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Radical Self-Care
What do we get wrong about self-care?
The Post-Pandemic State
What should government priorities be now that it has such a dominant role in the economy?
Thinking for the Long Term
How critical is the ability to think and plan for the long term?
Humans vs the Planet
What the ‘we are the virus’ meme tells us about green politics.
Behavioural Science and the Pandemic
Behavioural fatigue: what is it, where did it come from, and what’s the link with Nudge?
Is the Internet Broken?
Is the infrastructure of the internet up to scratch?
Planning for the Worst
How ready are we for the next pandemic, cyber attack, volcanic eruption, or solar storm?
Trouble on the backbenches? Tory Leaders and their MPs
Rosie Campbell assesses the relationship between Tory leaders and their MPs.
The Rise and Fall of the Bond Market Traders
Governments are borrowing more than ever, but does it matter?
The Future of Welfare
Should Britain’s social insurance system be more German?
This Fractured Isle
Edward Stourton asks whether Covid-19 could hasten the breakup of the United Kingdom.
Who Runs that Place?
Who takes China's big decisions, how are they reached and what power struggles lie ahead?
Chasing Unicorns
What does the future hold for Silicon Valley's tech start ups in a post-pandemic world?
Personality Politics
Are we predisposed by our personality to be drawn to certain policies or ideologies?
Rogue Cops
How can we identify rogue cops?
Flying Blind
Michael Blastland examines how our collective ignorance affects policy and debate.
Boiled Rabbits of the Left?
Ex-Labour voters say the party is insufficiently patriotic. So what should it do about it?
Magic Weapons
What is political warfare and what should we do about it?
Levelling Up Wakefield
Anand Menon returns to his home city to road test plans to level up the UK economy.
The Fine Art of Decision Making
Margaret Heffernan explores the fine art of decision making in times of uncertainty.
Science in the Time of Covid-19
What has the pandemic revealed about science and our relationship with it?
Global Britain: is there substance behind the slogan?
Post-Brexit, the UK is re-branding itself as "Global Britain", but what does that mean?
What the Foucault?
Why are some British politicians afraid of a dead French philosopher?
The Zoomshock Metropolis
How remote working and online shopping could reshape our towns and cities.
Funny Money
Where does money's value come from in this increasingly online world? Ben Chu investigates
Marvellous Medicine
Has the pandemic enabled us to accelerate the pace of drug development?
A New Unionism?
Chris Bowlby assesses the future of Unionism in Northern Ireland
A Hundred Glorious Years?
What view of its history does China's Communist Party present, what does it omit and why?
Stalemate: Israel and the Palestinians after Gaza
What prospects are there for a two state solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
Science in the Time of Cancel Culture
What impact are social justice movements having on scientific research and development?
Cancelling Colston
The statue of Bristol slaver Edward Colston has gone – but his legacy persists in the city