Democracy, power and governance

On the anniversary of the Electoral Administration Act 2006, Henry Tam charts the insidious moves by Conservative-led governments to undermine democratic participation. …Read more

Charles Devellennes, author of 'The Macron Régime,' examines the protests in France following the killing of Nahel Merzouk and delves into how Macron's ideology has transformed French society. …Read more

In this final short conversation with Jack McDonald, author of What Is War For?', we turn to the part played by technology in war.…Read more

Robin Sen and Christian Kerr speak to Jess Miles about the recent 'once in a generation' MacAlister Review of Childrens Social Care in England.…Read more

Andy Yuille, author of 'Beyond Neighbourhood Planning', discusses participatory democracy and asks how can it better engage with the things that matter to people in the ways that they matter.…Read more

Steve Cooke, author of 'What are Animal Rights For?', berates the government for capitulating to lobby groups and reneging on its promise to get its Kept Animals Bill through parliament.…Read more

Andy Alaszewski, author of 'Managing Risk during the COVID-19 Pandemic', considers the multiple reasons for the conspiracy theories that flourished in parallel with the scientific response to COVID-19.…Read more

Federica Rossi and Chris Magill speak to Jess Miles about what state harms are, how they are justified, opportunities for resistance and whether academic research itself should be political.…Read more

John Clarke, author of The Battle for Britain, looks back to the authoritarian populism of Thatcherism to locate the origins of the ever-extending coercive reach of the state and argues that we desperately need a new way of thinking. …Read more

In this, the last of three short conversations, Tim Stevens focuses on cybersecurity’s political dimensions.…Read more