Analysis
Summary: Analysis makes sense of the ideas that change the world, from economics to social affairs to global politics to political Islam. With thought-provoking and expert presenters, Analysis aims to make the world of policy and ideas both interesting and surprising. The programme broadcasts 26 episodes a year, in three separate series.
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The government says that despite budget cuts it is committed to Sure Start Children's Centres - one of the defining policies of the New Labour era. But in this week's Analysis Fran Abrams asks what the service - loved by parents - has really done for their kids.
Defying the downturn, Scotland seems to have free public services the rest of the UK is denied. Anne McElvoy assesses SNP plans to defy austerity Britain and assert independence.
Justin Webb asks whether the United States is capable of averting economic meltdown.
Popular uprisings from Cairo to Damascus shook the West's longstanding foreign policy. Edward Stourton asks Foreign Secretary William Hague what the West will do next.
Edward Stourton asks if the Egyptian revolution spells the end of old-style Islamism. As groups like the Muslim Brotherhood embrace democracy, how will they - and Egypt - change?
With calls growing for Britain to rebalance its economy away from banking, Janan Ganesh asks if we should really be so hostile to the financial sector - and so warm to manufacturing.
The government’s proposed changes to the NHS are prompting much political discussion. But is it all avoiding the real issue? Michael Blastland presents: ‘Unhealthy Expectations?’
Labour's traditional working class supporters are abandoning the party in their droves. But can Labour win them back without alienating the middle-class voters it needs to win the next election? David Goodhart explores the tensions between two traditions in the Labour movement - a liberal wing focussed on equality and diversity and a conservative strand that is more concerned with issues of solidarity and community.
David Cameron has proposed a 'muscular liberalism'aimed at better integrating Britain's Muslims. It aims to counter the alienation that has led to a small minority of British Muslim men being prepared to mount terrorist attacks. David Walker asks what the new policy will mean on the ground.
The concept of emotional intelligence has almost become a global ideology. It's taught in the majority of schools in England and is popular in Scotland and Wales too. But what exactly is emotional intelligence, can it really be developed and how sound are its scientific claims?
The autocratic regimes of North Africa & the Middle East enjoyed many years of military, political and financial support from the United States government. Dr Maha Azzam looks at the recent history of US involvement in the region and the role that Israel plays in US/Arab relations. As violence & unrest spread throughout the region, will US policy vary state-by-state depending on its own interests? Or will President Barack Obama embrace the pro-democracy protests wherever they emerge?
Edward Stourton assesses where the Liberal Democrats' influential right wing is heading.
In this week's Analysis, Chris Bowlby looks at what happens when government plans for the Big Society meet reality.
Did the expansion of credit create a new form of worker exploitation? Presented by BBC Newsnight economics editor Paul Mason.
Jamie Whyte looks at the free market Austrian School of FA Hayek. The global recession has revived interest in this area of economics, even inspiring an educational rap video.
