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 Charitable Impulse
Mon 27 Jun 2016
What are the pros and cons of charities becoming more like businesses in raising money?
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Marxism Today
Mon 20 Jun 2016
Robin Aitken explores the continuing appeal of the ideas of Karl Marx.
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The New Young Fogeys
Mon 13 Jun 2016
Jason Cowley asks why young people today are - weirdly - so well-behaved.
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Silicon Valley Values
Mon 6 Jun 2016
Are the values of Silicon Valley's tech visionaries now affecting all of us?
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Protectionism in the USA
Mon 30 May 2016
Edward Stourton on the history and recent renaissance of American opposition to free trade
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Beyond Binary
Mon 23 May 2016
Linda Pressly explores the challenge to conventional ideas from 'gender-neutral' people.
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Corporate Amnesia
Mon 21 Mar 2016
Phil Tinline finds out what happens when institutions lose their memory.
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Power to the People?
Mon 14 Mar 2016
Will devolution deliver the power promised to England's cities and regions?
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Labour and the Bomb
Mon 29 Feb 2016
Why has Britain's nuclear deterrent been such a difficult issue for the Labour Party?
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Multiculturalism: Newham v Leicester
Mon 22 Feb 2016
Sonia Sodha explores how two of the UK's most multicultural places are managing diversity.
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Brexit: The Irish Question
Mon 8 Feb 2016
Edward Stourton asks what happens on the island of Ireland if the UK leaves the EU.
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Space Wars, Space Peace
Mon 1 Feb 2016
Chris Bowlby explores the past and future of cooperation and conflict in outer space.
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Tomas Sedlacek: The Economics of Good and Evil
Mon 25 Jan 2016
Radical ideas on debt, growth and sin from a disruptive thinker.
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Will They Always Hate Us?
Mon 9 Nov 2015
Can psychology help opposing groups overcome conflict situations? David Edmonds finds out.
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Currencies and Countries
Mon 2 Nov 2015
John Redwood asks how viable currency unions can be without political unions behind them.
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Will George Be King?
Mon 19 Oct 2015
Edward Stourton examines the long-term prospects for the British monarchy.
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Scotland's Radical Land Reform
Mon 12 Oct 2015
Euan McIllwraith explores why Scotland's land ownership is up for grabs and why now.
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The Iran-Iraq War's Legacy
Mon 5 Oct 2015
How far is the Middle East today defined by the legacy of the Iran-Iraq war?
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Can We Learn to Live with Nuclear Power?
Mon 28 Sep 2015
Fukushima made many people oppose nuclear power. What it would take to change their minds?
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What's Housing Benefit For?
Mon 21 Sep 2015
Britain spends Β£25 billion on Housing Benefit. Why so much? And what good does it do?
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Free Movement: Britain's Burning EU debate
Mon 20 Jul 2015
Sonia Sodha discovers why freedom of movement is such a key issue in Britain's EU debate.
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Populism
Mon 13 Jul 2015
Who are 'the people' - and what do they really want? Eliane Glaser explores populism.
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Why do American police kill so many black men?
Mon 6 Jul 2015
Helena Merriman explores the recent wave of shootings of unarmed black men in the USA.
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Samuel Scheffler on the Afterlife
Mon 29 Jun 2015
Philosopher Samuel Scheffler, with Woody Allen's help, reveals our hidden motivating force
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How Gay Became OK
Mon 22 Jun 2015
Why have British attitudes towards homosexuality changed so far and so fast?
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Making Invisibles Visible
Mon 15 Jun 2015
Linda Yueh asks why, when services dominate the UK economy, we seem uninterested in them.
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Is the Pope a Communist?
Mon 8 Jun 2015
Is Pope Francis a communist, as some of his critics claim? Edward Stourton investigates.
