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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The Orange Book: Clegg's Political Lemon?
Mon 21 Feb 2011
Edward Stourton assesses where the Liberal Democrats' influential right wing is heading.
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The Big Society
Mon 14 Feb 2011
Chris Bowlby looks at the practical consequences of replacing the state with volunteers.
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Radical Economics: Escaping Credit Serfdom
Mon 7 Feb 2011
Paul Mason asks whether the expansion of credit created a new form of worker exploitation.
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Radical Economics: Yo Hayek!
Mon 31 Jan 2011
Why free market Austrian economics have inspired a rap video and attracted new fans.
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Trust
Mon 24 Jan 2011
Philosopher and former Reith lecturer Prof Onora O'Neill's latest reflections on trust.
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The Deserving and the Undeserving Poor
Mon 15 Nov 2010
Presenter Chris Bowlby examines the concept of the undeserving poor.
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Criminal rehabilitation: a sub-prime investment?
Mon 8 Nov 2010
Emma Jane Kirby investigates Ken Clarke's promised "rehabilitation revolution".
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Defence: no stomach for the fight?
Mon 1 Nov 2010
With future defence under scrutiny Kenneth Payne asks: are we losing the will to wage war?
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The Secret History of Analysis
Mon 25 Oct 2010
Analysis celebrates its 40th birthday by revealing the secrets of the programme's past.
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Turkey: Staying Secular Insha'Allah
Mon 18 Oct 2010
Edward Stourton investigates Turkish politics and the nation's place in the world.
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The Spirit Level: the theory of everything?
Mon 11 Oct 2010
Is income equality really the great leveller? Mukul Devichand examines the evidence.
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Whatever Happened to the Sisterhood?
Mon 4 Oct 2010
Budget cuts will hit women three times harder than men. Why aren't feminists protesting?
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The Big Society
Mon 27 Sep 2010
Anne McElvoy examines what the origins of the government's Big Society idea tell us.
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What's Wrong with Child Labour?
Mon 20 Sep 2010
Fran Abrams asks why the idea of children earning money causes such unease.
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Foreigner Policy
Mon 8 Feb 2010
David Goodhart investigates the ideological forces behind mass immigration.
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Divorcing Europe
Mon 16 Nov 2009
What would happen if Britain chose to leave the European Union? Chris Bowlby reports.
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Are Politicians Out of Touch?
Mon 22 Jun 2009
Michael Blastland asks if 'group-think' is distancing policy from the public.
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Jackanory Politics
Thu 21 Feb 2008
Frances Stonor examines the method of delivering a political message by telling a story.
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Analysis Extra: The Pull of Putin
Thu 16 Feb 2017
Tim Whewell asks why populist Western politicians want warmer relations with Russia.
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How Low Can Rates Go?
Mon 25 Jul 2016
Martin Wolf examines how the search to revive growth is testing the norms of economics.
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Free Speech 1 - Oxygen of Freedom
Thu 21 Apr 2016
An introduction to freedom of speech and why it is important by Timothy Garton Ash
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Free Speech 2 - I'm Offended
Thu 21 Apr 2016
Speakers deemed 'offensive' are being banned from universities. What about free speech?
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Free Speech 3 - Respect Me, Respect My Religion
Thu 21 Apr 2016
Is religion a special case where freedom of speech should be curtailed?
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Free Speech 4 - Media We Need
Thu 21 Apr 2016
Timothy Garton Ash asks whether we really have a free press
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Free Speech 5 - Big Brother is Watching
Thu 21 Apr 2016
Timothy Garton Ash examines how threats to privacy affect freedom of speech
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The Deobandis: Part 2
Thu 14 Apr 2016
Owen Bennett Jones reveals a secret history of Jihadist propagation in Britain
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The Deobandis: Part 1
Thu 14 Apr 2016
One Islamic network runs over 40% of UK mosques. Who are they and what do they believe?
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Correspondents' Look Ahead: 2016
New Year's Day 2016
Top Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ correspondents predict what will shape our world in 2016
