Programme examining the ideas and forces which shape public policy in Britain and abroad, presented
Technology has been replacing manufacturing jobs for years. Is the same about to happen to white-col
Should we beware the machines? Professor Stephen Hawking has warned the rise of Artificial Intellige
Social mobility is a good thing - right? Politicians worry that not enough people from less-privileg
Does free speech include a right to cause offence? Many thinkers have insisted that it must - but de
Scotland last year showed how dramatic referendums can be. So what would an in-out vote on the EU be
'Maskirovka' is the Russian military strategy of deception, involving techniques to surprise and dec
Mark Mardell forecasts how the world could change in 2015, aided by top BBC journalists Lyse Doucet,
We firmly believe that our choices - about what we eat and how we vote - reflect the inner core of o
The recent so called Trojan Horse dispute in some Birmingham schools shone a light on how separately
Margaret Heffernan explores why big organisations so often make big mistakes - and asks if the cure
Economist Jonathan Portes assesses how well the government has implemented its controversial welfare
What is a caliphate? What ideals does such an Islamic state embody - and how could or should it be i
Politicians love talking about supporting families. But, asks Jo Fidgen, do they understand modern f
Robert Peston tests the arguments made by the authors of a new book who claim the financial crisis w
What should we eat? Jo Fidgen talks to the influential American writer Michael Pollan about what foo
The downturn's made everyone worry more about money. But while we may want to be thriftier, Chris Bo
Something strange has been happening in the British economy. For over six years now, wages have fall
Why have the Tories attracted the label 'the nasty party'? Tory supporter Robin Aitken explores why
What is the best form of capitalism? The free-market form found in countries such as the UK and the
There's a new government in Kiev and Crimea is firmly in Russian hands. The political map of eastern
