Would Margate Thatcher be as tolerant to the seeming over appeasement of the Muslim community and call out the problems with extreme Islamists as politicians seem to be unable today as they don’t want to lose votes from that base.
Can Iain understand why going to London is alienating for many British people?
In 2001 London was diverse but crucially a majority were white British and therefore the dominant culture of London was aligned with that of the wider country and was firmly rooted in a culturally contiguous history stretching back more than a thousand years.
Today only a third of Londoners are white British and places like Whitechapel feel completely alienated from British civilisation.
Will Nelson's Column or the statue of Boudica on a chariot have any emotional resonance or meaning to the majority of Londoners in a century?
Considering the political, societal, and economic landscape of the past two decades and where the UK stands today, how do you view its prospects over the next 20 years?
I have a hypothesis that political leaders that have been in office for too long begin to believe their own propaganda about themselves and inevitably alienate their support by exercising power in an arrogant and uncaring way. Though I greatly admired Margaret Thatcher I believe that her downfall, bought about by the Conservative Party, though messy was necessary. Am I right?
Can Ian explain why his attitude to Israel is so negative, and why the media only accepts Hamas word for it as opposed to say alternatives who have been there and know that Hamas lies and is quietly withdrawing its claims... We don't trust the media anymore because you don't do your due dilligence.
I saw Ian Dale speaking to Andrew Gold on LBC saying if he heard a foreign language around where he lives he would be intrigued by it rather than annoyed like so many. Can he recognise that his 90% white majority expensive area that he is living in is a far different experience than the poorer areas where youre a minority if you're white.
Thatcher famously said there’s no such thing as society, only individuals and families, but she clearly believed in a moral contract between citizens and the state: contribute, obey the rules, and you’ll be protected. In your research, do you think she would have seen today’s levels of immigration and the pace of cultural and demographic change as undermining that contract? Can a shared sense of duty and belonging survive when the state brings in large numbers of people who haven’t been part of the same historical or moral framework? And in that context, do you see figures like Kemi Badenoch as continuing the Thatcherite tradition, or does her vision reflect a more modern, perhaps conflicted, conservative project?
Would Margate Thatcher be as tolerant to the seeming over appeasement of the Muslim community and call out the problems with extreme Islamists as politicians seem to be unable today as they don’t want to lose votes from that base.
Can Iain understand why going to London is alienating for many British people?
In 2001 London was diverse but crucially a majority were white British and therefore the dominant culture of London was aligned with that of the wider country and was firmly rooted in a culturally contiguous history stretching back more than a thousand years.
Today only a third of Londoners are white British and places like Whitechapel feel completely alienated from British civilisation.
Will Nelson's Column or the statue of Boudica on a chariot have any emotional resonance or meaning to the majority of Londoners in a century?
Who in current politics do you see as genuinely similar to Thatcher? Why? And will that style of politics/leadership work these days?
Considering the political, societal, and economic landscape of the past two decades and where the UK stands today, how do you view its prospects over the next 20 years?
What about Margaret Thatcher that we know least about that we really should
I have a hypothesis that political leaders that have been in office for too long begin to believe their own propaganda about themselves and inevitably alienate their support by exercising power in an arrogant and uncaring way. Though I greatly admired Margaret Thatcher I believe that her downfall, bought about by the Conservative Party, though messy was necessary. Am I right?
In your opinion, what was Margaret Thatcher's biggest political mistake, and how did it effect Britain?
In my friendship group from university we've had a sizeable number decide to leave the UK to go for jobs abroad. Is Britain at risk of a brain drain?
Can Ian explain why his attitude to Israel is so negative, and why the media only accepts Hamas word for it as opposed to say alternatives who have been there and know that Hamas lies and is quietly withdrawing its claims... We don't trust the media anymore because you don't do your due dilligence.
Love this guy. Not sure his views on immigration will find favour with many of the trigger listeners though.
Many political figures have been "for such a time as this." How was the time Margaret Thatcher inhabited integral to her ascent in UK politics?
I saw Ian Dale speaking to Andrew Gold on LBC saying if he heard a foreign language around where he lives he would be intrigued by it rather than annoyed like so many. Can he recognise that his 90% white majority expensive area that he is living in is a far different experience than the poorer areas where youre a minority if you're white.
Thatcher famously said there’s no such thing as society, only individuals and families, but she clearly believed in a moral contract between citizens and the state: contribute, obey the rules, and you’ll be protected. In your research, do you think she would have seen today’s levels of immigration and the pace of cultural and demographic change as undermining that contract? Can a shared sense of duty and belonging survive when the state brings in large numbers of people who haven’t been part of the same historical or moral framework? And in that context, do you see figures like Kemi Badenoch as continuing the Thatcherite tradition, or does her vision reflect a more modern, perhaps conflicted, conservative project?