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The Social Distance Between Us by Darren McGarvey

Episode 1

Duration: 14 minutes

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

Writer and broadcaster Darren McGarvey, AKA rapper Loki, argues that the pandemic has exposed the contours of inequality in Britain. Turning a critical eye on poverty, land ownership, health inequalities and policing, the activist argues that there are chasms of misunderstanding between the powerful decision-makers and those who must live with the consequences.

Darren remembers his first brush with the law and asks what class might mean in a society where aspiration is elevated above fellow feeling.

Written and read by Darren McGarvey
Abridged by Anna Magnusson
Produced by Eilidh McCreadie
Author photograph by Steven Reynolds Show less

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