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The Idea of the Caliphate

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

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Inside Welfare Reform

How well has the government implemented its controversial welfare reforms?

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Just Culture

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

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Conservative Muslims, Liberal Britain

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

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Precedents or Principles?

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

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Maskirovka: Deception Russian-Style

Lucy Ash explores maskirovka, the Russia strategy of military deception.

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Referendum Conundrums

After the drama of the Scottish vote, what would an in-out EU referendum be like?

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You Can't Say That

Is there a right to cause offence? Edward Stourton explores the limits of free expression.

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Downward Social Mobility

Social mobility is good for those on the up, but what about those who go down?

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Artificial Intelligence

As top scientists warn of the risks of AI, should we fear super-intelligent machines?

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When Robots Steal Our Jobs

Technology has decimated manual labour. Now it has its sights on white-collar work.

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The End of Development

Anthropologist Henrietta Moore argues that development is an outmoded concept.

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Caring in the New Old Age

Is it time to rethink how older people are cared for to enable fulfilling lives?

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Two-Nation Britain

Is Britain's real political divide between the cosmopolitans and the rest?

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Ritual Sexual Abuse: The Anatomy of a Panic (Part 1)

David Aaronovitch traces the journey from wrongful denial to excessive credulity.

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Ritual Sexual Abuse: The Anatomy of a Panic (Part 2)

David Aaronovitch traces society's shift from wrongful denial to excessive credulity.

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Is the Pope a Communist?

Is Pope Francis a communist, as some of his critics claim? Edward Stourton investigates.

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Making Invisibles Visible

Linda Yueh asks why, when services dominate the UK economy, we seem uninterested in them.

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How Gay Became OK

Why have British attitudes towards homosexuality changed so far and so fast?

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Samuel Scheffler on the Afterlife

Philosopher Samuel Scheffler, with Woody Allen's help, reveals our hidden motivating force

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Why do American police kill so many black men?

Helena Merriman explores the recent wave of shootings of unarmed black men in the USA.

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Populism

Who are 'the people' - and what do they really want? Eliane Glaser explores populism.

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Free Movement: Britain's Burning EU debate

Sonia Sodha discovers why freedom of movement is such a key issue in Britain's EU debate.

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What's Housing Benefit For?

Britain spends 拢25 billion on Housing Benefit. Why so much? And what good does it do?

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Can We Learn to Live with Nuclear Power?

Fukushima made many people oppose nuclear power. What it would take to change their minds?

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The Iran-Iraq War's Legacy

How far is the Middle East today defined by the legacy of the Iran-Iraq war?

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Scotland's Radical Land Reform

Euan McIllwraith explores why Scotland's land ownership is up for grabs and why now.

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Will George Be King?

Edward Stourton examines the long-term prospects for the British monarchy.

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Killing Cows

Jo Fidgen asks if killing cows for food can be morally justified.

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Currencies and Countries

John Redwood asks how viable currency unions can be without political unions behind them.

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