Analysis Podcast
Programme examining the ideas and forces which shape public policy in Britain and abroad, presented by distinguished writers, journalists and academics.
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Deirdre McCloskey
Mon 26 May 2014
Economic historian Deirdre McCloskey on why poverty matters more than inequality.
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Why Minsky Matters
Mon 24 Mar 2014
Do the theories of Hyman Minsky provide a radical challenge to mainstream economics?
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Eldar Shafir: Scarcity
Mon 17 Mar 2014
An interview with psychologist Eldar Shafir about the concept of scarcity.
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The Jihadi Spring
Sun 16 Mar 2014
Is al-Qaeda the real beneficiary of the multiple failures of the Arab revolutions?
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Scotland and the Union: Can Britain be Rebooted?
Mon 3 Mar 2014
As Scotland votes on independence, Douglas Fraser asks if there's a vision for Britain.
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Life by Lottery
Mon 24 Feb 2014
Jo Fidgen asks if we should use chance to solve difficult political dilemmas.
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A Is for Anonymous
Mon 17 Feb 2014
Frances Stonor Saunders asks why people want anonymity while venerating individuality too.
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What is Wahhabism?
Mon 10 Feb 2014
Is the Saudi-style ultra-conservative branch of Islam the ideological engine of extremism?
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The Philosophy of Russell Brand
Mon 3 Feb 2014
Jeremy Cliffe encounters the ideas and personalities behind a new 'anarcho-populism'.
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Last Rites for the Church of England?
Mon 27 Jan 2014
Andrew Brown asks if the Church of England has become fatally disconnected from society.
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Roberto Unger
Mon 18 Nov 2013
Roberto Unger explains why he thinks fellow left-of-centre progressives lack imagination.
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France: Sinking Slowly?
Mon 11 Nov 2013
Can France afford its attachment to the big state? Emma Jane Kirby presents.
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Importing the Metropolitan Revolution
Mon 4 Nov 2013
Matthew Taylor looks at the grassroots economic revolution being led by big cities.
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Syria: Inside the Opposition
Mon 28 Oct 2013
Edward Stourton investigates the alternatives to President Assad.
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Quantitative Easing: Miracle Cure or Dangerous Addiction?
Mon 21 Oct 2013
Could QE lead to another economic crisis? Liam Halligan argues that it could.
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What Are Charities For?
Mon 14 Oct 2013
Have big charities lost their philanthropic purpose? Fran Abrams investigates.
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Edward Snowden: Leaker, Saviour, Traitor, Spy?
Mon 7 Oct 2013
Are state secrets doomed by an emerging alliance of the anti-state right and liberal left?
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Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood: Why Did They Fail?
Mon 30 Sep 2013
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood won at the polls but failed to keep power. What went wrong?
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The Rule of Law v the Rule of Man
Mon 22 Jul 2013
Jamie Whyte asks if it is OK to punish tax avoiders who have obeyed the letter of the law.
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Scottish Nationalism: From Protest to Power
Mon 15 Jul 2013
Scottish nationalism - breaking free or playing safe? Douglas Fraser investigates.
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They're Coming for Your Money
Mon 8 Jul 2013
Paul Johnson argues that taxes look set to rise and finds out which ones and who will pay.
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Syria and the New Lines in the Sand
Mon 1 Jul 2013
Does the Middle East any longer recognise the 'lines in the sand' imposed by the West?
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Pornography: What Do We Know?
Mon 24 Jun 2013
What does the best evidence tell us about the effects of pornography? Jo Fidgen presents.
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Predistribution
Mon 17 Jun 2013
Predistribution is Labour's new idea. The US thinker who invented it explains what it is.
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The Quantified Self: Can Life Be Measured?
Mon 10 Jun 2013
Life-logging and other obsessions of the nascent 'quantified self' movement explored.
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Is Regional Policy a Waste of Time?
Mon 3 Jun 2013
As the gap grows between English north and south, is regional policy a waste of time?
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Labour's New New Jerusalem
Mon 27 May 2013
Leading Labour figures urge a radical policy - dismantling the top-down welfare state.
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Nudge Theory in Practice
Mon 25 Mar 2013
How well have politicians' attempts to 'nudge' us into doing what they want worked?
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Who Decides if I'm a Woman?
Mon 18 Mar 2013
Jo Fidgen explores the ideas causing tension between feminists and transgender people.
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Three Score Years and Twenty
Mon 11 Mar 2013
Is Britain a good country to grow old in? Chris Bowlby investigates.
