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Identity Politics Is Tearing Society Apart
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64 minutes
Released:
May 31, 2019
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Podcast episode
Description
Is identity politics, with its emphasis on gender, ethnicity and sexual orientation, sowing division? Or is it a call for social justice for everyone? On 22nd May 2019 we were joined by a panel of experts to debate the motion "Identity Politics Is Tearing Society Apart".Arguing in favour of the motion were Trevor Phillips, Founding chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, and Lionel Shriver, novelist and journalist.Against the motion were Dawn Foster, Guardian columnist and staff writer for Jacobin magazine, and David Lammy, Labour MP for Tottenham and a campaigner for social justice.The debate was chaired by Kamal Ahmed, Editorial director of BBC News and former BBC economics editor. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Released:
May 31, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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