Nostalgia: A History of a Dangerous Emotion by Agnes Arnold-Forster review – no place like home

"Quoting Michel Barnier, the EU chief negotiator, she sees the vote to leave Europe as a direct expression of Britain’s “nostalgia for the past”, alerting us to the way that Barnier’s tautologous phrasing suggests a doubling down – Britons really, really want to live in a once-upon-a-time land when foreigners knew their place."

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/apr/11/nostalgia-a-history-of-a-dangerous-emotion-by-agnes-arnold-forster-review-no-place-like-home

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