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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.
How can we grow the UK economy?
Is there anything governments can do to get the economy growing again?
What makes a good school?
How can parents, teachers and school leaders work out if a school is 'good'?
What on earth is the national interest?
Exploring the origins, evolution and current use of the politicians' favourite phrase.
: a constitutional crisis in the making
Could Macron's centrist dominance lead towards a constitutional crisis?
Can the UK afford a mental health crisis?
Is poor mental health amongst young people affecting the economy?
Can reading really improve your life?
Reading for pleasure can improve children's outcomes - but it's also in decline.
What's the future of nudge?
What does the future hold for for the behavioural change methods known as nudge?
Has the family had its day?
Is staying together for the sake of the children a basis for a safe, successful society?
What is 'British culture'?
How can people truly integrate into British culture when it's not clearly defined?
How to Dismantle a Democracy
How governments manipulate the law and bureaucracy to take democracies apart.
How to cure the small town blues
What can Middlesbrough teach us about regeneration?
Power Drive
Motorists wield votes that politicians want, but is that power balance going to change?
What would Isambard Kingdom Brunel have done?
Could Britain's most famous civil engineer solve the UK's infrastructure problems?
How real is the existential threat from AI?
AI can't kill us, so why are imaginary threats being taken so seriously?
The low pay puzzle
Why, after 25 years of rising wages, do most workers feel worse off?
