Simon Tisdall is the author of a new book, The People from nowhere. He has lived in America for more than 40 years and speaks English rustily. But he believes that we need strong nation states to protect our freedoms. His views will appear on Channel 4 tonight at 9pm.
In this archive debate, we revisit a discussion from 2018 when an assembled panel of smart thinkers gathered to reflect on the concept of nationhood, nationality and the impact of former UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s infamous 2016 speech that proclaimed, “If you believe you are a citizen of the world, you are a citizen of nowhere.” The discussion featured guests including the commentator and author David Goodhart, award-winning novelist Elif Shafak, former diplomat David Landsman and historian Simon Schama. Hosting the the episode was journalist and broadcaster Kamal Ahmed.
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