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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Baby Boom or Bust
Mon 8 Nov 2021
Birth rates in many countries are getting lower. Should we worry about this or welcome it?
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Revenge of the Workers
Mon 1 Nov 2021
With labour shortages from HGV drivers to restaurants, are workers gaining power again?
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Parental Alienation
Mon 25 Oct 2021
Sonia Sodha explores the use of 鈥減arental alienation鈥� in the family courts
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Look who's talking - the rise of 鈥榲oice cloning鈥�
Mon 11 Oct 2021
As voice cloning technology advances how might it affect society and politics?
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Who Defends Europe?
Mon 4 Oct 2021
After Afghanistan and France's defence row with the US, who will ensure Europe's security?
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Cancelling Colston
Mon 19 Jul 2021
The statue of Bristol slaver Edward Colston has gone 鈥� but his legacy persists in the city
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Science in the Time of Cancel Culture
Mon 12 Jul 2021
What impact are social justice movements having on scientific research and development?
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Stalemate: Israel and the Palestinians after Gaza
Mon 5 Jul 2021
What prospects are there for a two state solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
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A Hundred Glorious Years?
Mon 28 Jun 2021
What view of its history does China's Communist Party present, what does it omit and why?
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Marvellous Medicine
Mon 14 Jun 2021
Has the pandemic enabled us to accelerate the pace of drug development?
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Funny Money
Mon 7 Jun 2021
Where does money's value come from in this increasingly online world? Ben Chu investigates
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The Zoomshock Metropolis
Mon 31 May 2021
How remote working and online shopping could reshape our towns and cities.
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What the Foucault?
Mon 24 May 2021
Why are some British politicians afraid of a dead French philosopher?
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Global Britain: is there substance behind the slogan?
Mon 29 Mar 2021
Post-Brexit, the UK is re-branding itself as "Global Britain", but what does that mean?
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Science in the Time of Covid-19
Mon 22 Mar 2021
What has the pandemic revealed about science and our relationship with it?
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The Fine Art of Decision Making
Mon 15 Mar 2021
Margaret Heffernan explores the fine art of decision making in times of uncertainty.
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Levelling Up Wakefield
Mon 8 Mar 2021
Anand Menon returns to his home city to road test plans to level up the UK economy.
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Boiled Rabbits of the Left?
Mon 22 Feb 2021
Ex-Labour voters say the party is insufficiently patriotic. So what should it do about it?
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Flying Blind
Mon 15 Feb 2021
Michael Blastland examines how our collective ignorance affects policy and debate.
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Personality Politics
Mon 1 Feb 2021
Are we predisposed by our personality to be drawn to certain policies or ideologies?
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Chasing Unicorns
Mon 16 Nov 2020
What does the future hold for Silicon Valley's tech start ups in a post-pandemic world?
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Who Runs that Place?
Mon 9 Nov 2020
Who takes China's big decisions, how are they reached and what power struggles lie ahead?
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This Fractured Isle
Mon 2 Nov 2020
Edward Stourton asks whether Covid-19 could hasten the breakup of the United Kingdom.
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The Rise and Fall of the Bond Market Traders
Mon 19 Oct 2020
Governments are borrowing more than ever, but does it matter?
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Trouble on the backbenches? Tory Leaders and their MPs
Mon 12 Oct 2020
Rosie Campbell assesses the relationship between Tory leaders and their MPs.
