How Britain (Really) Works

The boring Great Britain of minor variation (ethnically, socially, politically) is gone forever. We are now a nation that chose Brexit, rejects immigration, is getting older but less healthy, is more demanding of public services but less willing to pay for them, is tired of external intervention but [...]
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The boring Great Britain of minor variation (ethnically, socially, politically) is gone forever. We are now a nation that chose Brexit, rejects immigration, is getting older but less healthy, is more demanding of public services but less willing to pay for them, is tired of external intervention but wants to remain a global authority. We have an over-stretched, free health service (an idea from the 1950s that may not survive the 2020s), an army that sends home damaged soldiers without support, an education system in which white boys perform worse than any other group.In short, we are a fascinating social experiment, conducted on the fly, in a world in which untried technology is completely changing how we talk, act and are expected to behave. This book is an attempt to understand us.