Thomas Prosser on political self-interest and polarisation

In episode 10 of Making Common Ground, Alfred Landecker fellow Cat Neilan talks to Cardiff University's Thomas Prosser about how Brexit has shifted the UK's political tribes, and why self-interest might hold the solution to polarisation. 

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Whether it's Brexit, Covid, Black Lives Matter or trans rights, polarisation has been destabilising our democracy for the last few years. But are the culture wars largely phoney - and can we find a solution to the serious issues society is facing? From state-sanctioned hostile action to social media algorithms, party politics and innate tribal instincts, Alfred Landecker Foundation fellow and journalist Cat Neilan explores what is holding us back from making common ground. In partnership with Humanity in Action.