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The Future of Welfare
Should Britain鈥檚 social insurance system be more German?
This Fractured Isle
Edward Stourton asks whether Covid-19 could hasten the breakup of the United Kingdom.
Who Runs that Place?
Who takes China's big decisions, how are they reached and what power struggles lie ahead?
Chasing Unicorns
What does the future hold for Silicon Valley's tech start ups in a post-pandemic world?
Personality Politics
Are we predisposed by our personality to be drawn to certain policies or ideologies?
Rogue Cops
How can we identify rogue cops?
Flying Blind
Michael Blastland examines how our collective ignorance affects policy and debate.
Boiled Rabbits of the Left?
Ex-Labour voters say the party is insufficiently patriotic. So what should it do about it?
Magic Weapons
What is political warfare and what should we do about it?
Levelling Up Wakefield
Anand Menon returns to his home city to road test plans to level up the UK economy.
The Fine Art of Decision Making
Margaret Heffernan explores the fine art of decision making in times of uncertainty.
Science in the Time of Covid-19
What has the pandemic revealed about science and our relationship with it?
Global Britain: is there substance behind the slogan?
Post-Brexit, the UK is re-branding itself as "Global Britain", but what does that mean?
What the Foucault?
Why are some British politicians afraid of a dead French philosopher?
The Zoomshock Metropolis
How remote working and online shopping could reshape our towns and cities.
Funny Money
Where does money's value come from in this increasingly online world? Ben Chu investigates
Marvellous Medicine
Has the pandemic enabled us to accelerate the pace of drug development?
A New Unionism?
Chris Bowlby assesses the future of Unionism in Northern Ireland
A Hundred Glorious Years?
What view of its history does China's Communist Party present, what does it omit and why?
Stalemate: Israel and the Palestinians after Gaza
What prospects are there for a two state solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
Science in the Time of Cancel Culture
What impact are social justice movements having on scientific research and development?
Cancelling Colston
The statue of Bristol slaver Edward Colston has gone 鈥 but his legacy persists in the city
Reimagining the Nation
What happens to a nation when its media fragments?
Who Defends Europe?
After Afghanistan and France's defence row with the US, who will ensure Europe's security?
Look who's talking - the rise of 鈥榲oice cloning鈥
As voice cloning technology advances how might it affect society and politics?
Parental Alienation
Sonia Sodha explores the use of 鈥減arental alienation鈥 in the family courts
Revenge of the Workers
With labour shortages from HGV drivers to restaurants, are workers gaining power again?
Baby Boom or Bust
Birth rates in many countries are getting lower. Should we worry about this or welcome it?
Finding Things Out
The story of how science has been trying to get better at finding things out.
Can we create a universal Covid vaccine?
Can scientists develop a vaccine which can combat the coronavirus and all its variants?
Why worry about future generations?
What - if anything - do we owe to people who have not yet been born?