Is ethical surrogacy possible?
Does becoming a surrogate mother exploit or empower a woman? UK surrogacy law is under review, and there's a renewed debate around how it should be regulated. The war in Ukraine highlighted this, as ...
10 Okt 202228min
What's the point of street protest?
Is a protest march worth your effort? About a million people attended the Stop the War street protest in 2003. About half a million had marched to protest against the fox hunting ban a year earlier. M...
3 Okt 202228min
Addiction in the age of the metaverse
Are we past the point of no return when it comes to our obsession with online technology? Elaine Moore considers her own tech use and explores our future in the metaverse.According to a YouGov poll, t...
25 Jul 202229min
Is the UK the new sick man of Europe?
Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, the United Kingdom was sometimes characterised as the 'sickman of Europe' due to industrial strife and poor economic performance compared to other European countries. T...
18 Jul 202228min
What is childcare for?
Is formal childcare for pre-school children there to provide an early years education? Or to allow parents to go out to work? Politicians would say both, but many argue the UK’s system is failing to d...
11 Jul 202229min
Beyond the cost of living crisis
The Bank of England says inflation might reach 11 per cent this year. There are warnings that some people will have to choose between heating and eating. But what does it mean for the whole economy wh...
4 Jul 202228min
Cashing in on the green rush
Some countries have legalised cannabis, often with the hope of kick-starting a lucrative new source of tax revenue - but just how profitable has it been?Aside from a few fact-finding trips, the prospe...
27 Jun 202228min
Germany and Russia: It's Complicated
In late February, three days after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz made a landmark speech in the German parliament, the Bundestag. The invasion, he declared, represe...
20 Jun 202229min
