Programme examining the ideas and forces which shape public policy in Britain and abroad, presented
Has the initial success of the minimum wage meant politicians have extended the policy to damaging l
An extended interview with the political theorist who argues that liberal democracy is in grave dang
Michael Blastland asks if it's desk-bound work, rather than over-eating, which is making more and mo
Constitutions put controls on the people who run countries - but how are they created and how well d
Union membership is in decline whilst structural changes in the economy - including the rise of the
A year on from the Brexit referendum, Anand Menon contrasts Wakefield, which voted leave, with Oxfor
During Brazil's boom years the country's rising economy created a new middle class of gigantic propo
With angst over European security growing, why is Germany such a reluctant military power? Chris Bow
Do we unconsciously harbour racist and sexist attitudes? Far fewer people are explicitly racist than
Why is the UK such a generous global aid donor and should it be? The coalition government legislated
What are the unwritten rules you must learn to get a top job? Hashi Mohamed came to the UK aged nine
Has Front National leader Marine Le Pen really detoxified the party founded by her father 40 years a
Why is liberal, tolerant Netherlands home to one of Europe's most successful anti-immigration, anti-
Could a second referendum on Scottish independence yield a different result? In September 2014 when
What makes us change our mind when it comes to elections? We are all swingers now. More voters than
What does the story of the Downing Street cat reveal about the way voters decide? We are not taught
Why do populist politicians across the West want warmer relations with Russia? Are they just Kremlin
When hiring people, is the concept of talent so ill-defined as to be useless? Entrepreneur and autho
Jacqui Smith, the former Labour home secretary, investigates why government policies fail, focusing
The journey of an American 'cold warrior' from nuclear deterrence to nuclear disarmament. Former US
