The Briefing Room Episodes Available now
The Prison Problem
What are the policies and political decisions which led to the current crisis in prisons?
The Investigatory Powers Act a.k.a The Snoopers' Charter
What powers does the so-called 'Snoopers' Charter' give to the intelligence services?
VIP Sex Abuse Allegations
How did police investigations into VIP sex abuse go astray?
Infrastructure: The Roads to Recovery?
Is building roads and bridges the best way to solve our economic woes?
Black Lives Matter UK
What does Black Lives Matter stand for in the UK? David Aaronovitch finds out.
Europe's Illiberal Democracies
Right-wing ideas once found on the political fringes are becoming increasingly mainstream
Quantitative Easing
Why has the Bank of England started creating new money to buy government debt again?
A Ceasefire in Syria?
Why is it so difficult to find peace in Syria, and what is getting in the way of a deal?
Trump and Putin
Why is Donald Trump accused of being Vladimir Putin's man?
Trotsky, Trotskyism and Trotskyites
Are revolutionary socialists trying to take control of the Labour Party?
