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Does society need elites?

Historian Niall Ferguson and Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty debate - then try to discover what shapes each other's views. With Anne McElvoy and Louisa Weinstein.

Aditya Chakrabortty, columnist and Senior Economics Commentator at the Guardian, and Professor Niall Ferguson, Milbank Family Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, debate whether society needs elites.

Then presenter Anne McElvoy and conflict resolution expert Louisa Weinstein 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 12 Aug 2021 21:30

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  • Thu 12 Aug 2021 09:00
  • Thu 12 Aug 2021 21:30