Joanna Williams
Dr Joanna Williams is Head of Education and Culture at Policy Exchange, and the associate editor of Spiked.
Dr Joanna Williams is Head of Education and Culture at Policy Exchange, and the associate editor of Spiked.
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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?
Exotic England
Is English identity a fantasy of political propaganda?
The New Left and Right
Is Open and Closed the new political divide?
Is the media democratic?
The fourth estate: watchdog vs establishment
Poisonous Speech
Should we ban hate speech? | Rae Langton
The End of Ideals?
Do we need grand political visions?
Machiavelli's Rules
Dirty tricks in British politics
Beyond Left and Right
Is the divide still relevant?
Why Some Politicians Are More Dangerous Than Others
Tribal Identity and Tribal Conflict
Does our need for belonging create conflict?
Presidents, Policies and Power
Do we need strong leaders for good policies?
Dreams To Believe In
Can political imagination bring about good change?
Tribal Roots and Tribal Conflict
Can we justify our tribal allegiances?
Rebel with a Cause
Should we be suspicious of crowd wisdom?
The End of Secrets
Is mass surveillance dangerous?
Enlightenment's Wake
Is the age of reason dead?
Twitter and Power
Is social media subversive?
The Art of Strategy
Can we act rationally in a messy political world?
What's Left Now?
The future of progressive politics
Liz Truss on Britain's Future
Brexit and beyond
The Open Society and its Enemies
Privacy and security in the digital age
Green Growth
A different vision for UK’s future
Political Power and the End of an Ethernet Cable
How networks free us
Hypocrites, Idealists, and Liars
Can politics be sincere?
After Democracy
The Fall of the Alpha Leader
Why powerful individuals won't save the day
Rock and Roll Politics
Is constructive political comedy possible?
The Uses and Abuses of Populism
Is populism just a term of abuse for democracy we don't like?
Why It Is Hard to Imagine Anyone Winning the Next Election
Capitalism and the Common Good
Freedom in Chains
The Arc of Life: David Blunkett
The politician on his life, the left, and Labour
The Rise and Fall of Fantasy
Do we need new fantasies for the 21st Century?
The Book of Blair
Politicians are out of touch
Paradise... Lost?
The fall and rise of utopias
The Rise of the US
Presidents equal power
Limits to Liberty
What are we Worth?
In Love and War
The End of Privacy
Innocence and Punishment
Can trial by media fix a flawed judiciary?
After the Election
The most anticipated election in a generation
After the News
Award-winning journalist John Lloyd forecasts the future.
Expert Lies
Power, politics and science
Who's Left?
Is social democracy past its sell-by date?
Independence Day
The destiny of the nation state
Who Guards the Guards?
Policing, trust, and transparency
The Famine and the Feast
Why are we obsessed with food scarcity?
Look Back in Angst
Former Liberal Democrat MP Lembit Opik bares all
Politics and Passion
Confronting a Crisis of the Left
The Prejudice of Intellectuals
Beauty, intellect, and power
Nations, Borders and History
What is a nation?
How to Think About Free Speech
Using our freedom of expression wisely
A better tomorrow
Is the world getting better or worse?
The Case for Classical Liberalism
Why classical liberals are right but always lose
Anna Soubry | In-depth Interview
On the spread of populism
Rationality and the Left
Ben Burgis on media, culture wars, and the left
David Blunkett | In-depth interview
On Tony Blair, Brexit, and Windrush
Tribal Truths and New Wisdoms
In a 'post-truth' world, what can we believe in?
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism
Why we all have something to hide
The War Against Reality
Information in a post-truth world
Media, responsibility and a good story
The ethics of coronavirus coverage
Locking Down on Human Rights
Lessons from lockdown
Living dangerously
Risk, rationality and coronavirus
Deceit and disinformation
Deceit and disinformation
Left, right and the future of politics
Are responses to Covid divided along party lines?
Leading from the left
The case for left populism
Dicing with death
Are we capable of keeping ourselves safe?
The Left and anti-Semitism
An interview with David Aaronovitch
Passion, action and hypocrisy
Do you have the capacity to make a change?
Stories to believe in
Is idealism central to politics?
The struggle for dignity
How do we allocate reward in our society?
Power to the people
The future of democracy
Values of the West
Do we need a new set of ideals?
Evolution in politics
An interview with Jesse Norman MP
Land of the free
Post-Trump America
Why we need free speech
The dangers of silencing discussion
Dreams, delusions and class interests
The relevance of class
Saving liberal democracy
Securing hope for the future
Leadership, hypocrisy and power
How much should we trust our leaders?
Liberty and the Left
Does the left need to re-engage with freedom?
The age of independence
The pitfalls of social freedom
Dissent, division and democracy
The end of the left and right
Privilege and freedom
The limits of free speech in education
Fighting fascism
A blueprint for ending the nightmare of fascism
Democracy - a failed strategy?
Should we seek a radical alternative to democracy?
Cancel culture and the limits of free speech
Which voices deserve to be heard?
Democracy: freedom or tyranny?
Do we live under the tyranny of the majority?
The Arc of Life: Peter Mandelson
An interview with a key architect of Blairism
The workforce revolution
How we can revitalise UK industries
The new right
What does modern conservatism stand for?
Overcoming opposition
How to argue when you disagree
The life and philosophy of Matt Hancock
Meet the UK's controversial pandemic policy maker
Dilemmas of Black Manhood
An interview with philosopher Tommy Curry
Freeing Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
Freedom from a false confession
Truss defends vision for the future of Britain
Leadership frontrunner speaks her mind in 2019
Life, death and money
Where do the limits of medicine lie?
The blame game
Inspiring change without pointing fingers
Afghanistan and the Failures of the West
Where do we go from here?
Overcoming tribal division
Is our society too divisive?
Truth and lies in politics
How to fix parliamentary democracy
The worrying rebirth of expertise
Experts, the rise and the fall
How to write a speech that will change the world
Tips and tricks on how to grip your audience
How to uncover the truth with Manveen Rana
Impartiality, bias, and the role of journalism
The democracy illusion
Do politicians and leaders actually make a difference?
Are we facing a new world order?
Interview with Nigel Inkster
There is no Planet B
An interview with Mike Berners-Lee
Fact-checking the fact-checkers
Is it possible for fact checking to be impartial?
Logic for the left
Why rationality is important for the left
Democracy is dead
Does the future hold a new authoritarianism?
Anonymity: the dream and the nightmare
End internet anonymity to avoid social breakdown
Anarchy and democracy
Is there room for leadership in anarchy?
Politics is broken
How to fix a broken system
Democracy in the dock
Remedying the dire state of liberal democracy
Searching for justice
The Conservative case for Justice
Beyond reasonable doubt
Should we lower the burden of proof for sex crimes?
Matt Hancock Unveiled: Regrets and Reflections
The career of Parliament’s most notorious Tory
The quest for freedom
Slavery in the present day
Manners maketh man
Civility and cohesion in the modern era
Marxism vs Capitalism
Head to Head: Bastani vs Lesh
Confronting the Enlightenment's mistakes
An interview with Kehinde Andrews
