In the news

Henry Tam looks at the low voter turnout at last week’s elections, and considers how we can persuade the public that their vote matters.…Read more

Marcos González Hernando and Gerry Mitchell, authors of 'Uncomfortably Off', discuss the impact of their book. By delving into the complex issue of the wealth divide, they shed light on how reducing income inequality could have far-reaching benefits, even for the top 10% of earners.…Read more

Rosalind Edwards, Val Gilles and Sarah Gorin consider parents’ response to predictive analytics being used to decide whether police or social workers should intervene on an anticipatory basis.…Read more

Stewart Lansley calls on Keir Starmer to step up his ‘laser focus on poverty’ commitment to attack Britain’s yawning income and wealth gap.…Read more

Ari Väänänen, author of 'The Rise of Mental Vulnerability at Work', considers why mental vulnerability in the workplace has evolved since the 1960s into a major mental health crisis.…Read more

Racial justice is never far from the headlines, but, although the ideals of the legal system such as fairness and equality seem allied to the struggle, campaigners have been all too often let down by the system. In this episode Jess Miles and Bharat Malkani talk through cases like those of the Colston Four and Shamima Begum to explore this paradox and establish where change is possible.…Read more

Scott Timcke considers the impact of AI systems on democratic politics, as our lives become managed experiences optimised for efficient data extraction, and our social relations mediated by computer engineering.…Read more

Jeffrey Ian Ross explains why convict criminology, where incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals are given a voice, might change the status quo and improve the criminal justice system. …Read more

Gerardo Arriaga reminds us that the Academics Stand Against Poverty manifesto audit will scrutinise parties’ policies on poverty, climate change and gender equality in the run up to the UK election.…Read more

Zach Roche, author of Thriving Beyond Debt, gives an insight into what the experience of bankruptcy and insolvency is like. No wonder it’s an option most people will not consider. …Read more