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King Charles' Challenge

As the coronation approaches, we ask what the future holds for the monarchy and its king.

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Is Britain exceptional?

Zoe Strimpel finds the roots for Britain's dynamism, diversity and culture wars.

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Can the Met police change?

Margaret Heffernan asks: can the Metropolitan police force change?

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Lessons from the vaccine task force

What are the lessons from the success of the UK's Vaccine Task Force?

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We know how to stop knife crime, so why don鈥檛 we do it?

There are proven ways to reduce knife crime, so why don鈥檛 we do more of what works?

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Do Boycotts Work?

Do boycotts lead to change or are they lazy activism? David Baker investigates

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What are companies for?

What are companies for? Ruth Sunderland investigates.

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What鈥檚 changing about childbirth?

Is maternity care keeping up with societal changes?

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Do single people get a raw deal?

Is society stacked against single people? Ant Adeane investigates.

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Does work have to be miserable?

Could 'job design' make British workers more productive? Pauline Mason investigates.

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Why are so many workers on strike?

Why are strikes being called all over Britain, and what will bring them to an end?

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Is there a new elite?

Who鈥檚 really in charge? A new progressive elite, or the rich, privileged born-to-rule?

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How far should reparative justice go?

Zoe Strimpel weighs up the reparation claims for historical injustices like slavery.

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The Democratic Brain

What scanning the brain may reveal about our political affiliations.

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How can we grow the UK economy?

Is there anything governments can do to get the economy growing again?

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What makes a good school?

How can parents, teachers and school leaders work out if a school is 'good'?

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What on earth is the national interest?

Exploring the origins, evolution and current use of the politicians' favourite phrase.

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France: a constitutional crisis in the making

Could Macron's centrist dominance lead France towards a constitutional crisis?

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Can the UK afford a mental health crisis?

Is poor mental health amongst young people affecting the economy?

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Can reading really improve your life?

Reading for pleasure can improve children's outcomes - but it's also in decline.

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What's the future of nudge?

What does the future hold for for the behavioural change methods known as nudge?

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Has the family had its day?

Is staying together for the sake of the children a basis for a safe, successful society?

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What is 'British culture'?

How can people truly integrate into British culture when it's not clearly defined?

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How to Dismantle a Democracy

How governments manipulate the law and bureaucracy to take democracies apart.

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How to cure the small town blues

What can Middlesbrough teach us about regeneration?

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Power Drive

Motorists wield votes that politicians want, but is that power balance going to change?

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What would Isambard Kingdom Brunel have done?

Could Britain's most famous civil engineer solve the UK's infrastructure problems?

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How real is the existential threat from AI?

AI can't kill us, so why are imaginary threats being taken so seriously?

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The low pay puzzle

Why, after 25 years of rising wages, do most workers feel worse off?

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