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 real reason for social breakdown?

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