Politics and International Relations

Leigh Turner, author of 'Lessons in Diplomacy' and former British Ambassador to Ukraine, debunks a few of Putin’s claims in turn. …Read more

Simon Winlow, Steve Hall and James Treadwell, authors of 'The Rise of the Right', discuss the recent UK riots and reflect on the demanding political task of building a genuinely inclusive society and economy.…Read more

Sally Vivyan looks at a tiny charity working with refugees and asylum seekers, and how its ethos could teach us all some big lessons about how to navigate our societal challenges.…Read more

 A win for Trump will have a huge impact and could act as a final nail in the coffin of liberal internationalism. Looking at the US’s friends and rivals, the ‘Global South’ and the Middle East, Cox explores the global impact of a Trump victory.…Read more

Jules Boykoff speaks to George Miller about when the Olympics first made an impression on him, why the question of what the Olympics are for matters and what makes him feel positive about the possibility of change.…Read more

Jacob C. Miller, author of 'Spectacle and Trumpism' discusses the advantage candidates like Trump gain as politics become more about entertainment and less about facts. …Read more

Lee Gregory wishes there had been more evidence of @UKLabour’s anti-poverty ambition in the King’s Speech. …Read more

Paul Lindley and Anne Longfield explain why they’ve launched the Raising the Nation Play Commission, which is urgently needed after a decade’s absence of a vision for optimising children’s opportunities to play.…Read more

In light of the first report by the Covid Inquiry UK, the editors of 'When this is Over' call for the recommendations made in their book to be listened to, in the hope that a more equal society will emerge from the COVID-19 ashes.…Read more

Andrew Coyle, author of 'Prisons of the World', suggests what more can be done, other than the early release of prisoners, to address the current prison crisis. …Read more