Tribal Politics: How Brexit Divided Britain - and lessons for pro-European campaigners

The latest episode of Never Mind The Bar Charts features the authors of a great new book, Tribal Politics: How Brexit Divided Britain. Sara Hobolt and James Tilley discuss how the Brexit referendum was the trigger for new political identities, identities which have persisted. We also discuss their surprising finding about the role for social media in forging anti-Brexit identities, as well as lessons from their research for pro-European campaigners. Show notes Tribal Politics: How Brexit Divided Britain by Sara Hobolt and James Tilley: Waterstones / Amazon / Bookshop (independent bookshops). The previous episodes with the authors of Brexitland: Maria Sobolewska and Rob Ford. Brexitland: Identity, Diversity and the Reshaping of British Politics by Maria Sobolewska and Rob Ford: Waterstones / Amazon / Bookshop (independent bookshops) Sara Hobolt on Bluesky. Theme tune by Hugo Lee. New to listening to podcasts? Here are some tips on how to listen to podcasts. Check out some of this show's most popular previous episodes. Note: Links to books are affiliate links that generate a commission on sales made.