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In the wake of the financial crisis, 1970s-style pessimism that Britain is destined to decline has returned. The British have lost confidence in themselves and in their history.
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© 2012 Kwasi Kwarteng, Priti Patel, Dominic Raab, Chris Skidmore and Elizabeth Truss
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Kwarteng, K., Patel, P., Raab, D., Skidmore, C., Truss, E. (2012). The Chains. In: Britannia Unchained. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137032249_2
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