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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.
Syria: Inside the Opposition
Edward Stourton investigates the alternatives to President Assad.
Importing the Metropolitan Revolution
Matthew Taylor looks at the grassroots economic revolution being led by big cities.
: Sinking Slowly?
Can afford its attachment to the big state? Emma Jane Kirby presents.
Roberto Unger
Roberto Unger explains why he thinks fellow left-of-centre progressives lack imagination.
Last Rites for the Church of England?
Andrew Brown asks if the Church of England has become fatally disconnected from society.
The Philosophy of Russell Brand
Jeremy Cliffe encounters the ideas and personalities behind a new 'anarcho-populism'.
What is Wahhabism?
Is the Saudi-style ultra-conservative branch of Islam the ideological engine of extremism?
A Is for Anonymous
s Stonor Saunders asks why people want anonymity while venerating individuality too.
Life by Lottery
Jo Fidgen asks if we should use chance to solve difficult political dilemmas.
Scotland and the Union: Can Britain be Rebooted?
As Scotland votes on independence, Douglas Fraser asks if there's a vision for Britain.
