Britain 2025: Malaise and Unfocused Discontent

About this episode

Michael Goldfarb discusses Britain's malaise and discontent in 2025 with Robin Lustig.

Britain in 2025 is in the grip of a malaise that has no single focus. What is behind it? Things have been much worse economically and politically but the mood in the country is sour edging towards bitter. In this FRDH podcast Michael Goldfarb looks at the malaise and Britain's deep discontent with former BBC news presenter Robin Lustig. They discuss recent history, the effect the growing together of the MAGA movement and Britain's hard right in media and politics and can the BBC survive? Give them 50 minutes to explain what is -- and is not -- happening.

People in this episode

Host: Michael Goldfarb

Guest: Robin Lustig

Topics covered

• Britain 2025
• malaise
• discontent
• politics
• media

Keywords

• BBC
• MAGA movement
• hard right

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Britain

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