Sharone Lifschitz: “On 7 October, my father saw his life’s work going up in flames”
The film-maker on her father Oded Lifschitz and the plight of the 7 October hostages.
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Jonathan Sumption: “Democracy is impossible for the state to satisfy”
The former judge on the limits of politics, the Chagos Islands and Trumpism.
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Agnes Callard: “Socrates wants us to reflect on the oddity of our sexual practices”
The public philosopher on open relationships, free speech and why protests fail.
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Joe Powell: “Foreign wealth hollows out the community”
The Labour MP for Kensington and Bayswater on modern slavery, fighting corruption, and who owns London.
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Emily Thornberry: “I want to rebuild good vibes about the UK”
Labour’s chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee on Britain’s place in the world.
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Danny Sriskandarajah: “It is no wonder young people are losing hope”
The head of the New Economics Foundation on global disillusionment with democracy.
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Richard Bates: “When is a pile of stones not just a pile of stones?”
The geophysicist and archaeologist on uncovering Petra’s secrets.
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Marcus du Sautoy: “A mathematician is a storyteller”
The Oxford professor on the tales hidden in numbers.
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