Analysis

Programme examining the ideas and forces which shape public policy in Britain and abroad, presented

Episodes

Total: 389

The episode "tore society apart, divided families, and split the country into two enemy camps, which

Command and Control?

2020/3/28

When Sajid Javid resigned as Chancellor of the Exchequer in February rather than accept Boris Johnso

Barack Obama condemned it. Black American activists championed it. Meghan Markle brought it to the R

Unequal England

2020/3/9

Paul Johnson of the Institute for Fiscal Studies explores what the world of work can tells us about

If you want to understand the global reach of a rising China, visit Vancouver. Canada has been sucke

It's Not Easy Being Green

2020/2/24

If the future of politics must include tackling climate change, it holds that the future should be b

Do voters need therapy?

2020/2/17

In a poll last year, two thirds of people suggested that Britain’s exit from the EU was negatively a

The Early Years Miracle?

2020/2/10

The government spends billions on free early years education. The theory goes that this is good for

The NHS, AI and Our Data

2020/2/3

The NHS has a unique resource - data. David Edmonds asks whether a combination of data and Artificia

Get woke or go broke?

2020/1/27

When you buy your trainers, do you want to make a political statement? Businesses want to attract co

NATO at 70

2019/11/18

NATO’s military strength and unswerving trans-Atlantic solidarity enabled it to contain and ultimate

Barely a day passes when an MP doesn’t reach for an historical analogy to help explain contemporary

Can I Change Your Mind?

2019/11/4

There’s a widespread belief that there’s no point talking to people you disagree with because they w

When the steelworks at Redcar went bust in 2015 the government said it couldn’t bail out the company

The New Censorship

2019/10/21

Democracy flourishes where information is free flowing and abundant, so the logic goes. In the West

A question of artefacts

2019/10/14

How should museums deal with contentious legacies? Two years since the French President, Emmanuel Ma

The Problem with Boys

2019/10/7

The data is indisputable: in developed countries boys now lag behind girls in several significant ar

Whiteness

2019/9/30

For many white people their race is not part of their identity. Race, racial inequality and racism a

A shorter working week

2019/7/22

Throughout the first half of the 20th century, the working week gradually got shorter and shorter. A

Recent polling data and election results paint a picture of woe for Britain's two main political par