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Peter Ramsay: Revive the Nation
In a special St George’s Day edition, Hilary and Sebastian are joined by Professor Peter Ramsay, Professor of Law at the London School of Economics and Political Science. We discuss the meaning of the nation. Why have our political class embraced a global approach to everything, preferring Davos to Westminster? Do ordinary citizens by contrast still value the concept of...

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