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What does Hamas want?
The Ransomware Threat
What is ransomware and why is it a growing threat?
How Unsettled is EU Status?
As the UK's deadline for applications passes, David Aaronovitch explores EU settled status
Who Do We Think We Are?
David Aaronovitch explores the new political demography of Britain and asks who are we?
Stepping into the Unknown
As Covid restrictions lift in England but new infections rise, what are the risks?
COP26: Floods, Fire, and the Future
Can COP26 help tackle climate change and save us from droughts, wildfires and floods?
Where Are All the Workers?
As the economy opens up again, is the UK short of workers?
Taiwan and the Threat to Peace
Could tensions over Taiwan and who it belongs to lead to war?
Who's supporting the Taliban?
As the Taliban capture more territory in Afghanistan, who supports them and why?
What next for President Biden’s foreign policy?
How will events in Afghanistan shape the future of US foreign policy?
HS2: On Track?
How is HS2 progressing and are spiralling costs threatening its completion?
The Afghan Refugee Crisis
How will the world deal with Afghan refugees?
Universal Credit: The Challenge Ahead
The Universal Credit £20 weekly uplift ends soon, so how are the poorest best helped now?
Vaccine Passports and Booster Jabs
How useful might vaccine passports and booster jabs be over the winter?
The UK's Energy Crisis
What lies behind the UK's energy problems, and how can we can stop it happening again?
Non-Fungible Tokens
What are NFTs? How do you buy and sell them? And how do they help British art and artists?
Britain's Dirty Rivers
Sewage, chemicals, micro-plastics - how dirty are Britain's rivers? And what can be done?
Social Care - What's Changing?
Long neglected by many governments, what do the new proposals for social care mean?
China Crisis?
With an energy shortage and growing debts, is China's economy in trouble?
Europe's Covid Surge
As parts of Europe struggle to contain Covid cases we ask what that means for them and us.
Living in a Variant World
Where do Covid variants like Omicron come from? And what makes a variant dangerous?
Afghanistan: What Now? What Next?
From insurgency to government - the challenges for the Taliban and the west.
Ukraine: Could There Be War?
Russian troops are amassed close to the Ukrainian border - what's happening and why?
Space Wars and Laws
Could space be the next frontier for conflict? And what would it look like?
Brexit: What Have We Learned?
Weighing up the costs and gains for the UK and Europe a year after Brexit.
Inflation
Prices are soaring. Inflation is at a 30 year high. How worried should we be?
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Funding
With Â鶹ԼÅÄ funding under pressure, how might alternatives to the licence fee work?
How do we learn to live with Covid?
As Plan B Covid restrictions end how do we transition to a society that lives with Covid?
Is the Prime Minister’s Office fit for purpose?
How 10 Downing Street functions is under scrutiny. Can the problems be fixed?
Will the levelling up plans work?
What does the government's recently published white paper mean for levelling up?
What do drones mean for the future of warfare?
Drones are transforming the way wars are fought but should we be worried about it?