John Humphrys asks: in the wake of the revelations of the US snooping, how worried should we be about the state eaves-dropping? Edward Snowden, the American whistle-blower who last week leaked US government documents revealing the extent of its secret surveillance of the internet and telephone networks, has caused a ...
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John Humphrys asks: will Ed Miliband and Ed Balls succeed in getting voters to trust Labour on the economy once again? One of the things that has most alarmed the Labour leadership in the last couple of years has been the party’s failure to take advantage of the government’s economic ...
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John Humphrys asks: are we at last pulling out of recession? Or are we simply seeing the inflating of a bubble that one day will burst? Rising house prices are often seen as a sign that an economy is picking up. That’s certainly how things look in the United States at ...
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John Humphrys asks: how should we react to such an event like what happened in Woolwich? The horrific murder of a young British soldier in Woolwich has understandably dominated the news. The sheer barbarity of the crime shocked and appalled everyone. Now, several days later, what conclusion can we draw ...
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John Humphrys asks: is the gay marriage bill necessary reform or is it needlessly divisive and a waste of parliamentary time? The gay marriage bill is about to return to the Commons and looks set to incite as much strife on the Conservative benches as the row over a referendum ...
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John Humphrys asks: how likely is David Cameron’s new immigration bill going to work? David Cameron has told the House of Commons that the “centrepiece” of the Queen’s Speech was a new immigration bill which would “ensure that this country attracts people who will contribute and deter those who will not”. How ...
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John Humphrys asks: was UKIP’s success in Thursday’s elections just a protest vote, or is UKIP now a serious contender for office? There can be no doubt which party emerged happiest from Thursday’s elections in England. The United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) exceeded all expectations by attracting around a quarter ...
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John Humphrys asks: should the focus of the arts be its economic impact? Maria Miller, the Culture Secretary, has thrown down the gauntlet to the arts world this week by saying it must focus on culture’s economic impact. In particular, referring to government subsidy of the arts, she said it ...
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John Humphrys asks: Economic Insecurity: How Frightening? One of the commonplaces much repeated since Margaret Thatcher died is how different the world is compared with when she first came to power a third of a century ago. The economy is the most striking example. Many millions of people (and not just ...
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John Humphrys asks: do the threats posed by Iran and North Korea gaining nuclear weapons mean that Britain too must remain a nuclear power? Yet again talks aimed at preventing Iran from building its own nuclear weapons have broken down. Meanwhile, North Korea is rumoured to be about to undertake ...
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