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At a time when politics feels so divisive, and people seem to be operating on an alternative set of facts, the Left and Right are no longer capable of providing answers to Britain’s problems.

Hilary Salt and Sebastian Moore attempt to rebuild the political by making sense of what's happening in Britain, and exploring if there is a place once more for the politically homeless.

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hilary.salt@sdp.org.uk

sebastian.moore@sdp.org.uk

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In this episode of Take Me Home, Hilary and Sebastian are joined by working-class academic and author Dr Lisa McKenzie to talk about class, community, and what has happened to working-class life in Britain.

They discuss her play sixTeen, the legacy of the miners’ strike, the disappearance of shared civic spaces, and why so many working-class communities feel politically abandoned. Lisa also explains why she thinks the left has failed the working class, and what it would take to bridge the growing divide between different parts of British society.

Recommendations:

sixTeen

Brideshead Revisted

Rebellion Festival

Check out the SDP website or get in touch:

www.sdp.org.uk

hilary.salt@sdp.org.uk

sebastian.moore@sdp.org.uk

Hilary Salt and Sebastian Moore explore the current political landscape in the UK and ask whether social democracy is needed now more than ever. Each week, they will look at important stories, attempt to offer solutions to the many crises, and share their suggestions for books, films, and events that have impacted their lives.

Recommendations:

The Hundred - https://www.thehundred.com/

Free Thinkers Nottingham - https://www.meetup.com/free-speech-advocates/events/315409069/?eventOrigin=group_upcoming_events

Robo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUnu57PYvCg

Check out the SDP website or get in touch:

www.sdp.org.uk

hilary.salt@sdp.org.uk

sebastian.moore@sdp.org.uk

Hilary Salt and Sebastian Moore explore the current political landscape in the UK and ask whether social democracy is needed now more than ever. Each week, they will look at important stories, attempt to offer solutions to the many crises, and share their suggestions for books, films, and events that have impacted their lives.

Check out the SDP website or get in touch:

www.sdp.org.uk

hilary.salt@sdp.org.uk

sebastian.moore@sdp.org.uk

Hilary Salt and Sebastian Moore explore the current political landscape in the UK and ask whether social democracy is needed now more than ever. Each week, they will look at important stories, attempt to offer solutions to the many crises, and share their suggestions for books, films, and events that have impacted their lives.

Recommendations: https://manchestermill.co.uk/stop-looking-for-burnhamism-in-six-years-ive-never-found-it/

Check out the SDP website or get in touch:

www.sdp.org.uk

hilary.salt@sdp.org.uk

sebastian.moore@sdp.org.uk

Lawyer and free speech campaigner Luke Gittos joins Take Me Home to discuss the growing tensions between freedom of expression, policing and politics. From the Jamie Michael case to jury trials, hate speech, public trust in the police and the future of British democracy, this is a wide-ranging conversation about law, liberty and the health of our institutions.

Recommendations:

The Invite (2026) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14173636/

The Sound of Music by Opera North - https://www.operanorth.co.uk/whats-on/the-sound-of-music/

Check out the SDP website or get in touch:

www.sdp.org.uk

hilary.salt@sdp.org.uk

sebastian.moore@sdp.org.uk

Hilary Salt and Sebastian Moore explore the current political landscape in the UK and ask whether social democracy is needed now more than ever. Each week, they will look at important stories, attempt to offer solutions to the many crises, and share their suggestions for books, films, and events that have impacted their lives.

Check out the SDP website or get in touch:

www.sdp.org.uk

hilary.salt@sdp.org.uk

sebastian.moore@sdp.org.uk

As America celebrates the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, what does the Fourth of July actually mean, and what does it tell us about the state of the USA today?

In this episode of Take Me Home, Sebastian Moore and Hilary Salt are joined by Dr Cheryl Hudson, lecturer in US political history at the University of Liverpool, to explore the origins of the Declaration of Independence, the ideas that shaped the American republic, and how successive generations have interpreted the nation's founding.

Recommendations:

The Odyssey - Homer, Daniel Mendelsohn (Translator): https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/464703/the-odyssey-by-mendelsohn-homer-and-daniel/9780241733592

The Lost Continent - Bill Bryson: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/326423/the-lost-continent-by-bill-bryson/9781784161804

Check out the SDP website or get in touch:

www.sdp.org.uk

hilary.salt@sdp.org.uk

sebastian.moore@sdp.org.uk