Order and chaos - why the left keeps losing

In this episode Rafael Behr talks to Cambridge University political psychologist Dr Lee de-Wit about the problem with progressive arguments over patriotism, and Labour's constant struggle to connect with socially conservative voters.

Links mentioned in this episode:

Dr Lee de-Wit's Cambridge University homepage

https://www.psychol.cam.ac.uk/people/lee-de-wit

Arnold Kling's book

https://cdn.cato.org/libertarianismdotorg/books/ThreeLanguagesOfPolitics.pdf

Haidt and Moral Foundations Theory

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_foundations_theory

Tariq Modood's site

http://www.tariqmodood.com

YouGov poll on immigration

https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/brexit/2019/09/13/what-policy-do-british-voters-want-on-eu-immigration-is-there-a-hidden-consensus/

Dr Lee de-Wit's book

http://eandtbooks.com/books/whats-your-bias/

Dr Lee de-Wit's recent article in the Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/may/11/politics-left-right-tories-advantage-labour

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