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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From Brother to Other
Mon 20 Feb 2023
How were Russians persuaded to support a war against their closest neighbour Ukraine?
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Has economic crisis put net-zero plans on the backburner?
Mon 13 Feb 2023
Are economic problems holding up the UK’s path to net zero?
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Blaenau Ffestiniog and the Foundational Economy
Mon 6 Feb 2023
Blaenau Ffestiniog investigates whether the foundational economy is viable.
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Can we ever really tackle rising public spending?
Mon 21 Nov 2022
Philip Coggan examines the rise in public spending and the political battle to contain it
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Economic Growth - can we ever have enough?
Mon 7 Nov 2022
Should there be a ceiling for economic growth in developed countries?
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Is 'Political Blackness' gone for good?
Mon 31 Oct 2022
Mobeen Azhar asks what’s next after 'political blackness' and 'BAME'?
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Can Effective Altruism really change the world?
Mon 24 Oct 2022
Can effective altruism really change the world?
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How Xi Jinping did it
Mon 17 Oct 2022
How China’s Xi Jinping took control of his party and his country.
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Is ethical surrogacy possible?
Mon 10 Oct 2022
Is surrogacy the commercialisation of a woman's body or the greatest gift she can give?
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Addiction in the age of the metaverse
Mon 25 Jul 2022
Are we past the point of no return when it comes to our obsession with online technology?
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Is the UK the new sick man of Europe?
Mon 18 Jul 2022
Why is the UK's economy falling behind its European neighbours and what is the cure?
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What is childcare for?
Mon 11 Jul 2022
Early years education or allowing parents to work – the purpose of pre-school childcare.
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Beyond the cost of living crisis
Mon 4 Jul 2022
Why is inflation on the rise, and what can we do about it?
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Cashing in on the green rush
Mon 27 Jun 2022
Some countries have legalised cannabis - but how lucrative has it really been?
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Germany and Russia: It's Complicated
Mon 20 Jun 2022
How is Germany's long-standing relationship with Russia affecting its response to Ukraine?
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The Advertising Trap
Mon 13 Jun 2022
Digital advertising fuels the online economy, but is it all based on smoke and mirrors?
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Can Nationalism be a Force for Good?
Mon 6 Jun 2022
Charting the birth of the nation state and if nationalism can exist in a healthy form.
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Can the UK ever be a low tax economy again?
Mon 14 Mar 2022
As tax rises hit pay packets next month is this an end to Conservative low tax policy?
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The case for public service reform
Mon 28 Feb 2022
Chris Naylor asks if there's a better way to deliver public services.
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Planning, Housing and Politics
Mon 21 Feb 2022
How can we build new homes without alienating voters? Hashi Mohamed investigates.
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Why worry about future generations?
Mon 7 Feb 2022
What - if anything - do we owe to people who have not yet been born?
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Can we create a universal Covid vaccine?
Mon 31 Jan 2022
Can scientists develop a vaccine which can combat the coronavirus and all its variants?
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Finding Things Out
Mon 15 Nov 2021
The story of how science has been trying to get better at finding things out.
