Tired of Britain, Tired of Life? Populism, Polarisation, and Discontented Britain with Steven Lacey

Is Britain broken, or is everyone just tired?

Steven Lacey from cultural research company The Outsiders and the think tank Resilience & Reconstruction joins Claire and James to talk about their fascinating research into the forces of life driving populism. What is driving discontent? Why hasn’t politics been able to meet this challenge? And does the answer lie in reviving communities and the high street?

• The Outsiders: The cultural insight agency founded by Steven Lacey https://outsidersinsight.com/ 
• Resilience & Reconstruction Think Tank: https://www.iorar.org/ 
• The webinar recording on their recent research into the language, drivers and motivations behind right-wing populism: https://tinyurl.com/3psjjk4f 
• An example of a local third space in action - “How Barnes & Noble Became Private Equity’s Most Radical Retail Experiment” via Bloomberg Businessweek: https://tinyurl.com/ypskz7kd (paywall)
• The best museum I have ever, ever visited on a work trip - The ABBA and Eurovision Museum in Stockholm. Run, don’t walk: https://abbathemuseum.com/en/ 

Claire's favourite piece of Swedish Pop: https://tidal.com/track/3922178/u

And James': https://tidal.com/track/103017037/u

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