Values, Voice and Virtue, Matthew Goodwin
Values, Voice and Virtue, Matthew Goodwin
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Values, Voice and Virtue
The New British Politics

Author: Matthew Goodwin

Narrator: Matthew Goodwin

Unabridged: 7 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 03/30/2023

Synopsis

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Over the last decade, Britain has been rocked by a series of political revolts. The rise of national populism, the vote for Brexit, Boris Johnson's emphatic 2019 election victory, the fall of Labour's Red Wall, and the emergence of a very different brand of conservatism have all outflanked the country's liberal establishment and stunned the world. In trying to make sense of this remarkable churn and change, many commentators cling to very short-term and unconvincing explanations, pointing to social media, dark money, individual leaders, or the promises made to voters.

But, as acclaimed political scientist Matthew Goodwin reveals in this strikingly original study, this turbulence has been a long time in the making - and it is set to continue for many years to come. Embarking on a profound and wide-ranging analysis of postwar British politics, Goodwin shows how these revolts are all symptomatic of deeper shifts that are now rapidly reshaping our political world. He points to the rise of three new drivers over 'values', 'voice' and 'virtue', and shows how these uniquely powerful divides are now pushing us into a new era of political volatility.

© Matthew Goodwin 2023 (P) Penguin Audio 2023

Reviews

Goodreads review by Dr M J O'Donnell on April 09, 2023

An excellent analysis of how a new elite has formed in British Society, which is gradually isolating itself from mainstream thought and has largely taken over the political and professional classes. It’s a very good summary of where we are at present and the underlying alienation of the politicians......more

Goodreads review by Daniel on June 07, 2023

An excellent book for understanding the current state of play in British politics. Matthew Goodwin argues that the economic liberalism of Margaret Thatcher's Conservative government combined with the cultural liberalism of Tony Blair's New Labour regime has created a political culture in the United......more

Goodreads review by Robert on April 21, 2023

I found this to be a fascinating and determinedly objective analysis of the changing political alignments in Britain today. It examines the widening gulf between the ‘new elite (typically liberal progressive graduates with left leaning views)that runs the country and its institutions and the ‘Tradit......more

Goodreads review by Alan on June 24, 2023

An academic review of the cultural changes , the wokism if you like, that has caused such a disconnect between the left and the working class. It may not be the best read but it's spot on with its analysis particularly the exploration of the theory that the language and celebration of this new belie......more

Goodreads review by Ian on May 16, 2023

I found this analysis of the breakdown in traditional voting patterns both fascinating and comforting. Fascinating in that it brought into focus the conditions which can give rise to populist political figures and comforting in that it shed light on my feelings of political dismay about political di......more

Quotes

A single missile laser-targeted at a careless, feckless ruling elite who have ignored the wants and wills of the vast majority of voters ... The fundamental thrust of Goodwin's argument is right. ... a new centre ground of British politics is being formed - even if both parties have yet to fully comprehend it. The Times

A much-needed corrective. It gives voice to those whose values are scarcely heard or represented by the media ... impassioned and convincing. spiked

Goodwin's central thesis is that the rise of the radical right, the Brexit referendum and Johnson's general election victory of 2019 are expressions of a deeper realignment in UK politics that pits the marginalised white working class, socially conservative older voters and the 'non-graduate majority' against a new elite of university-educated progressives. Financial Times

The most consistent chronicler of events that have upturned the UK several times ... there is much to recommend it as an antidote against the madness of our times. Washington Examiner

Well-written and cogently argued ... [Goodwin] understands the broad forces that spurred the surprising changes and tumult in the politics of the West, and he writes about them without villainizing or heroizing ... a crucial one to read. Aporia

This book is a valuable read for understanding better the cause of our recent democratic upheavals. The House Magazine

Hot property... [from] an insightful author and a trendsetting 'entrepreneurial academic', combining his scholarly work with writing punchy op-eds and making his case on TV and radio. CapX

Goodwin is angry on behalf of the white working class. He wants a political programme that offers them more protection from the gales of international economic competition and from the erosion of their socially conservative values. Prospect

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