A Britain proud of its present and realistic about its past is taking shape: with the angry right trailing behind | Nesrine Malik
Research shows a public less nationalistic, less ideological, with its own sense of national pride – and a media and political class out of sync
Once again the gap between politics and media, on one hand, and the general public, on the other, continues to be revealed in its scale. Survey after survey bring us the news that things are changing. That the British public is becoming more progressive in attitude towards refugees and asylum seekers, immigration, unions and industrial action, net zero targets and, most recently, British history.
The National Centre for Social Research’s British social attitudes survey shows a country that has become less nationalistic and jingoistic and, most sharply, less “proud” or “very proud” of British history. Along with that, there were also declines in pride in Britain’s democracy, its political influence and its economic achievements. The only two spheres where pride remained constant and high were sport, and art and literature.
Nesrine Malik is a Guardian columnist
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