How do borders relate to questions of identity? What can we learn from thinking of Europe as a "made-up continent"? And what is the analytical power of maps? On this episode of The UK in a Changing Europe podcast, Professor Sarah Hall talks to Jonn Elledge, author of 'A History of the World in 47 Borders' and Lewis Baston, author of 'Borderlines: A History of Europe, Told from the Edges' about these questions.

What does the general election tell us about the stability of the British two-party system? Will Brexit rise again as an issue on the political agenda? And can smaller parties ever thrive in coalition governments? In the first episode of The UK in a Changing Europe podcast, Professor Anand Menon discusses these questions and much more with Dr Alan Wager, Senior Analyst at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change and the author of ‘Cross-Party Politics in Britain, 1945-2019’.

This week, UKICE Deputy Director Professor Paula Surridge talks to Professor Will Jennings (Associate Dean Research & Enterprise, University of Southampton) and Dr Jamie Furlong (Research Fellow, Research Fellow, University of Westminster) about their new book, 'The Changing Electoral Map of England and Wales'. They discuss the concept of a ‘Blue Wall’, how place-based factors can explain unusual political characteristics and which results they think are going to capture the story of the...

On this week's special episode of UKICE (I Tell), Professor Anand Menon talks to UKICE Senior Fellow Professor Rob Ford and Sophie Stowers from our research team about the upcoming general election. They discuss the challenges facing a potential Labour government, the extent to which campaigns influence election outcomes, and the most interesting seats to watch.

On this week's episode of UKICE (I Tell), UKICE Senior Fellow Jill Rutter interviews Dmitry Grozoubinski, former Australian trade negotiator and diplomat and current Executive Director of the Geneva Trade Platform. They talk about Dmitry's new book, 'Why Politicians Lie About Trade... and What You Need to Know About It', his insights from having trained UK trade negotiators after Brexit and how power differences play out in trade negotiations. 'Why Politicians Lie About Trade' by Dmitry...

On this special episode of UKICE (I Tell), we have a live recording of our latest Unlocked event with Lisa Nandy MP, Shadow Secretary of State for International Development, which took place on 15 May. One of the few northern MPs to retain her seat as Labour’s Red Wall crumbled in 2019, she argued that the party needed to “change or die” when she stood to be leader. She has since outlined how Britain could rethink its domestic and global agenda for the modern age in her book All In. With...

On this special episode of UKICE (I Tell), we have a live recording of our latest Unlocked event with the “doyen of British elections”, Sir John Curtice. Sir John needs little introduction to followers of British politics, as one of the UK’s best-known political scientists and the man who guides the nation through election nights for the BBC. Recently he calculated that on current polling, the Labour Party have a 99% chance of forming the next government. With the election looming, Sir...

On this episode of UKICE (I Tell), Professor Sarah Hall talks to Professor Catherine Barnard (Senior Fellow, UK in a Changing Europe & Professor of EU Law and Employment Law, University of Cambridge) and Fiona Costello (Research Associate, University of Cambridge) about their new book titled "Low-paid EU migrant workers: the house, the street, the town". They discuss the critical issues surrounding the employment, housing, welfare and health of the EU migrant population in Great Yarmouth...

On this week's episode of UKICE (I Tell), Professor Sarah Hall talks to Professor Jonathan White, Professor of Politics and Deputy Head of the European Institute at the London School of Economics about his new book, In the Long Run: The Future as a Political Idea, the relationship between technology and democracy, his thoughts on direct democracy and much more.

On this episode of UKICE (I Tell), Professor Anand Menon talked to Dr Hannah Ritchie, Senior Researcher in the Programme for Global Development at the University of Oxford and Lead Researcher at Our World in Data. Dr Ritchie discussed her new book, Not the End of the World, reasons to be optimistic in the fight against the climate emergency and why 'doomsday narratives' inhibit progress.

On this special episode of UKICE (I Tell), we have a live recording of our latest Unlocked event with Deputy Chairman of the Conservative One Nation group, MP for Boston and Skegness and former Technology Editor of the Daily Telegraph, Matt Warman. Matt sat down with Professor Anand Menon to discuss his views on the Government’s Rwanda Bill, if Rishi Sunak can ‘stop the boats’, his party’s chances as we head toward the next election, and whether the future of the Conservative Party lies in...

