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    Yemen: A Global Conflict

    What are the causes of Yemen's civil war and who is fighting?

  2. The Prison Problem

    What are the policies and political decisions which led to the current crisis in prisons?

  3. The Investigatory Powers Act a.k.a The Snoopers' Charter

    What powers does the so-called 'Snoopers' Charter' give to the intelligence services?

  4. VIP Sex Abuse Allegations

    How did police investigations into VIP sex abuse go astray?

  5. Infrastructure: The Roads to Recovery?

    Is building roads and bridges the best way to solve our economic woes?

  6. Black Lives Matter UK

    What does Black Lives Matter stand for in the UK? David Aaronovitch finds out.

  7. Europe's Illiberal Democracies

    Right-wing ideas once found on the political fringes are becoming increasingly mainstream

  8. Quantitative Easing

    Why has the Bank of England started creating new money to buy government debt again?

  9. A Ceasefire in Syria?

    Why is it so difficult to find peace in Syria, and what is getting in the way of a deal?

  10. Trump and Putin

    Why is Donald Trump accused of being Vladimir Putin's man?

  11. Trotsky, Trotskyism and Trotskyites

    Are revolutionary socialists trying to take control of the Labour Party?

  12. Jesse Morton: The Jihadi Who Changed His Mind

    A former radical jihadi changed his mind and is now speaking out against extremism.

  13. Milo Yiannopoulos and the Alt-Right

    David Aaronovitch speaks to Milo Yiannopoulos about Donald Trump's new political base

  14. Grammar Schools

    Grammar schools, social mobility and the Tory party's love of educational selection.

  15. Who are the Special Forces?

    How have British Special Forces developed and what are they doing in Syria and Libya now?

  16. Britain's Nuclear Dream

    The government has delayed a proposed nuclear power station. What choices lie ahead?

  17. What Do Remainers Feel Now?

    More than 16m people voted Remain. How do they feel now that they have lost?

  18. Fethullah Gulen and Turkey's Failed Coup

    Turkey's president says the Gulen movement was behind a recent coup attempt - what is it?

  19. Why Did People Vote Leave?

    Leave voters in Wakefield tell David Aaronovitch why they want to quit the EU.

  20. The Chilcot Report: The Source Who Lied

    The story of the intelligence source who lied about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction.

  21. Immigration: Why Did it Rise?

    What are the political decisions and trends which led to record immigration to the UK?

  22. The New IRA

    Who are the New IRA - the dissident republicans who pose a substantial threat to Britain?

  23. Anti-Semitism on the Left

    David Aaronovitch explores why the Left might have a problem with anti-Semitism.

  24. The Truth About BHS

    BHS was once one of the biggest names on the high street, so why did it go bust?

  25. Welcome to The Briefing Room

    Welcome to this new 麻豆社 podcast. The first episode will be published within seven days.

  26. The EU after Brexit 鈥� A special programme together with The Bottom Line

    Evan Davis and David Aaronovitch present a programme looking at the EU after Brexit

  27. News Review of the Year 2019

    "The world has changed, none of us can go back."

  28. Introducing... When It Hits The Fan

    Join David Yelland and Simon Lewis as they watch the week's biggest PR disasters unfold.

  29. How can real and lasting economic growth be achieved?

    How can we grow the economy despite the current turmoil and our sluggish productivity?

  30. Explainer: Who made the first electric car?

    A short history of electric cars in the UK.

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