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Thinking Allowed

Happiness and government, Good parentingHappiness and government, Good parenting

Released On: 20 Apr 2016

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Laurie Taylor asks if the government should aim to promote well-being.

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Airport security, and retiring to Spain.
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Political polarisation. Also, an anthropologist's guide to naming.
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Rentier capitalism - Protest camps
Laurie Taylor asks if the economic system is rigged in favour of the owners of property.
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House of Commons - Voting and Inequality
Laurie Taylor hears about the hidden workings of Parliament. Also, voting and inequality.
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Laurie Taylor explores the cultural history and many meanings of the hood.
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Drone warfare, Fitness instructors
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Evangelicals in the city. Also, 'troubled families'.
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Population change - Chronic illness
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Foie gras and the politics of taste. Also, male Irish migrants recall the food back home.
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