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Beyond the cost of living crisis
Why is inflation on the rise, and what can we do about it?
What is childcare for?
Early years education or allowing parents to work – the purpose of pre-school childcare.
Is the UK the new sick man of Europe?
Why is the UK's economy falling behind its European neighbours and what is the cure?
Addiction in the age of the metaverse
Are we past the point of no return when it comes to our obsession with online technology?
What's the point of street protest?
Is it ever worth ing a protest march?
Is ethical surrogacy possible?
Is surrogacy the commercialisation of a woman's body or the greatest gift she can give?
How Xi Jinping did it
How China’s Xi Jinping took control of his party and his country.
Can Effective Altruism really change the world?
Can effective altruism really change the world?
Is 'Political Blackness' gone for good?
Mobeen Azhar asks what’s next after 'political blackness' and 'BAME'?
Economic Growth - can we ever have enough?
Should there be a ceiling for economic growth in developed countries?
Why do we assume women care?
Is our society still trapping women in caring roles?
Can we ever really tackle rising public spending?
Philip Coggan examines the rise in public spending and the political battle to contain it
Blaenau Ffestiniog and the Foundational Economy
Blaenau Ffestiniog investigates whether the foundational economy is viable.
Has economic crisis put net-zero plans on the backburner?
Are economic problems holding up the UK’s path to net zero?
From Brother to Other
How were Russians persuaded to a war against their closest neighbour Ukraine?
The death of globalisation?
Are we witnessing the death of globalisation?
Does it matter who our MPs are?
Should we be on the lookout for ‘someone like me’ when casting our votes?
King Charles' Challenge
As the coronation approaches, we ask what the future holds for the monarchy and its king.
Is Britain exceptional?
Zoe Strimpel finds the roots for Britain's dynamism, diversity and culture wars.
Can the Met police change?
Margaret Heffernan asks: can the Metropolitan police force change?
Lessons from the vaccine task force
What are the lessons from the success of the UK's Vaccine Task Force?
We know how to stop knife crime, so why don’t we do it?
There are proven ways to reduce knife crime, so why don’t we do more of what works?
Do Boycotts Work?
Do boycotts lead to change or are they lazy activism? David Baker investigates
What are companies for?
What are companies for? Ruth Sunderland investigates.
What’s changing about childbirth?
Is maternity care keeping up with societal changes?
Do single people get a raw deal?
Is society stacked against single people? Ant Adeane investigates.
Does work have to be miserable?
Could 'job design' make British workers more productive? Pauline Mason investigates.
Why are so many workers on strike?
Why are strikes being called all over Britain, and what will bring them to an end?
Is there a new elite?
Who’s really in charge? A new progressive elite, or the rich, privileged born-to-rule?
How far should reparative justice go?
Zoe Strimpel weighs up the reparation claims for historical injustices like slavery.
The Democratic Brain
What scanning the brain may reveal about our political affiliations.
