Cruel world: How did we become so mean?

The Bunker

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News, Politics, Society & Culture, Government

4.6 • 984 Ratings

🗓️ 17 September 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Brits seem to be more mean-spirited than ever. This is clear on social media, but also in attitudes towards poorer sections of society. How did we become so mean, and what can we do about it? Hannah Fearn is joined by professor of human geography Danny Dorling, author of new book Shattered Nation: Inequality and the Geography of A Failing State, to find out how social issues change attitudes towards those who need the most help in society – and how we can fight to be kinder. “The UK is one of the most unequal countries in Europe.” “People spend money on private schools because they are scared.” “Those who are really comfortable don’t think people should be helped out.” Book Link: https://www.versobooks.com/en-gb/products/3118-shattered-nation www.patreon.com/bunkercast Written and presented by Hannah Fearn. Producer: Kasia Tomasiewicz with Liam Tait. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production: Simon Williams. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:13.0	I'm Hannah Fern.
1:15.0	Now you don't need to spend quite as much time on social media as I do to realize that our politics have become much more divisive.
1:21.0	Social geographer Danny Dolling, probably the country's most prolific
1:24.8	academic, has yet another book out this autumn, this time investigating our fractured politics.
1:30.1	And he's in the bunker with me today.
1:31.7	Hi Danny, welcome back. Hi, Denny, welcome back.
1:32.8	Hi, thanks for having me.
1:34.4	So I'm going to ask this bruised from yet
1:36.1	another personal Twitter or X spat
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