Every day, multiple times a day, I need to stop briefly to unwind my thoughts and unburden my heart so that I can refocus and ...

Politics, as we political scientists love to note, is about trade-offs. What happens if you pretend trade-offs don’t exist? In November, the government put forward two major policy strategies. Rachel ...

Let us start with what is good about the unofficial Council of Europe meeting and statement to “rebalance” the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). What is good is that it is that the expressed ...

Isaac Rasmussen is a former Royal Marine, a reformed convict, and a student of journalism.

Ryan Murphy is the demon king of television. He is the producer, and now sometime writer and director, who brought us Glee, American Horror Story and, more recently, a series of ethically nauseating ...

In an era of punitive lawsuits, how can we protect journalistic freedoms? This week, Alan and Janine talk to David McCraw, the lead newsroom lawyer for the New York Times. With Donald Trump’s record ...

In what circumstances should someone in the military or the security services not obey an order? In a democracy the general answer is obvious: orders should be followed. The alternative would be those ...

Why does every platform seem to get worse over time? This week, Ellen and Alona are joined by journalist, tech activist and sci-fi writer Cory Doctorow, who coined the term “enshittification” to ...

Ilan Volkov didn’t expect his viral moment. In September, following a concert at the Proms in London, the Israeli conductor gave a brief address. “In my heart there is great pain now, every day for ...

Every parent has noticed that their child’s entertainment, play and learning has become increasingly digitalised. Some may not realise that their environment has become increasingly commercialised too ...

Alan and Lionel are joined by documentary maker Ben Zand, founder of documentary company Zandland and co-host of the new current affairs podcast Untangled. He talks about the era of podcasts, how to ...