Ranked #1
11 - Billy Bragg says we're missing the point about freedom
11 - Billy Bragg says we're missing the point about freedom
I am delighted to be joined in this episode by Billy Bragg, singer and activist. Billy and I talk about his new book, th... Read more
3 Feb 2020
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1hr 10mins
Ranked #2
13 - The European Convention on Human Rights is working
13 - The European Convention on Human Rights is working
As the government’s plan to “update” human rights laws gather pace, and the calls to leave the European Convention on Hu... Read more
17 Feb 2020
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1hr 3mins
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16 - Coronavirus and human rights special (Part 1/2)
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No recent issue has raised so many human rights issues in such a short space of time as the coronavirus pandemic. How ca... Read more
21 Mar 2020
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18 - The Covid-19 lockdown and the law (Part 1)
18 - The Covid-19 lockdown and the law (Part 1)
The response to Covid-19 is the key human rights issue in the world at the moment as states move to enforce ‘lockdowns’... Read more
1 Apr 2020
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17 - Coronavirus and human rights special (part 2/2)
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This week the UK parliament will debate the Coronavirus Bill, the most sweeping set of emergency powers since the Second... Read more
23 Mar 2020
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Ranked #6
9 - Algorithms, mind control and the right to freedom of thought
9 - Algorithms, mind control and the right to freedom of thought
Are algorithms controlling our thoughts? Does Facebook resemble a totalitarian state? How can we stop political parties ... Read more
6 Jan 2020
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12 - The threat to human rights and judicial review
12 - The threat to human rights and judicial review
Page 48 of the 2019 Conservative manifesto promised wide-ranging changes to the Human Rights Act and judicial review, tw... Read more
11 Feb 2020
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10 - The Holocaust, human rights and the dying of the light
10 - The Holocaust, human rights and the dying of the light
The modern human rights system emerged from the flames of the Holocaust. Professor Philippe Sands QC has done as much as... Read more
20 Jan 2020
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14 - Religion, belief and human rights
14 - Religion, belief and human rights
Gay cake and free speech, Orthodox trans fathers, religious symbols in public places... what happens when fundamental be... Read more
2 Mar 2020
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15 - Liberalism in the age of Coronavirus
15 - Liberalism in the age of Coronavirus
Can our liberal values survive the pressure of a global pandemic? This week I interview Adam Gopnik, a staff writer at T... Read more
16 Mar 2020
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25 - The Covid-19 lockdown and the law (Part 3)
25 - The Covid-19 lockdown and the law (Part 3)
I am delighted to be joined again by lawyer and legal commentator David Allen Green to discuss the latest lockdown legal... Read more
14 May 2020
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Ranked #12
24 - The shield and the sword
24 - The shield and the sword
Human rights are tools which protect everyone from beaches of aspects of their essential humanity. They are all the more... Read more
11 May 2020
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23 - The hostile environment and Covid-19
23 - The hostile environment and Covid-19
What is happening to migrants during the Covid-19 crisis? This conversation with Chai Patel from the Joint Council for t... Read more
4 May 2020
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22 - Coronavirus and human rights 28 days later
22 - Coronavirus and human rights 28 days later
A month after our first coronavirus and human rights special, I am delighted to be joined again by barristers Caoilfhion... Read more
24 Apr 2020
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21 - Coronavirus tech, contact tracing apps and the risks of Zoom Life
21 - Coronavirus tech, contact tracing apps and the risks of Zoom Life
I am joined again by barrister Susie Alegre to discuss the many human rights implications of social distancing, includin... Read more
15 Apr 2020
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57mins
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20 - The untold story of the Covid-19 digital courts revolution
20 - The untold story of the Covid-19 digital courts revolution
One of the largely untold stories of the Covid-19 crisis is that many courts in the UK have for the first time ‘gone onl... Read more
13 Apr 2020
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49mins
Ranked #17
8 - Why climate change is a human rights emergency
8 - Why climate change is a human rights emergency
The climate emergency is a human rights emergency. As global temperatures rise, along with sea levels, there is likely t... Read more
23 Dec 2019
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59mins
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7 - The fascinating inside story of the Human Rights Act's birth
7 - The fascinating inside story of the Human Rights Act's birth
Professor Francesca Klug OBE and Jonathan Cooper OBE relate the fascinating inside story of how the UK passed its first ... Read more
9 Dec 2019
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6 - Election Special: What do the manifestos mean for human rights?
6 - Election Special: What do the manifestos mean for human rights?
Will the Human Rights Act survive the next government? What other human rights issues are in the party manifestos? A con... Read more
3 Dec 2019
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51mins
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5 - The UK's dark and dangerous constitution
5 - The UK's dark and dangerous constitution
The UK has a dark and dangerous constitution... this episode is about how Brexit shows it's finally time to write it do... Read more
25 Nov 2019
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57mins
