Author talks about britishness and the unease some people have about calling themselves english. Wants to see a modern identity which is not too dissimilar from modern british, he says. Says we haven't had a significant neopacious party or movement in european politics. But that could change if Scotland votes for independence this year.
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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