The book is not a work of polemic or political analysis. It's, it's a book of stories. I wanted to explore what i call the social atmosphere of ries. Its a phrase george arwell used. And i thought the best way of exploring the social atmosphere and how we've changed over the last 25 years, was to tell stories. One of the journeys i make is to go back to my home town which was harlowe essex, and where i was born. Whyl i think you chart that very well.
Jason Cowley is Editor of British political weekly, The New Statesman. He’s also an author and his latest book, Who Are We Now? Stories of Modern England, is a timely reflection on the identity of his home nation. The book follows both individual stories of everyday life and the broad arc of national politics over the past 25 years spanning the ascent of the Tony Blair government to Tory austerity, Brexit and the pandemic. Hosting the discussion is Kavita Puri, journalist, broadcaster and author of the book and radio programme, Partition Voices, which explores issues of identity within the British Asian community.
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