A weekly reflection on a topical issue.
Peter Hennessy sees the UK's vote to leave the European Union as the biggest strategic shift in Brit
In these special editions of A Point of View, five of Britain's leading thinkers give their own very
In these special editions of Radio 4's long-running essay programme, A Point of View, five of Britai
The philosopher Onora O'Neill criticises the standard of public debate on both sides of the European
"Transitions shake us" writes AL Kennedy. "and you don't need me to tell you that as a nation we're
The philosopher John Gray argues that Brexit will have a greater impact on the EU than it will on th
AL Kennedy reflects on how being able to communicate clearly is the work of a lifetime. She argues t
Roger Scruton says the fashion for government by petition is out of step with representative democra
Roger Scruton says we should protect the English countryside by making beauty our priority when we b
Will Self argues that instead of holding onto money until old age, we should give children their inh
Will Self - with a nod to the "valetudinarian pop-person, Morrissey" - poses the question "Does the
Self-confessed "digi-drunkard" Will Self on predictive texting, spellchecking and algorithms. Will t
50 years after one of the worst floods in Florence's history, Sarah Dunant reflects on the events of
On a visit to her local flea market in Florence, Sarah Dunant stumbles across a love letter. The dat
Taking a tour of some recent blockbuster art exhibitions, Sarah Dunant reflects on the importance of
Sarah Dunant takes an historical look at avarice. She argues that the revelations in the Panama Pape
Will Self reflects on our sense of the meaning of time and the changes in our perception brought abo
Will Self draws no comfort from an alleged drop in violence in the real world, as he sees us increas
Finding himself on a restricted diet, Will Self reflects on the rise of food allergies and intoleran
Adam Gopnik struggles to keep his New Year's resolutions to find a "monastic moment" in the day to m
