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The Decline Rollercoaster

By
Dominic Davies

In response to the harsh reality of national decline, Labour has offered only a ‘theme park politics’ fuelled by the sugar rush of the growth delusion. Might a more substantial, more humane vision of nationhood arise amid the ruins of Britain’s broken infrastructure?

Illustration of an exaggeratedly British amusement park. The top half shows the park in a good light with people having fun, while the bottom half is a mirror image of the park in a decaying state.

Illustration by Laura Bonanno

Life, it’s just life. What is that? It’s nothing. It’s like being stuck in the queue at Alton Towers. Do you wanna be in the queues? Or do you wanna be on the rides? — Omar (Riz Ahmed), Four Lions When did you last go to Alton Towers? It’s been a while for me, but […]

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