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The four freedoms: Freedom from want

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Author and musician Darren McGarvey, delivers his Reith Lecture on Freedom from want

Author and musician Darren McGarvey, delivers his Reith Lecture on Freedom from want.

Author and musician Darren McGarvey gives the third of four BBC Reith Lectures on the theme of liberty, addressing "Freedom from want." McGarvey argues that the present system is not working for many but that it is incumbent on citizens to confront that and rise to the challenge of what inequality means. Individuals, he says, need to take personal responsibility and reject the apathy which many working-class communities experience.

The lecture and question-and-answer session is recorded in Glasgow in front of an audience. The presenter is Anita Anand.

(Photo: Darren McGarvey attends the Mid90s screening, 04 April, 2019 in London, England. Credit: Eamonn M. McCormack/Getty Images)

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