Analysis
Analysis makes sense of the ideas that change the world. What made Islam political, whether the Government can make us go green, why we think the market in human organs is repugnant are just some of the subjects the series tackles. With thought-provoking and expert ...
Analysis makes sense of the ideas that change the world. What made Islam political, whether the Government can make us go green, why we think the market in human organs is repugnant are just some of the subjects the series tackles. With thought-provoking and expert presenters, Analysis aims to make the world of policy and ideas both interesting and surprising. There are 26 episodes a year, in three series. Podcasts are available for a week after transmission while the programme is on air.
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Analysis: Nudge theory in practice 25 March 2013
Governments should incentivise rather than force citizens to behave better, ...
Governments should incentivise rather than force citizens to behave better, according to the book "Nudge". Author Cass Sunstein explains how governments have adopted his theories....
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Analysis: Who decides if I'm a woman? 18 Mar 2013
A spat between feminist Suzanne Moore and transgender rights activists ...
A spat between feminist Suzanne Moore and transgender rights activists played out on social networking sites, and then hit the headlines when journalist Julie Burchill joined in too. Jo Fidgen explores the underlying ideas which cause so much tension...
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Analysis: Three Score Years and Twenty 11 Mar 2013
As more and more people look forward to ever longer ...
As more and more people look forward to ever longer life, Chris Bowlby examines what it's like to grow old in Britain and what we can learn from other countries....
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Analysis: Islamists International 04 Mar 2013
The Muslim Brotherhood's influence extends far beyond its Egyptian base. ...
The Muslim Brotherhood's influence extends far beyond its Egyptian base. Christopher de Bellaigue investigates a network which stretches from North Africa to Indonesia....
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Analysis: Vulgar Keynesians 25 Feb 2013
Radical American critics of the left's current thinking on the ...
Radical American critics of the left's current thinking on the economy outline their critique to Tim Finch. Is it time for a rethink on the British left too?...
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Analysis: Making the best of a bad job 18 Feb 2013
David Goodhart considers whether the declining status of basic jobs ...
David Goodhart considers whether the declining status of basic jobs can be halted and even reversed. Successive governments have prioritised widening access to higher education to try to drive social mobility, without giving much thought to the impact...
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Analysis: Creative Destruction 11 Feb 2013
As high street names close for good, Analysis asks if ...
As high street names close for good, Analysis asks if such failures are necessary for future growth. Or is "creative destruction" a comforting delusion, not a saving grace?...
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Analysis: The Alawis 04 Feb 2013
Owen Bennett Jones looks at Syria's Alawis, the secretive Shia ...
Owen Bennett Jones looks at Syria's Alawis, the secretive Shia sect to which President Assad belongs. Who are the Alawis and why are many fearful of a post-Assad future?...
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Analysis: A Scottish Pound? 28 Jan 2013
The cash question facing an independent Scotland. Chris Bowlby discovers ...
The cash question facing an independent Scotland. Chris Bowlby discovers the key role of currency in debate about the UK's political future....
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Analysis: Just Deserts 21 Jan 2013
Workers once won the fight for rewards at work, now ...
Workers once won the fight for rewards at work, now executives dominate. Michael Blastland asks how bosses have become so powerful and if workers - and investors - can fight back....
