Hope vs Fear, Live from Wilderness Festival

<p>Matthew Taylor is joined by a live Wilderness Festival audience and John Harris from The Guardian to explore the battle between the politics of hope and the politics of fear.</p> <p>Hope can be a great motivating force in politics. And so can fear. In January, the teenage climate campaigner Greta Thunberg told the grown-ups at Davos: “I don’t want your hope. I want you to panic. And then I want you to act.” But on climate change and many other issues, fear can turn into fatalism. So how can we remain hopeful without losing a sense of reality?</p> <p><strong><a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=New%20Polarised%20podcast%20from%20the%20RSA%3A%20%40RSAMatthew%20is%20joined%20by%20%40johnharris1969%20and%20a%20live%20%40WildernessHQ%20audience%20to%20explore%20the%20battle%20between%20the%20politics%20of%20hope%20and%20the%20politics%20of%20fear.%20https%3A%2F%2Flink.chtbl.com%2FjOTVRt6E%3Fsid%3Dsimplecastsharebutton">Share this episode on Twitter</a></strong>.</p> <p>Recorded live at Wilderness Festival on Saturday 3rd August 2019.</p> <p>Produced by James Shield.</p> <p>Brought to you by the RSA.</p>