{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/692d66fb9b21443f851785bb/69c01c121861d127d55ee0e5?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Could Anglofuturism save Britain? ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/692d66fb9b21443f851785bb/1774197547911-b2616df8-d0f6-46c6-81a8-0edae82bccf1.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Britain is in a bad place at the moment. The country that gave the world the Industrial Revolution is now visibly deteriorating. \"Managed decline\" is the popular phrase, although there is a debate over how \"managed\" it really is.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Tom Ough says that none of this is necessary. Britain could –&nbsp;<em>and should</em>&nbsp;– pursue a programme of innovation&nbsp;that benefits its people&nbsp;materially, but that also feels psychologically comforting in its cultural familiarity. The term for this vision is \"Anglofuturism\", our subject today.</p><p><br></p><p>Tom is a senior editor at UnHerd, co-host of the Anglofuturism podcast, and author of 'The Anti-Catastrophe League: The pioneers and visionaries on a quest to save the world.'</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Louise Perry"}