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Where We Are
- Narrated by: Saul Reichlin
- Length: 6 hrs and 20 mins
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Summary
Following his highly acclaimed and best-selling book England: An Elegy (Bloomsbury Continuum), Roger Scruton now seeks to assess the basis of national sentiment and loyalty at a time when the United Kingdom must redefine its position in the world.
To what are our duties owed and why? How do we respond to the pull of globalisation and mass migration that are erasing the face of our country, to the rise of Islam and to the decline of Christian belief and the culture our ancestors built on? Do we accept these as inevitable, or do we resist them? If we resist them, on what basis do we build? In order to answer these questions, we need to revisit the foundations of our national experience.
Scruton surveys the British legacy - social, legal, cultural and political - and animates those sentiments which attach us to it. In so doing he answers the most pressing question - how do we include in our national identity the various sources of opposition to it?
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- Neil Brett
- 10-11-21
Rejoice
A first-fruit of Brexit: the freedom to tackle subjects hitherto censored. Scruton argues courteously but without ducking the major issues.
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- Kid Ooshi
- 06-09-18
Nicely read and well balanced arguments
Despite leaving me feeling at times gloomy about where we are and where we could be heading as a country, I found this a very illuminating book.
Whilst it could be hard listening for the more liberal elements of society, the arguments for and against certain points are balanced and well presented.
Great, unhurried narration also makes this title well worth a listen.
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- D. Powys-Lybbe
- 05-12-22
Fascinating!
Prompted by the Brexit referendum this provides a history of Britons and their relationship with each other, Europe and the wider world in a non-partisan manner. A fascinating read regardless of whether you are interested in Brexit or not.
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- Steve
- 14-02-19
Enlightening listen
A very good book and not just a one sided approach. Arguments are we made and reasoned..Some stark home truths as the author does not hide behind the pc wall so many do these days...Not a rant or a moan, just a well constructed piece of work. Will certainly be going back over the chapters.
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- Ricky Valdiny
- 13-12-20
surprisingly optimistic
Scruton has an efficient, yet elegant way of discussing important ideas. Despite the controversial topics, I felt a great deal of love in the text, love did country, history, as well as his fellow men
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- GEV
- 05-06-22
illuminating unspoken concerns
Some thoughts made me shudder as to their frankness, nevertheless without such matters being aired then the issue will continue and compound. Reference to Brexit and impact of EU on U.K. provides plenty of areas for more detailed consideration. Overall worth listening too if nothing more than to make one consider how we move on.
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- MR A PATTERSON
- 28-05-22
A genuinely conservative take
Roger Scruton was everything a real conservative should be, and that’s reflected in this book. There are few people today who can make the same observations and well thought out arguments that Scruton could.
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- little rock
- 04-04-20
A lesson for our times
The erudite and oft maliciously misquoted Scruton sets out in bite sized pieces not only how we ( the British) got here but how we regain our identity to avoid our otherwise inevitable demise.
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- Anonymous User
- 13-01-21
Scruton at his finest
I have yet to read a book by Sir Roger Scruton that I did not find insightful and enlightening, and this is no exception. Simply excellent.
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- Mit. (John)
- 18-09-21
Nice.
Good narrator: Clear intonations and pronunciations.
Content is very simple compared to Scruton's other books, but it is written just as well.
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