#017 - Paul Embery - Why British Politicians Are Treating Citizens With Contempt

Paul Embery is a firefighter, trade union activist, writer and broadcaster. Paul has been a member of the Labour party since 1994 and active in the wider labour movement for most of his adult life. He has served on the executive council of the Fire Brigades Union and as the national organiser of Trade Unionists Against the EU.

Paul has written extensively about working-class politics and culture, including for UnHerd, The Huffington Post, The Spectator, Spiked and Compact. His first book is Despised: why the modern Left loathes the working class, which was published in 2020.

In this episode, we talk about why the modern left loathes the working class, the real-world impact of mass migration on British towns, political schism that has grown between the British political class and the majority of the electorate, the future of the Labour Party, why the British left consistently lacks patriotism in comparison to its European counterparts, and how the political class could reform itself.

Enjoy the show class mates.

Show notes
- Despised: Why The Modern Left Loathes The Working Class
- Paul's Substack
- The Britain we all knew is fast disappearing