‘We’re a divided kingdom now’: UK sinking into Brexit gloom
According to a major new poll from BritainThinks, 69% of Britons are feeling pessimistic about the state of national unity
If Britain were a car it would be a Bentley, says Lorraine Beerman. Grand, impressive, prestigious. A split rumbles within the room – a focus group of older Leave voters from greater London. Perhaps a Jaguar might better represent the country, suggests someone. A debate is had on what car Britain would like to be and what car it actually is. At the moment, sighs another attendee, Britain is a dinky Ford Fiesta. Beerman bristles.
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