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The British nation: What’s its future? Does it have one?
The British nation: What’s its future? Does it have one?
Five years after Brexit, Britain’s political institutions are held in contempt by its people. The Union with Scotland and Northern Ireland is in doubt. Much of the UK’s stagnant economy is foreign-owned. Its imperial past is disgraced. Immigration is at unprecedented levels. Identity conflicts proliferate. Is a national politics possible in such circumstances?