Allie and Alex talk about the political factors that trigger division in Britain. They also discuss our reaction to fictional stories as well as real ones. Allie: 'There can be huge political reward for polarizing and binding people to your cause'Alex: 'When those political labels become ongoing labels of convenience, that's one of the the drivers to polarization'
In their recent book, Poles Apart, behavioural scientist Alex Chesterfield, public affairs specialist Laura Osborne and political advisor Ali Goldsworthy look at what factors drive society apart and what can help bring it back together. Economist and broadcaster Linda Yueh hosts a wide-ranging discussion with the authors exploring not only the cultural forces at play, but also the economic, political and social media triggers that tip people from healthy disagreement into dangerous hostility.
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