It is clear that the blood & soil idea of American identity is now perhaps inevitably infecting the British right. What is most disturbing is this discussion suggests even those conservatives ostensibly opposed to hard right nutters have fallen into line with this way of thinking - as has Robinson.

There is a sense which all 3 seem to believe that English people resent being told they don’t have a proper identity but: how many resent this & who is saying it? No facts or figures or any evidence other than what the laziest commentator can get away with is produced or asked for.

Dear tv and radio producers. Thankyou for the invitation. But, no, I do not want to appear on your show to defend the idea that I am English, after 50 years of living and working here, because the increasingly feral right want to turn this into a "debate" and you cannot see how you're being played

But the botched execution is much bigger on X than Kemi’s speech and that’s what drive @BBCNews values

Really interesting the extent to which X is now functioning as the Editor of @BBC Today programme.

I'm planning a new career as a "fitness influencer" (which is what I believe they're called). Link to my YouTube channel in next post......

Still annoys me that Brexit is seen as somehow different to political trends in the EU, particularly France and Germany, when their parallel is so obvious. Similarly what is happening now, a shared politics of nostalgia, with very little vision for the future of Europe.

‘Services designed around people….prevention not crisis’ Lou Haigh promises Total Place principles at Labour conference today.

‘Services designed around people….prevention not crisis’ Lou Haigh promises Total Place principles at Labour conference today.

Powerful endorsement of Total Place principles by Lou Haigh at Labour conference just now (with Andy Burnham on the platform): 'biggest and most important reform' (to public services) for generations.

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I wouldn't consider myself a particular expert in national security, but it is absolutely obvious what the problem is and what needs to be done. The failure of the UK government to respond to disorder over a sustained period is egregious.