Soft Landing

Roland Smith
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I’m Roland Smith and I am interested in the UK culture wars that started in 2016 - the year of the Brexit referendum. I’m specifically interested in what historic, political and cultural factors are driving it and how politics is developing as a result. Setting aside all the noise, I ultimately hope to look for whether the warring sides can find any common ground between their differing ‘truths’ - those elusive 'soft landing' zones - something we singularly failed to achieve on Brexit. https://rolandmcs.substack.com/

Episodes

  1. 3d ago

    Liberals and Liberalism with Ian Dunt

    A session with journalist, author, blogger, podcaster and top liberal thinker Ian Dunt. Ian’s output is huge across multiple channels/media, including the i newspaper, the Origin Story podcast, Substack and other social media, and he also sometimes pops up on TV screens, especially Sky News. In a wide-ranging discussion, we delve into both liberalism as it exists today and also its sworn opponent - anti-liberal populism. Topics include: Andy Burnham; patterns of liberal and populist thinking; the need for belonging and group identities; Trump's America; and even modern men who cry at rom-coms and DIY SOS. https://rolandmcs.substack.com/

  2. Jul 2

    Exception and Exceptionalism with Dr Helene von Bismarck

    Roland Smith meets German historian Dr Helene von Bismarck, author of 'Fantastic Kingdom - A Stranger’s Notes on a Contrary Country'. We discuss Helene's observations (captured in the book) of Britain from an outsider's perspective. Topics include Britain's 'Island Story', Northern Ireland, The Second World War, conventions, constitution, contradictions, and monarchy, among others. https://rolandmcs.substack.com/

  3. Jun 10

    Borders and Borderism with Lewis Baston

    Roland Smith meets Lewis Baston, author of 'Borderlines - A History of Europe in 29 Borders'. The discussion is all about borders and their effects on societies, identities and psychologies, covering: the Germanic/Romance linguistic divide and its related national and sub-national borders (up to about 20 mins in); Eastern Europe - the Germanic/Slavic divide and also the Russian border (up to about 40 mins in); and then the UK and its own special take on borders.... and perhaps what border psychology is doing to us... https://rolandmcs.substack.com/

  4. May 30

    Brexit and Brexitism with Professor Chris Grey

    Roland Smith meets Professor Chris Grey, author of the much acclaimed book 'Brexit Unfolded' and the equally acclaimed & respected 'Brexit & Brexitism' blog. A wide-ranging discussion on where we are with Brexit, ten years after the 2016 vote. Also: Brexitism defined; the prospects for Rejoin; future referendums; the immigration ‘debate’ and its effects; and more

  5. Apr 30

    Introduction

    An Introduction by Roland Smith

    Introduction
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About

I’m Roland Smith and I am interested in the UK culture wars that started in 2016 - the year of the Brexit referendum. I’m specifically interested in what historic, political and cultural factors are driving it and how politics is developing as a result. Setting aside all the noise, I ultimately hope to look for whether the warring sides can find any common ground between their differing ‘truths’ - those elusive 'soft landing' zones - something we singularly failed to achieve on Brexit. https://rolandmcs.substack.com/

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  • Creator
    Roland Smith
  • Episodes
    5
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Roland Smith
  • Show Website
    Soft Landing