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Rod Liddle on the selfish generation

Duration: 43 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Tom Sutcliffe talks to the commentator Rod Liddle about his assertion that modern Western society has become politically and socially stagnant. In his polemic, Selfish Whining Monkeys, Liddle argues that his generation are self-obsessed, deluded and spoilt. Neil Jameson from Citizens UK dismisses this description of society and says his growing number of members are organised, socially active and community-minded. The Chinese writer and filmmaker Xiaolu Guo contrasts East and West in her latest tragic love story, and the Artistic Director Ramin Gray talks about the play The Events, which has a community choir at its heart and explores the aftermath of a violent event.
Producer: Katy Hickman. Show less

Contributors

Presenter:
Tom Sutcliffe
Interviewed Guest:
Rod Liddle
Interviewed Guest:
Neil Jameson
Interviewed Guest:
Xiaolu Guo
Interviewed Guest:
Ramin Gray
Producer:
Katy Hickman

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