The culture wars and politics now
Philip Dodd and guests including Douglas Murray, David Goodhart, Beatrix Campbell and Maya Goodfellow reflect on the role of culture and identity in the recent election
Philip Dodd with Douglas Murray, author of The Madness of Crowds, the commentator David Goodhart, the writer and campaigner Beatrix Campbell, and the academic Maya Goodfellow, author of Hostile Environment - How Immigrants Became Scapegoats, reflect on the role of culture and identity in politics in Europe and post election Britain.
Have the so-called culture wars consumed traditional politics? Are debates about race, nation, values and belonging injecting a much-needed dimension to traditional left-right democracy, or are they distracting from essential socio-economic concerns? Are the culture wars a feature of the left, the right, or both?
You can find other discussions on the culture wars and identity on the Free Thinking programme website /programmes/p06jngzt.
Producer: Eliane Glaser.
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