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Seen & Unseen Aloud

22 January 2024

1 min read

Seen & Unseen Aloud: new episode

Listen to curated to narrated articles. This week: the Post Office, political reform, and medical promises.

Nick Jones

Nick is the senior editor of Seen & Unseen.

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In this episode, we dig into the (sometimes murky) world of public service: We hear from MP Danny Kruger on why we need a gentle radical revolution in political thinking around social care; we hear from Bishop Graham Tomlin with his reaction to the Post Office scandal; and we hear M. Ciftci's (possibly controversial) thoughts about the Hypocratic Oath, made by the medical profession.

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Politics

13 March 2024

2 min read

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Explore the impact of politics and understand its key themes.

Nick Jones

Nick is the senior editor of Seen & Unseen.

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Politicians and pundits discuss the Lee Anderson issue.

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The trouble with identity politics

Identity politics reflected two great longings, a desire for uniqueness, and...

Christian Nationalism

Christian Nationalism: an uncontrollable ideological fusion

In America, Cross, Flag, and Nation have become fused into a single, toxic...

Conspiracy theory

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James Davison Hunter: diagnosing America’s health

A great experiment is depleted, and nihilism slips into the void.

Donald Trump holds his arms out to his side while speaking.

Democracy, hypocrisy and us

A deep dive into the pitfalls of political vision and our response to them.

A smartly dressed politician talks while being interviewed

What would you give up to be Prime Minister?

There’s a cost to public service.

James Sampson-Foster

How can taxes build a better society?

As we await Rachel Reeve's budget announcement, Laurence Fletcher wonders...

Laurence Fletcher

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Can Kemi really have it all?

For female experiences to mean something, we need to be part of something...

A man sitting at a table with a mic on it, raises his hands in gesture as he speaks.

Krish Kandiah: re-enchanting... riots, refugees and right vs. left

Talking about re-enchanting compassion for the 'orphan, widow and foreigner'...

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The Conservative Party needs a moral reset

A party member recalls that Adam Smith was a moral philosopher as well as an...

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The emerging frontier: renewing courage in geopolitics

Narcissistic moralising needs to stop, and we can learn from Churchill too.

Emerson Csorba and Gal Treger

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The tragic heart of British politics

As political party conferences commence, Belle TIndall is riveted and...

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Outsourcing our identities: the corrosive effect of political tribalism

Political identities need to connect with core identities, Andy Flannagan...

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Why we need a gentle radical revolution

Our social arrangement needs to prioritise human relationships, argues MP...

A politician stands a labelled lectern speaking and gesticulating with a hand.

After Angela: why Christian Democracy still works

Feeling somewhat labelled, George Pitcher unpacks why Christian Democracy...

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"Nobody is neutral": Kate Forbes on her Christian faith and political future

Politician Kate Forbes knows how it feels when public life misunderstands a...

A frail old lady, the late Queen, rises from a sofa to shake hands with an approaching woman.

What a monarch’s meeting teaches about politics and permanence

A monarch meeting a prime minister is a symbol of a deeper truth in a...

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The language of politics can’t domesticate religion

Political life’s Left-Right structure fails when it tries to co-opt...