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Labour MP for Leeds Central, Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
Hilary Benn is Labour MP for Leeds Central, and former Shadow Foreign Secretary and Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government.

Hilary Benn is Labour MP for Leeds Central, and former Shadow Foreign Secretary and Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government.
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Darkness, Authority and Dreams
Chomsky debates libertarians and future liberals

Why Marx was Right
Terry Eagleton on why we dismiss Marxism at our peril

The Left, the Right and the Righteous
Does the left still hold the higher moral ground?

The Myths of Meritocracy
Should we reward intelligence?

Clear Bright Future
How to be more than just a consumer

What's Wrong With the Left?
Peter Tatchell | Give up the myths, seek alliances

A Tribal World
Are communities dangerous or necessary?

The People's Champion
Is democracy incoherent?

Has Brexit Broken British Politics?
Britain in Uncharted Territory

Socialist Dreams
Is there a form of socialism that could work?

A World Without Borders
Should we get rid of nation states?

Reason, Rage and Revolution
Have tolerance and pluralism run their course?

The Swindle of the New
Are we enslaved by the promise of novelty?

There's No Such Thing As Free Speech
Stanley Fish | There is always a limit to speech

Everywhere, Somewhere and Nowhere
David Goodhart: anywheres vs somewheres

Strange Affects and Collective Emotions
How do collective and individual emotions compare?

How To Be Idle
Tom Hodgkinson | The case against efficiency

The Darkest Dictator: Orwell vs Huxley
Should we fear complacency as much as oppression?

The End of Left and Right
Blurring the line between Liberal and Conservative

Politics and Post-Truth
Is a politics of emotion bad?

Capitalism and Anarchy
Is it time to move on from capitalism?

The Right to be Offended
Should we seek to eradicate offence?

The Arc of Life: Tariq Ali
The activist and writer on his life and ideas

Lies, Lies, Lies
Is political truth attainable?

Elites in the Dock
Are elites necessarily a bad thing?

The Rise and Fall of Democracy
Is democracy just a blip in world history?

The Net Delusion

After Identity Politics
Mark Lilla | What is the future of the liberal?

On the Side of the Angels
Can politicians be moral?

The Will of the People
Is populism to be celebrated or feared?

Diversity and Difference
In defence of multiculturalism

Ideology and the East
We overstate the importance of religion in terrorist acts.

My Body, My Choice
Euthanasia, freedom and the law

The Hubris Syndrome

An Age of Tragedy?

Stories of Life and Law
When a lawyer represents those in the wrong

Being Free and Making Choices
Is our freedom an illusion?

Je Suis Charlie?
Is our belief in freedom a fantasy?

Terrorism and the Truth
Is the threat real?

Vive la Revolution
Liberty, equality and fraternity today

Revolution in Rojava
An experiment in direct democracy | Elif Sarican

Killing the King
Do we demand the impossible from our leaders?

A New Sort of Socialism | Leo Panitch
Leo Panitch | What is the 21st century left?

Democracy, Freedom and Choice
Does the state save us from ourselves?

An Age of Transparency
Does WikiLeaks represent democracy?

A New Socialism
Where will millenials take Marxism?

Democracy in Crisis
Should we give more or less power to experts?

Britain in Uncharted Territory
The uncertain future of UK politics

The Future of the Left
How to Defeat Conservative Ideas

Democracy and the Digital Revolution
Chi Onwurah | How can technology help democracy?
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The real cause of inflation
War rarely goes to plan
How we got Putin so wrong
Can you own the moon?
The weaponization of money
The truth about nuclear deterrence
AI won’t steal your job, just make it meaningless
The US can't break the Russia-China alliance
How the West got Russia and China Wrong
India is creating a new world order
Clean energy won't end war
Only neutrality can solve the geopolitical deadlock
Panic is causing a recession
What victory in Ukraine looks like
Inflation is more dangerous than recession
Xi risks losing the middle class
War in Taiwan will be more shocking than Ukraine
Putin and the failure of Western Intelligence
Ukraine is the legacy of Afghanistan
We're repeating the mistakes of Afghanistan
In Memoriam Tony Benn
Pelosi's visit echoes WW1 Archduke assassination