Programme examining the ideas and forces which shape public policy in Britain and abroad, presented
George Orwell chastised the "boiled rabbits of the Left" for disliking what he called "the spiritual
What do we really know about the policy choices confronting us? Covid-19 has been a brutal lesson in
Is it possible to identify rogue cops before they commit offences? Can we change police culture to
Are we predisposed by our personality to be drawn to certain political policies or certain ideologie
We live in a world of unicorns. From hailing taxis to ordering pizza to renting a holiday home, the
Increasingly, Western governments see China as a problem to deal with because, as it has grown more
On February 1st this year nearly every news bulletin began with the words 'the UK has officially lef
The furlough scheme, introduced in response to Covid-19, has raised a question: should Britain’s soc
In the 1980s, Margaret Thatcher famously said that 'You can’t buck the markets' and Governments back
Despite winning a large majority at the last election, Prime Minister Johnson’s relationship with hi
How ready are we for the next pandemic, cyber attack, volcanic eruption, or solar storm?Our world, e
The internet is a cornerstone of our society. It is vital to our economy, to our global communicatio
There were two narratives that emerged in the week before we locked down on 23rd March that could go
As Covid-19 forced humans into lockdown, memes emerged showing the earth was healing thanks to our a
"The origin of civil government," wrote the Scottish philosopher David Hume in 1739, is that "men ar
Government intervention on an unprecedented scale has propped up the British economy - and society a
Wellness is easy to lampoon. A vast, trillion-dollar industry, at its worst it offers bogus cures, p
More time and money is being spent on children than ever before. And it's a global trend. Professor
What does the way in which rival political systems around the world have managed the Covid-19 pandem
Before Covid-19 hit, the latest research showed we were more polarised than ever. We broadly agree o
