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Has Centrist Dad had his day?

Journalists Daniel Finkelstein and Mary Harrington debate whether centrism is obsolete - then try to discover what drives the other's view. With Anne McElvoy and Gabrielle Rifkind.

Anne McElvoy presents the debate programme which invites two people who disagree on an issue to listen closely to each other's arguments - and then to find out what drives them.

In each edition, Anne works with one of our two regular conflict resolution specialists, Gabrielle Rifkind and Louisa Weinstein, to foster a more exploratory conversation, to encourage both speakers to probe the values and experiences that underpin each other's beliefs.

In the first edition of the new series, the journalists Daniel Finkelstein (the Times) and Mary Harrington (Unherd) debate whether, in an age of upheaval, political centrism is obsolete - or more vital than ever. And then Anne and Gabrielle invite each guest in turn to try to discover what drives the other's viewpoint - and to articulate it back to its holder.

Producer: Phil Tinline

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28 minutes

Last on

Thu 1 Jul 2021 21:30

Broadcasts

  • Thu 1 Jul 2021 09:00
  • Thu 1 Jul 2021 21:30