Is progress in politics possible? Or does our reliance on the very idea that history bends towards progress hurt more than it helps?
In October, the British Academy hosted a debate on whether there can be any real progress in the political sphere. Politics professor, essayist and celebrated podcaster David Runciman debates these thorny questions with human rights champion and scholar Francesca Klug, in a conversation chaired by Prospect's editor Tom Clark.
Audio: can there ever be any progress in politics? A British Academy debate between David Runciman and Francesca Klug
Exploring the future of democracy
October 31, 2019
A young activist, below voting age, holds a placard on Park Lane during the protest. A mass 'Together for the Final Say' march, organised by the 'People's Vote' campaign for a second Brexit referendum. Britain's political crisis over Brexit has once again
