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Social Epidemiology
Exploring the academic discipline which tries to work out why the health gap exists.
Obama: Peacemaker or Vigilante?
Mukul Devichand asks what President Obama has actually achieved on the world stage.
Keeping the Free Market Faith
Jamie Whyte defends free market ideas in apparently troubled times for capitalism.
Manuel Castells: Alternative Economic Cultures
Prof Manuel Castells on the rise of new economic cultures since the financial crisis.
The School of Hard Facts
Fran Abrams examines the radical ideas of ED Hirsch set to reshape English education.
Labour, the Left and Europe
Edward Stourton asks if Labour should re-evaluate its attitude to the EU.
Left Turn to Catholic Social Teaching?
Matthew Taylor examines Labour's interest in Catholic social teaching.
Green Shoots from the Arab Spring
How the Arab Spring has affected the mindset of ordinary people in the Middle East.
The Rise of Executive Power
Why have workers appeared so weak as bosses tip the balance of power in their favour?
A Scottish Pound?
Chris Bowlby explores the cash question facing an independent Scotland.
The Alawis
Owen Bennett Jones looks at Syria's Alawis, the sect to which President Assad belongs.
Creative Destruction
Should we be celebrating that some of Britain's big high street brands have gone bust?
Making the Best of a Bad Job
David Goodhart asks whether too much stress on social mobility has demeaned ordinary jobs.
Roberto Unger & Vulgar Keynesianism
Tim Finch asks if current left-of-centre thinking on the economy needs to be more radical.
Islamists International
The impact of the Arab Spring on the global reach of the Muslim Brotherhood.
Three Score Years and Twenty
Is Britain a good country to grow old in? Chris Bowlby investigates.
Who Decides if I'm a Woman?
Jo Fidgen explores the ideas causing tension between feminists and transgender people.
Nudge Theory in Practice
How well have politicians' attempts to 'nudge' us into doing what they want worked?
Labour's New New Jerusalem
Leading Labour figures urge a radical policy - dismantling the top-down welfare state.
Is Regional Policy a Waste of Time?
As the gap grows between English north and south, is regional policy a waste of time?
The Quantified Self: Can Life Be Measured?
Life-logging and other obsessions of the nascent 'quantified self' movement explored.
Predistribution
Predistribution is Labour's new idea. The US thinker who invented it explains what it is.
Pornography: What Do We Know?
What does the best evidence tell us about the effects of pornography? Jo Fidgen presents.
Syria and the New Lines in the Sand
Does the Middle East any longer recognise the 'lines in the sand' imposed by the West?
They're Coming for Your Money
Paul Johnson argues that taxes look set to rise and finds out which ones and who will pay.
Scottish Nationalism: From Protest to Power
Scottish nationalism - breaking free or playing safe? Douglas Fraser investigates.
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.
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood: Why Did They Fail?
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood won at the polls but failed to keep power. What went wrong?
Edward Snowden: Leaker, Saviour, Traitor, Spy?
Are state secrets doomed by an emerging alliance of the anti-state right and liberal left?
What Are Charities For?
Have big charities lost their philanthropic purpose? Fran Abrams investigates.
Quantitative Easing: Miracle Cure or Dangerous Addiction?
Could QE lead to another economic crisis? Liam Halligan argues that it could.
