What is England? What is Englishness? The Matts are joined by Tom Baldwin and Marc Stears, authors of a fascinating new deep dive into the question of nationalism, called England - Seven Myths That Changed A Country And How To Set Them Straight. It’s a wide-ranging conversation on their journey from Runnymede to Hull via Plymouth, Wolverhampton, Oxford, Blackpool and Greenwich to discover the real England. Enjoy!
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Radical Joe, Germansplaining and Brexiteer remorse
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The rise of the Green Party and Boris Johnson's latest culture war
Local elections fallout, Labour's path to victory, and the problem with Buy British
The Jersey stand-off, Labour woes, Line of Duty v Boris and the DUP's election
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May 6 Elections Countdown - Part One
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Tackling Leveson ten years on with Alastair Campbell
Rishi Sunak's unofficial election campaign and Piers Morgan's future
The Budget, Meghan and Harry's press feud, and David Frost and the Bloodlands
A farewell to Richard, the Brexit 'Green Dividend', and Dilyn the Dog's Hall of Fame induction
A touch of Frost and still not open all hours
Europopulism, state-funded snappers and the UK's Fox News
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