Why The Culture War Matters | Matthew Goodwin

In this interview, John speaks with British political scientist @drmatthewgoodwin.

Matthew recounts the emergence of a new class of elites and the ways in which they have diverged from the more traditional British ruling class, and more importantly, from the general public. They are distinguished by their elite education, lack of real-world experience, and a tendency to refuse engagement with the cultural issues that matter to the everyman. This phenomenon, Goodwin argues, is global and causing both sides of the political establishment to drift further from their constituents.

The framework Goodwin presents offers a compelling explanation for the recent rise in populism around the world, marked by the democratic success of leaders such as Donald Trump, Nigel Farage, Geert Wilders, and Javier Milei.

Matthew Goodwin is an academic, bestselling author, pollster, and speaker known for his research on: politics, populism, elections, voting, public opinion, Brexit, Europe, academic freedom and more. He is Professor of Politics at Rutherford College, University of Kent, recently served as Senior Visiting Fellow at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, at Chatham House, Senior Fellow with the UK In a Changing Europe, Senior Fellow at the Legatum Institute, and Senior Advisor to the UK Education Committee. In 2022, Matt was appointed Social Mobility Commissioner.

The author of six books, he wrote the No.2 Sunday Times bestseller Values, Voice and Virtue: The New British Politics, and the Sunday Times bestseller, National Populism: The Revolt Against Liberal Democracy, which was translated into multiple languages and listed among the Financial Times and Times Literary Supplement as one of the books of the year. He is also co-author of the 2015 Political Book of the Year, Revolt on the Right, which was long-listed for the Orwell Prize and listed among the Financial Times and Guardian books of the year.
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00:00 Intro
00:49 Introducing Matthew Goodwin
01:34 People are turning against the 'new-elite'
03:37 The aftermath of Boris Johnson
08:30 Labor and Conservatives are closer to each other than the average voter
13:27 We need to move on from Margaret Thatcher
19:35 1:9 conservative to liberal academics
23:30 Nationalism and what's deferent with the new elites
29:05 Were the old elites kinder?
31:30 Why have Universities declined so much?
36:00 Does diversity and inclusion makes us less inclusive?
40:48 If you don't believe in God, you'll believe in anything
43:50 How do people reconcile the contradictions of critical theory
49:36 BLM and other Marxist movements
54:44 How do we encourage people to come forward?
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John believes proper, robust dialogue is necessary if we are to maintain our social strength and cohesion. As he puts it; "You cannot get good public policy out of a bad public debate."

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[lindaandrews]

You speak the truth so bravely and logically! Thank you Matthew -

[kenernstzen]

Oh for more people with this intellect 🙏

[brandankelly]

Thank you Mr Anderson. You are a gift to Western civilisation.

[oliveoil]

Those elites in power don’t care and will not compromise. They will just get rid of those who don’t comply or agree one way or another.

[seanee]

This is such an important video, John is a brilliant interviewer.

[nathanparry]

Well spoken, clarified and articulated...

[Kay-phkb]

Great interview. Matt Goodwin is always worth listening to and his books are a good read.

[ralphjohnson]

I've spent a few hours listening to people talk about Trump and saying that they can't understand why he is so popular. This talk explains why. He makes his people feel respected. They are willing to forgive him a lot for that.

[kdhKJFGiht]

Very true! The FIRST thing that they go for is your career/ livelihood/ means to pay your bills and put food in your mouth!

[Slipstream-Media]

A very good piece of intellectual discussion

[melissaradaker]

Perfectly summarized DEI. Thank you for this conversation.

[katk]

Mathew is one of the very few who actually talks sense about politics.

[RobertThomson-ym]

Tony Blair started the spiral downward in the UK.

[anialiandr]

We must go after elite’s assets because they are going after ours. They told us we would own nothing, so who will own what exists
?

[mariebentley]

Thank Mr Jone Anderson. Your programmes are a God send to me.

[CB-dlvg]

This guy is a really clear thinker and has done a brilliant job of connecting with the perspective of working class people, impressive considering he’s a university professor. Great work, sir. His ability to get right to the heart of the issues in such a succinct way is refreshing

[daviddafters]

Good man Mathew., for that statement on immigration.

[jl]

Excellent discussion! Matthew summarized my own observations, concerns, and sense of cultural malaise quite well.

[county]

I really believe he’s one of the best commenters in the world great listen and his books are excellent

[catherinesengupta]

How I agree with the concept of a new counter elite.