Episode 27: Why people have stopped trusting politics? The story that broke Britain.

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Trillions of pounds are buried in opaque offshore accounts while local infrastructure crumbles and millions live in a state of "ambient despair." We are told that politics is complicated, a series of rational debates and policy dossiers. But for Jeremy Clancy, the crisis isn’t a lack of information—it’s a failure of resonance. When the stories we tell no longer match the lives we lead, the system doesn't just fail; it fractures. In this episode of Builders of the Broken Bazaar, Dr. Tabish Zaman sits down with Jeremy Clancy, a Narrative Strategist, Writer, and Filmmaker who has spent his career navigating the "narrative war" of British politics. From his childhood in the mining town of Bolsover to making campaign films for the Labour Party, the Green Party, and the "Enough is Enough" movement, Jeremy explores how 150 years of working-class history was erased in a decade—and why reclaiming the word "class" is the only glue left to hold a divided society together. We explore: The Ambient Despair: Understanding the psychological toll of late-stage capitalism where wealth accrues at 35 million a day while communities mourn in silence. Heart vs. Head: Why progressive movements fail when they rely on "appeals to reason" and dossiers of facts instead of emotional resonance. The Erasure of Class: How the narrative shift away from class toward atomized identity politics became an ideological tool to disempower the majority. Authenticity over Projection: A critique of the "RADA-trained" political class and why we need leaders who speak the vernacular of real life. The Thatcher Legacy: Reflecting on the "ideological war" against the working class and the unhealed wounds that still drive today's political unrest. Making Hope Normal: How storytelling can be used to "dispel the narrative clouds" and provide a barometer for a country at its wits' end. 🎧 "Storytelling is about letting people feel heard. When they feel seen, they start to believe that change is possible." Keywords: narrative strategy, political trust, Je