The Zeitgeist Tapes

England, England


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This month Emma Burnell and Steve Fielding discuss England, England by Julian Barnes. 

Written in the late 90s when New Labour was still new and The Referendum Party was just a joke outfit, this prophetic novel shows that our 'little Englander' never really went away. 

The discussion covers Britpop's role in re-normalising patriotism and why Peter Mandelson didn't just use a female Bulldog!
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