Mariana Mazzucato: “It would be a pity if the UK splits up”
The Scottish government economic adviser on the dangers of independence and her new book on the “mission economy”.
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How Michael Rosen returned from the brink of death
The children’s author on surviving Covid and the “chaos and contradiction” of the Conservative government’s pandemic crisis.
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Shoshana Zuboff on why Big Tech is the biggest threat to democracy
The author of The Age of Surveillance Capitalism believes the expanding empire of technology behemoths poses an existential risk.
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“The pandemic has shown the best of humanity”: Dr Jim Down on a year fighting the virus
The intensive care doctor reflects on the last 12 months of making life-or-death decisions on the Covid front line.
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Owen Hatherley: “I really hoped that with Grenfell the ‘metropolitan elite’ debate would just die”
The British writer and critic discusses his new book Red Metropolis and the future of the urban left.
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“Why can I not let go of the comforts of life?” Sam Byers on what personal liberation really looks like
The British novelist discusses why our fixation on “wellness” grows as the planet around us decays.
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Sarah Jaffe: “I’m trying to abolish everyone’s boss”
The US journalist discusses her new book on how devotion to our jobs keeps us exploited, exhausted and alone.
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“Help for my junior doctors isn’t there”: Dr Hilali Noordeen on burnout in the NHS
After 36 years of working in the NHS, the surgeon warns that his colleagues on Covid-19 wards need more support.
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