The Deserving and the Undeserving Poor
Presenter Chris Bowlby asks whether a state welfare system can ever distinguish between those who deserve help and those who do not. As the recession bites and public spending cuts loom there have be...
15 Nov 201028min
Criminal rehabilitation: a sub-prime investment?
Ken Clarke has promised a "rehabilitation revolution" in which private investors will fund projects aimed at cutting the re-offending rate. If the projects succeed, the government will pay those inves...
8 Nov 201028min
Defence: no stomach for the fight?
To take successful military action, you do not only need soldiers, aircraft or warships. The support of the society and political leadership is crucial in sustaining armed action. Yet public involveme...
1 Nov 201028min
The Secret History of Analysis
Analysis celebrates its 40th birthday by making its own history the subject of its trademark examination of the facts. The Director General of the BBC, Mark Thompson, recently told the New Statesman t...
25 Okt 201028min
The Spirit Level: the theory of everything?
The Spirit Level is a book that aims to change the way you see the world.It has impressed politicians on both sides of politics, with David Cameron and Ed Milliband taking note of its message. Packed ...
11 Okt 201028min
Whatever Happened to the Sisterhood?
Women will be hit disproportionately by the Budget cuts already announced by the government: A new study suggests that they will shoulder nearly three quarters of the burden, because they rely more o...
4 Okt 201028min
The Big Society
Bigging It UpThe Coalition claims its Big Society is more than a slogan and its ideas are shaping key policies. Anne McElvoy investigates the little-known genesis of David Cameron's big idea and exami...
27 Sep 201027min
