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Intelligence Squared

Who Are We Now? Exploring English identity, with Jason Cowley

Intelligence Squared

Intelligence Squared

News, Society & Culture, News Commentary, Arts

4.21.2K Ratings

🗓️ 25 April 2022

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Jason Cowley is Editor of British political weekly, The New Statesman. He’s also an author and his latest book, Who Are We Now? Stories of Modern England, is a timely reflection on the identity of his home nation. The book follows both individual stories of everyday life and the broad arc of national politics over the past 25 years spanning the ascent of the Tony Blair government to Tory austerity, Brexit and the pandemic. Hosting the discussion is Kavita Puri, journalist, broadcaster and author of the book and radio programme, Partition Voices, which explores issues of identity within the British Asian community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:01.9

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0:05.7

Relaxation is elevated to a national sport.

0:08.8

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0:10.5

It's ultra HD crystal clear, and the colors so vivid.

0:15.6

No one's going to believe your photos.

0:18.1

But this is reality on another level.

0:21.5

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0:24.6

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0:26.3

Teasing sea supply.

0:27.4

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0:30.4

The climate crisis is something many of us feel pretty anxious about.

0:33.8

And it's already hitting some of the world's poorest hardest.

0:36.4

The practical action is a global development charity with 60 years of experience

0:40.3

in tackling how to alleviate poverty for those on the front line of turbulent change.

0:44.8

People like Pauline from Kenya,

0:46.6

dry out has killed nearly all the animals that she and her husband

0:49.8

have spent a lifetime looking after.

0:51.4

And the climate crisis doesn't just impact nature.

0:54.4

It's decimated her income, her savings,

0:56.7

and is changing a wider community's way of life.

0:58.9

But practical action believes that where there's action,

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