Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Rory Sutherland joins The Spectator for a live conversation on the strange psychology shaping modern Britain. From technology that begins as a convenience and ends as an obligation, to the collective ‘insanity’ of the housing market and the distortions of rolling news, Rory explains why supposedly rational systems so often make life worse – and why a little more irrational thinking might be exactly what we need.

Spectator subscribers can watch in full at spectator.com/rory

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