Matthew Sweet discusses elites and their role in contemporary politics, with Douglas Carswell, MP for Clacton;Professor David Runciman, Head of the Department of Politics & International Studies at the University of Cambridge; Eliane Glaser, writer and Senior Lecturer at Bath Spa University; and Lynsey Hanley, visiting Fellow in Cultural Studies at Liverpool John Moores University.
Eliane Glaser's most recent book is called Get Real: How to See Through the Hype, Spin and Lies of Modern Life
Lynsey Hanley's most recent book is Estates: An Intimate History
Producer: Luke Mulhall.
Published on Wednesday, 30th November 2016.
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