eldar Shafir: Scarcity

    An interview with psychologist Eldar Shafir about the concept of scarcity.

  20. The Jihadi Spring

    Is al-Qaeda the real beneficiary of the multiple failures of the Arab revolutions?

  21. Scotland and the Union: Can Britain be Rebooted?

    As Scotland votes on independence, Douglas Fraser asks if there's a vision for Britain.

  22. Life by Lottery

    Jo Fidgen asks if we should use chance to solve difficult political dilemmas.

  23. A Is for Anonymous

    Frances Stonor Saunders asks why people want anonymity while venerating individuality too.

  24. What is Wahhabism?

    Is the Saudi-style ultra-conservative branch of Islam the ideological engine of extremism?

  25. The Philosophy of Russell Brand

    Jeremy Cliffe encounters the ideas and personalities behind a new 'anarcho-populism'.

  26. Last Rites for the Church of England?

    Andrew Brown asks if the Church of England has become fatally disconnected from society.

  27. Roberto Unger

    Roberto Unger explains why he thinks fellow left-of-centre progressives lack imagination.

  28. France: Sinking Slowly?

    Can France afford its attachment to the big state? Emma Jane Kirby presents.

  29. Importing the Metropolitan Revolution

    Matthew Taylor looks at the grassroots economic revolution being led by big cities.

  30. Syria: Inside the Opposition

    Edward Stourton investigates the alternatives to President Assad.

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