Grief Totalitarianism
<p>As Britain acquires a new king and new prime minister, and ordinary people are arrested for expressing dislike of the royal family, James Butler and Florence Sutcliffe-Braithwaite join Tom to consider whether this might be a perilous time for the monarchy, and how the Truss government will go about selling its old-fashioned Thatcherite vision in an era of increasing demands on the state.</p><p>Find James's and Florence's pieces via the episode page: <a href="https://lrb.me/griefpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lrb.me/griefpod</a></p><p>Sign up to our Close Readings podcast subscription: <a href="https://lrb.me/closereadingspod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lrb.me/closereadingspod</a></p><p>Title music by Kieran Brunt / Produced by Zoe Kilbourn and Anthony Wilks</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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Show Notes
As Britain acquires a new king and new prime minister, and ordinary people are arrested for expressing dislike of the royal family, James Butler and Florence Sutcliffe-Braithwaite join Tom to consider whether this might be a perilous time for the monarchy, and how the Truss government will go about selling its old-fashioned Thatcherite vision in an era of increasing demands on the state.
Find James's and Florence's pieces via the episode page: https://lrb.me/griefpod
Sign up to our Close Readings podcast subscription: https://lrb.me/closereadingspod
Title music by Kieran Brunt / Produced by Zoe Kilbourn and Anthony Wilks
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.