DAILY: Give me liberty AND give me death?
Who’s up for some philosophy? COVID is shaping up as a crucible for the very idea of freedom – and an ultimate test for populism and libertarianism. Ian Dunt talks to TOBY BUCKLE of the Political Phil...
8 Maj 202025min
DAILY: Home School Never Ends
How is the Great Home Schooling Experiment going? Is distance learning exposing the holes in Conservative eduction policy – and the gulf between wealthy pupils and state students without laptops and i...
7 Maj 202031min
“The most serious science policy failure in a generation”
Britain’s COVID response is now officially the worst in Europe – yet somehow Boris Johnson is getting away it. How? Plus: The NHS triumphant. Health policy expert Roy Lilley on how the service must ch...
6 Maj 202048min
HARD REBOOT: Turning the economy off and on again?
After an economic shock that’s unique in human history, how can we rebuild Britain’s businesses and public finances? How are we going to pay off a national debt unseen outside of wartime? Ian Mulheirn...
5 Maj 202021min
Law versus Justice: Is POLAND’s democracy self-destructing?
Donald Tusk is telling Poles to boycott their presidential elections out of “basic human decency”. Is Poland’s ruling Law And Justice using COVID to intensify its anti-liberal direction? How are ordin...
4 Maj 202024min
DAILY: Standing Zoom Only with comedian ATHENA KUGBLENU
Zoom fatigue, virtual pubs, the Baby Johnson… Standup comic and comedy writer ATHENA KUGBLENU purges all her lockdown neuroses while Ian Dunt hides behind the microphone. Is Captain Tom being politici...
1 Maj 202031min
Daily: The COVID mental health challenge
The lockdown is impacting everyone differently but it’s hitting people with pre-existing mental health issues especially hard. Demand for help with depression and anxiety are up by 30% worldwide, and ...
30 Apr 202019min
The Laissez-Failure Edition
As Boris Johnson returns to work, will we see a chastened lockdown hawk or will he revert to his laissez-faire instincts? With trust in journalists plummeting, who decided that it’s the media’s job to...
29 Apr 202047min
