25 Episodes

  1. Alison Goldsworthy on tribalism and polarisation

    Published: 16/07/2021

  2. Making Common Ground Focus Group - challenges of navigating the media, our friends, and government messages

    Published: 09/07/2021

  3. Making Common Ground Focus Group - Brexit five years on, and does it matter if politicians lie

    Published: 25/06/2021

  4. Making Common Ground - Interview with Professor Robert Talisse

    Published: 17/06/2021

  5. Making Common Ground Focus Group - Labels, Brexit and the gap between Millennials and Generation-X

    Published: 12/06/2021

  6. Robert Ford discusses politics, referendums and polarisation

    Published: 04/06/2021

  7. Making Common Ground Focus Group - Meritocracy, open minded discussions and Brexit

    Published: 29/05/2021

  8. The role of journalism in post-Brexit polarisation

    Published: 21/05/2021

  9. Making Common Ground Focus Group - Recent elections, Keir Starmer, Government priorities and Scottish independence

    Published: 14/05/2021

  10. Miriam Juan-Torres on polarisation and shared values

    Published: 07/05/2021

  11. Making Common Ground Focus Group - Sleaze, WallpaperGate and trusting politicians

    Published: 30/04/2021

  12. Tom Chivers on social media, polarisation and mainstream media

    Published: 15/04/2021

  13. Making Common Ground Focus Group - Vaccination, Flags and whether to be English or British

    Published: 26/03/2021

  14. Julia Pamilih on China's use of disinformation

    Published: 18/03/2021

  15. Thomas Prosser on political self-interest and polarisation

    Published: 11/03/2021

  16. Phoenix Andrews on what fandom is, how social media has affected it and what part it plays in polarisation

    Published: 04/03/2021

  17. Making Common Ground focus group: Tribalism, Politics and Keir Starmer

    Published: 26/02/2021

  18. Susie Alegre on social media, freedom of thought and how our anxieties are exploited

    Published: 18/02/2021

  19. Demos boss Polly MacKenzie on polarisation, social media and party politics: Making Common Ground

    Published: 11/02/2021

  20. Tom Tugendhat MP on democracy, polarisation and social media: Making Common Ground

    Published: 04/02/2021

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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.