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Gavin Esler: English nationalism and the journey to the end of Britain
ON the eve of the Second World War a Labour MP, Arthur Greenwood, stepped up to the despatch box in the House of Commons. He appeared unnerved by a shout of encouragement from the Conservative side of the House. The Tory backbencher Leo Amery was sickened by the appeasement policy pursued by his own prime minister Neville Chamberlain. Amery yelled out: “Speak for England, Arthur!” and Arthur did.
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