Child Killers, Shoplifters and the BBC Row
Ian Collins examines three disturbing fault lines in modern Britain. We begin with the shocking rise in serious violence by children. Professor James Treadwell and consultant psychiatrist Raj Persaud explore what is driving extreme behaviour in young people from social breakdown and trauma to warning signs missed by institutions and ask whether Britain is failing to confront uncomfortable truths about youth violence. The focus then turns to the BBC, as Reem Ibrahim debates claims that the corporation’s diversity agenda has drifted into box-ticking at the expense of authenticity, working-class representation and older women and whether public trust is being eroded as a result. Finally, policing and crime commentator Danny Shaw joins the programme to assess Britain’s shoplifting epidemic, with thefts now running at staggering levels, and asks what soaring crime says about law enforcement, deterrence and social order. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Afternoon Empire with Ian Collins
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Show Notes
Ian Collins examines three disturbing fault lines in modern Britain.
We begin with the shocking rise in serious violence by children. Professor James Treadwell and consultant psychiatrist Raj Persaud explore what is driving extreme behaviour in young people from social breakdown and trauma to warning signs missed by institutions and ask whether Britain is failing to confront uncomfortable truths about youth violence.
The focus then turns to the BBC, as Reem Ibrahim debates claims that the corporation’s diversity agenda has drifted into box-ticking at the expense of authenticity, working-class representation and older women and whether public trust is being eroded as a result.
Finally, policing and crime commentator Danny Shaw joins the programme to assess Britain’s shoplifting epidemic, with thefts now running at staggering levels, and asks what soaring crime says about law enforcement, deterrence and social order.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.