Mal Fletcher: Audio Messages

Ohio - Will This Happen More Often in Future?

Ohio - Will This Happen More Often in Future?,

The story of three young women held captive in a house in Ohio, USA for ten years has led many people to question how it was that nobody noticed anything amiss.

Social Futurist Mal Fletcher believes that we may see more of these tragedies going unnoticed in the future. He explains why in this discussion on BBC Radio, with host Will Gompertz and fellow guest, musician Mark Mullin.

Should People Stay in Their Jobs Longer?

Should People Stay in Their Jobs Longer?,

Is there any value in people staying in their job's for longer periods of time, instead of moving from job to job?

Mal Fletcher, social commentator and futurist, discusses this on BBC Radio, with host Will Gompertz and fellow guest, musician Mark Mullin.

Should Britain Stay in the EU?

Should Britain Stay in the EU?,

With tensions within Britain's government regarding the future of the nation's EU membership, many people are calling for a referendum on the issue.

Should Britain remain in the EU?

Mal Fletcher, Social Futurist, discusses the future possibilities - and why 'left', 'right' and 'centre' may no longer be helpful terms in political debate - in this discussion on BBC Radio, with host Will Gompertz and fellow guest, musician Mark Mullin.

Age of Consent - Should it be 13?

Age of Consent - Should it be 13?,

A senior British barrister has called for the age of consent to be lowered to 13 years.

What would this mean for British society and, perhaps more importantly, for British children?

Mal Fletcher responds in this interview on BBC Radio.

Ohio Captivity: When Next Door is a World Away

Ohio Captivity: When Next Door is a World Away,

People across the USA and the world listened with horror to the unfolding story of three women, now aged in their twenties, who had been held captive in an Ohio house for the best part of a decade.

In this interview for BBC Radio, Social Commentator Mal Fletcher discussed what this and similar situations reveal about society - and how we might avert them in future.

Click here to read Mal Fletcher's editorial on this subject.