Jay Elwes

It’s time the British faced some uncomfortable truths, says Matthew d’Ancona

Our joyless national curriculum and our obsession with immigration have narrowed our outlook and threaten the ideal of a democratic, pluralistic society

Matthew d’Ancona. Credit: Alamy 
issue 05 June 2021

As Britain starts its long Covid recovery, are deeper problems lurking beneath the surface? Matthew d’Ancona certainly thinks so, and in this brief, rather shrill polemic, he urges us to face some uncomfortable truths. Uppermost in his mind is the threat posed by the populist right, which he worries will try to blame Britain’s post-Covid economic hardship on immigrants.

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