How can we feel as if we’re all in it together when we plainly aren’t?
There are many reasons to feel pessimistic about Britain under Keir Starmer. A stagnating economy. An ageing society which talented young people want to leave. Large numbers of people invading the country illegally via small boats: and the government hiring yet more hotels to accommodate them.
But maybe the most concerning thing of all is the fraying of any sense of national identity.
