China picks better leaders than the West

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Do We Have a Right To Die? With Lady Hale and Rowan Williams (Part One)

This debate was part of the ‘Think Again’ series in which two leading thinkers present alternative answers to a difficult societal question. The book and series published by The Bodley Head. --- What happens when life becomes unbearable — when suffering is unrelenting, dignity is ...  Show more

An Evening with Douglas Stuart (Part Two)

Douglas Stuart is one of the most successful writers in Britain today. He is celebrated globally for his honest portrayals of human relationships and working-class life. In 2020 he won the Booker Prize for his debut novel Shuggie Bain, a searingly honest novel set in 1980s Glasgo ...  Show more

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