Programme examining the ideas and forces which shape public policy in Britain and abroad, presented
Does becoming a surrogate mother exploit or empower a woman? UK surrogacy law is under review, and
Is a protest march worth your effort? About a million people attended the Stop the War street protes
Are we past the point of no return when it comes to our obsession with online technology? Elaine Moo
Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, the United Kingdom was sometimes characterised as the 'sickman of Eu
Is formal childcare for pre-school children there to provide an early years education? Or to allow p
The Bank of England says inflation might reach 11 per cent this year. There are warnings that some p
Some countries have legalised cannabis, often with the hope of kick-starting a lucrative new source
In late February, three days after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the German Chancellor Olaf Schol
Digital advertising fuels the digital economy, but is it all based on smoke and mirrors? Ed Butler i
Arguments over the value of nationalism seem to have been raging for centuries, even though the nati
As Russia’s brutal war with Ukraine enters its fourth month, Edward Stourton asks who Russia's alli
In the wake of the greatest crisis to hit Europe since the Second World War, former Moscow correspon
As tax rises hit pay packets next month is this an end to traditional Conservative low tax policy? T
Is a world without violence possible? Violence blights the lives of countless individuals each year.
Chris Naylor asks if there's a better way to deliver public services. Many of these were designed ne
How can the planning system adapt so we can build new homes without alienating voters? Barrister and
Probing the results of a major study into our unequal society. Faisal Islam, BBC Economics Editor, t
What do we owe future generations? Everyone who is alive, has rights. And governments have obligat
Can scientists develop a vaccine which can combat the coronavirus and all its variants? There have b
Finding things out during the pandemic has been hit and miss: there’ve been miracles, and there’s be
