In this part of his discussion of the question of Englishness, Andrew Pearmain considers what an English ‘national-popular’ that the democratic left could draw on and develop might be like. Exclusively available online at ukwatch.net

In the first part of a wide-ranging and lively article, Andrew Pearmain discusses England and Englishness, drawing upon Antonio Gramsci’s concept of the ‘national-popular’.

What kind of country has Britain become? Does multiculturalism enrich or damage its people’s lives, and is English national identity a route to political progress or a journey away from inclusive belonging? These questions and much more are discussed by Paul Kingsnorth and Vron Ware through exchanging views on each other’s recent books.