The Capitalist

Few people know more about the language of politics and how to effectively communicate with the public than Frank Luntz. As an award winning political and communications consultant, pollster and pundi...

7 Heinä 202134min

From the eruption of Vesuvius to the Chernobyl meltdown, human history has always been punctuated by catastrophes - some natural, others very much man-made. In his new book Doom: The Politics of Catas...

2 Heinä 202154min

Meritocracy is the creed of our age. An idea that has great success in crossing traditional boundaries: not just Thatcher, Reagan and Boris Johnson, but Clinton, Blair and Xi Jinping have sung the pra...

15 Kesä 202157min

Is Britain a racist society?After a year where prejudice, privilege and protest have never been far from the headlines, it's a question that continues to provoke the fiercest debates – not least after...

21 Huhti 202140min

Deep rifts are tearing societies apart and shredding old political allegiances: across the Western world, regions are rebelling against cities, the working class against the elites and the young again...

16 Maalis 20211h

Right now All the Government’s efforts are focussed on coronavirus, but what about the fundamental mandate it was elected on?As the vaccine roll-out continues apace, backbench MPs could be forgiven fo...

1 Helmi 202151min

For our final CapX Pocast of the year, it’s time to take a look back at this absolute car-crash of a year.Rather than the usual tête-à-tête, we decided to make this a bit more of a panel show format, ...

18 Joulu 202051min

Not many economists have trekked through lawless jungles, visited shops and restaurants world’s most entrepreneurial refugee camp or hung out with inmates in a Louisiana mega jail.For his book, Extrem...

4 Joulu 202042min