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Keeping the Free Market Faith

Jamie Whyte defends free market ideas in apparently troubled times for capitalism.

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Manuel Castells: Alternative Economic Cultures

Prof Manuel Castells on the rise of new economic cultures since the financial crisis.

• 30 mins

The School of Hard Facts

Fran Abrams examines the radical ideas of ED Hirsch set to reshape English education.

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Labour, the Left and Europe

Edward Stourton asks if Labour should re-evaluate its attitude to the EU.

• 30 mins

Left Turn to Catholic Social Teaching?

Matthew Taylor examines Labour's interest in Catholic social teaching.

• 30 mins

Green Shoots from the Arab Spring

How the Arab Spring has affected the mindset of ordinary people in the Middle East.

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The Rise of Executive Power

Why have workers appeared so weak as bosses tip the balance of power in their favour?

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A Scottish Pound?

Chris Bowlby explores the cash question facing an independent Scotland.

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The Alawis

Owen Bennett Jones looks at Syria's Alawis, the sect to which President Assad belongs.

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Creative Destruction

Should we be celebrating that some of Britain's big high street brands have gone bust?

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Making the Best of a Bad Job

David Goodhart asks whether too much stress on social mobility has demeaned ordinary jobs.

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Roberto Unger & Vulgar Keynesianism

Tim Finch asks if current left-of-centre thinking on the economy needs to be more radical.

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Islamists International

The impact of the Arab Spring on the global reach of the Muslim Brotherhood.

• 30 mins

Three Score Years and Twenty

Is Britain a good country to grow old in? Chris Bowlby investigates.

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Who Decides if I'm a Woman?

Jo Fidgen explores the ideas causing tension between feminists and transgender people.

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Nudge Theory in Practice

How well have politicians' attempts to 'nudge' us into doing what they want worked?

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Labour's New New Jerusalem

Leading Labour figures urge a radical policy - dismantling the top-down welfare state.

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Is Regional Policy a Waste of Time?

As the gap grows between English north and south, is regional policy a waste of time?

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The Quantified Self: Can Life Be Measured?

Life-logging and other obsessions of the nascent 'quantified self' movement explored.

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Predistribution

Predistribution is Labour's new idea. The US thinker who invented it explains what it is.

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Pornography: What Do We Know?

What does the best evidence tell us about the effects of pornography? Jo Fidgen presents.

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Syria and the New Lines in the Sand

Does the Middle East any longer recognise the 'lines in the sand' imposed by the West?

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They're Coming for Your Money

Paul Johnson argues that taxes look set to rise and finds out which ones and who will pay.

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Scottish Nationalism: From Protest to Power

Scottish nationalism - breaking free or playing safe? Douglas Fraser investigates.

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The Rule of Law v the Rule of Man

Jamie Whyte asks if it is OK to punish tax avoiders who have obeyed the letter of the law.

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Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood: Why Did They Fail?

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood won at the polls but failed to keep power. What went wrong?

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Edward Snowden: Leaker, Saviour, Traitor, Spy?

Are state secrets doomed by an emerging alliance of the anti-state right and liberal left?

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What Are Charities For?

Have big charities lost their philanthropic purpose? Fran Abrams investigates.

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Quantitative Easing: Miracle Cure or Dangerous Addiction?

Could QE lead to another economic crisis? Liam Halligan argues that it could.

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Syria: Inside the Opposition

Edward Stourton investigates the alternatives to President Assad.

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