The Gold Standard

Simon Jack asks: Would the financial system be more stable if money was backed by gold?

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China's Battle of Ideas

As China changes leadership, Mukul Devichand probes Beijing's hidden battle of ideas.

• 30 mins

Political Prejudice

Michael Blastland on why your approach to politics might not be as rational as you think.

• 30 mins

Social Epidemiology

Exploring the academic discipline which tries to work out why the health gap exists.

• 30 mins

Obama: Peacemaker or Vigilante?

Mukul Devichand asks what President Obama has actually achieved on the world stage.

• 30 mins

Keeping the Free Market Faith

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

• 30 mins

Manuel Castells: Alternative Economic Cultures

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

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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?

• 30 mins

A Scottish Pound?

Chris Bowlby explores the cash question facing an independent Scotland.

• 30 mins

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?

• 30 mins

Making the Best of a Bad Job

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

• 30 mins

Roberto Unger & Vulgar Keynesianism

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

• 30 mins

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.

• 30 mins

Who Decides if I'm a Woman?

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

• 30 mins

Nudge Theory in Practice

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

• 30 mins

Labour's New New Jerusalem

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

• 30 mins

Is Regional Policy a Waste of Time?

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

• 30 mins

The Quantified Self: Can Life Be Measured?

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

• 30 mins

Predistribution

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

• 30 mins

Pornography: What Do We Know?

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

• 30 mins

Syria and the New Lines in the Sand

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

• 30 mins

They're Coming for Your Money

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

• 30 mins

Scottish Nationalism: From Protest to Power

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

• 30 mins

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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