Parental Alienation

Sonia Sodha explores the use of “parental alienation” in the family courts

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Revenge of the Workers

With labour shortages from HGV drivers to restaurants, are workers gaining power again?

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Baby Boom or Bust

Birth rates in many countries are getting lower. Should we worry about this or welcome it?

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Finding Things Out

The story of how science has been trying to get better at finding things out.

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Can we create a universal Covid vaccine?

Can scientists develop a vaccine which can combat the coronavirus and all its variants?

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Why worry about future generations?

What - if anything - do we owe to people who have not yet been born?

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Tackling Inequality

Probing the results of a major study into our unequal society.

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Planning, Housing and Politics

How can we build new homes without alienating voters? Hashi Mohamed investigates.

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The case for public service reform

Chris Naylor asks if there's a better way to deliver public services.

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Ending Violence

Is a world without violence possible? Sonia Sodha finds out.

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Can the UK ever be a low tax economy again?

As tax rises hit pay packets next month is this an end to Conservative low tax policy?

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The Court of Putin

Inside the murky world of decision-making in Putin’s Russia.

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From Russia with love

How Russia exerts its influence across the globe.

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Can Nationalism be a Force for Good?

Charting the birth of the nation state and if nationalism can exist in a healthy form.

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The Advertising Trap

Digital advertising fuels the online economy, but is it all based on smoke and mirrors?

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Germany and Russia: It's Complicated

How is Germany's long-standing relationship with Russia affecting its response to Ukraine?

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Cashing in on the green rush

Some countries have legalised cannabis - but how lucrative has it really been?

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Beyond the cost of living crisis

Why is inflation on the rise, and what can we do about it?

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What is childcare for?

Early years education or allowing parents to work – the purpose of pre-school childcare.

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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?

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Addiction in the age of the metaverse

Are we past the point of no return when it comes to our obsession with online technology?

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What's the point of street protest?

Is it ever worth joining a protest march?

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Is ethical surrogacy possible?

Is surrogacy the commercialisation of a woman's body or the greatest gift she can give?

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How Xi Jinping did it

How China’s Xi Jinping took control of his party and his country.

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Can Effective Altruism really change the world?

Can effective altruism really change the world?

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Is 'Political Blackness' gone for good?

Mobeen Azhar asks what’s next after 'political blackness' and 'BAME'?

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Economic Growth - can we ever have enough?

Should there be a ceiling for economic growth in developed countries?

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Why do we assume women care?

Is our society still trapping women in caring roles?

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Can we ever really tackle rising public spending?

Philip Coggan examines the rise in public spending and the political battle to contain it

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Blaenau Ffestiniog and the Foundational Economy

Blaenau Ffestiniog investigates whether the foundational economy is viable.

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Has economic crisis put net-zero plans on the backburner?

Are economic problems holding up the UK’s path to net zero?

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From Brother to Other

How were Russians persuaded to support a war against their closest neighbour Ukraine?

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The death of globalisation?

Are we witnessing the death of globalisation?

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Does it matter who our MPs are?

Should we be on the lookout for ‘someone like me’ when casting our votes?

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King Charles' Challenge

As the coronation approaches, we ask what the future holds for the monarchy and its king.

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Is Britain exceptional?

Zoe Strimpel finds the roots for Britain's dynamism, diversity and culture wars.

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Can the Met police change?

Margaret Heffernan asks: can the Metropolitan police force change?

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Lessons from the vaccine task force

What are the lessons from the success of the UK's Vaccine Task Force?

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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?

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Do Boycotts Work?

Do boycotts lead to change or are they lazy activism? David Baker investigates

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What are companies for?

What are companies for? Ruth Sunderland investigates.

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What’s changing about childbirth?

Is maternity care keeping up with societal changes?

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Do single people get a raw deal?

Is society stacked against single people? Ant Adeane investigates.

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Does work have to be miserable?

Could 'job design' make British workers more productive? Pauline Mason investigates.

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Why are so many workers on strike?

Why are strikes being called all over Britain, and what will bring them to an end?

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Is there a new elite?

Who’s really in charge? A new progressive elite, or the rich, privileged born-to-rule?

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How far should reparative justice go?

Zoe Strimpel weighs up the reparation claims for historical injustices like slavery.

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The Democratic Brain

What scanning the brain may reveal about our political affiliations.

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How can we grow the UK economy?

Is there anything governments can do to get the economy growing again?

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What makes a good school?

How can parents, teachers and school leaders work out if a school is 'good'?

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What on earth is the national interest?

Exploring the origins, evolution and current use of the politicians' favourite phrase.

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France: a constitutional crisis in the making

Could Macron's centrist dominance lead France towards a constitutional crisis?

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Can the UK afford a mental health crisis?

Is poor mental health amongst young people affecting the economy?

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Can reading really improve your life?

Reading for pleasure can improve children's outcomes - but it's also in decline.

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What's the future of nudge?

What does the future hold for for the behavioural change methods known as nudge?

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Has the family had its day?

Is staying together for the sake of the children a basis for a safe, successful society?

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What is 'British culture'?

How can people truly integrate into British culture when it's not clearly defined?

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How to Dismantle a Democracy

How governments manipulate the law and bureaucracy to take democracies apart.

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How to cure the small town blues

What can Middlesbrough teach us about regeneration?

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Power Drive

Motorists wield votes that politicians want, but is that power balance going to change?

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What would Isambard Kingdom Brunel have done?

Could Britain's most famous civil engineer solve the UK's infrastructure problems?

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How real is the existential threat from AI?

AI can't kill us, so why are imaginary threats being taken so seriously?

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The low pay puzzle

Why, after 25 years of rising wages, do most workers feel worse off?

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