Do you think the next generation will have a different relationship to england and englishness, that they embrace southgate ism in a way this generation doesn't? Jason cowley: These issues are always in play, national identity, the flag, the nation, patriotism versus nationalism. A paradox is part of who we are, i think. We have to accept ambiguity. And also, we have to accept that we're part of this complex, strange, resiliant, multi national state,. which isn't just one nation, but it'sits its several.
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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