Patrick Wright

is Emeritus Professor of Literature, History and Politics at King’s College London. His books include: On Living in an Old Country: The National Past in Contemporary Britain (1985); A Journey through Ruins (1991); and the just published The Sea View Has Me Again: Uwe Johnson in Sheerness (2020).

Articles

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‘A decisive effort is necessary’

Heritage, Brexit and the British state

The case for Brexit may amount to more than pure fiction. But there is no denying it is rooted in a revivalist narrative of British history. Whether the perceived enemy be Europe, the welfare state or migrants, the right has been waging the same battle since the 1980s.

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