The solution is presumably to go back to the immigration policies of the early 1990s, which wasn’t that long ago, was it? It has something fundamental changed in the global economy such that we simpl… (View Post)

I don’ A subtly different point, with which I agree. My point is more that Britain lacks a sense of national project. So the government keeps making decisions that are essentially corrosive of Britis… (View Post)

Some posters may be overly focused on 1979 as the turning point. The point still stands: the British governing class don’t seem to really care about *Britain*. This is not even a left or right point,… (View Post)

At some stage, and it’s not entirely clear when, the British governing class abandoned the British national *project*. I think David Edgerton is probably the best writer on this, his thesis is that 1… (View Post)

Haley looks like she will disappoint. A generally disappointing result for everyone. (View Post)