On this episode of UKICE (I Tell), Professor Anand Menon talks to Professor Sir John Curtice and Professor Sara Hobolt about the media and political discourse around polls, their predictions for the UK general election and what is at stake in the upcoming European Parliament election.

It's almost Christmas and the end of another tumultuous political year To reflect on the events of 2023, Anand Menon talks to Jill Rutter and Sarah Hall for a special episode of the UKICE (I Tell) podcast. How has the UK economy performed in 2023? What have been the key debates inside the Conservative Party? What has Nicola Sturgeon's departure meant for Labour in Scotland? What has the year meant for Brexit and regulatory divergence? What will happen in 2024? Watch the discussion to...

On this special episode of UKICE (I Tell), Professor Anand Menon interviews BBC presenter and journalist Ros Atkins, famous for his viral explainer videos on current affairs. Recorded at our Unlocked event on 13 December, they discussed Ros’s new book ‘The Art of Explanation’, which outlines the key elements of good explanation and clear communication.

Professor Anand Menon interviewed Lee Anderson, Deputy Chair of the Conservative Party and MP for Ashfield at an event at the 2023 Conservative Party Conference, organised by UK in a Changing Europe and ConHome. Anand and Lee discussed what the Conservatives could do to reclaim a lead in the polls, Lee’s outspoken approach to politics, and his time on both sides of the political divide.

On this episode of UKICE (I Tell), Professor Sarah Hall talks to Professor Philip Hubbard about his book, 'Borderlands: Identity and Belonging at the Edge of England', Brexit and myths of Englishness.

In the week of the UK’s AI Safety Summit, Professor Sarah Hall talks to Professor Louise Amoore about responding to the ethical challenges posed by different types of artificial intelligence, regulatory differences between the UK and the EU and the role of tech companies in ensuring the safe use of AI.

On this special episode of UKICE (I Tell), we have a live recording of our Unlocked event with Wes Streeting, Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and Labour MP for Ilford North, co-produced with New Statesman. He set out Labour’s vision for Health and Social Care, and discussed what Labour needs to do to gain the keys to Number 10 at the next election.

On this special episode of UKICE (I Tell), we have a live recording of our Unlocked event with a stalwart of British politics, former Deputy Prime Minister and current President of European Movement UK, Lord Heseltine. He talked to Professor Anand Menon on 20 September about his time in government, including his roles in the Thatcher and Major cabinets, and his significant contribution to urban regeneration. Discussion also focused on the current state of British politics, including Brexit,...

On this week's episode of UKICE (I Tell), Professor Anand Menon talks to Professor Michael Ignatieff, a writer, historian and former politician. Their conversation covers the future of liberal democracies, the EU's response to populist leaders, the erosion of trust in politics and much more.

A general election is looming. Manifestos are being drafted. The battle of ideas is intensifying. From tackling climate change to turning around the economy, rethinking Britain’s place in the world to restoring trust in politics, the UK is facing huge challenges. So how can we make sense of it all? The EXPERT FACTOR is the podcast for people who haven’t had enough of experts. Each week we the directors of three leading and respected think tanks – Paul Johnson of the Institute for Fiscal...

In this week's episode of UKICE (I Tell), Anand Menon interviews Mark D'Arcy, a former parliamentary correspondent at the BBC. In Mr D'Arcy's first interview following his retirement, he talks about his two decades of reporting on Westminster, how Brexit has changed parliament and much more.

Daniel Chandler joined this week’s episode of the UKICE (I Tell) podcast to talk to Professor Anand Menon about his new book, Free and Equal: What Would a Fair Society Look Like?, what his top two policy recommendations for Keir Starmer would be and whether COVID has made radical change more achievable. ---- Daniel Chandler is an economist and philosopher based at LSE. His first book, Free and Equal: What Would a Fair Society Look Like?, makes the case for a new progressive liberalism...

Dr Rakib Ehsan joined Professor Jonathan Portes to talk about his new book, 'Beyond Grievance: What the Left Gets Wrong about Ethnic Minorities', identity politics and what policy advice he would give the next government. --- Dr Rakib Ehsan is a research analyst and writer, specialising in matters of social cohesion, race relations, and public security. He is the author of the forthcoming book Beyond Grievance, which is now available on Amazon. He holds a BA in Politics & International...