This essay, on the peculiar character of contemporary social polarisation, was my Observer column this week. (The column included also a short piece on the calls for the sacking of reactionary lecturer John Finnis.) It was published in the Observer, 13 January 2019, under the headline ‘A divided Britain is not new. So why do today’s schisms seem intractable?’ A few years ago, we stayed in a cottage in the Yorkshire Dales. One night, we went for a drink in the […]

Categories: Britain, Politics • Tags: anna soubry, brexit, british politics, left, polarisation, semiotics, social movements, symbols, tribalism