Nostalgia, xenophobia, anti-neoliberalism: the roots of Leave’s nationalism / EU referendum: Leave’s nationalism takes different forms on the right and on the left

Nationalism is a key element of the Leave campaigns, says Michael Lloyd. But it takes very different forms on the right and left – and indeed in England and Scotland. On the right, nationalism draws on a nostalgic view of the Commonwealth. On the left, it subscribes to an English exceptionalism that believes a federal Europe is incompatible with the struggle against neoliberalism and capitalism.

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ESO: In Focus: Brexit - The United Kingdom and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union/

ESO: Background information: How Wayne Rooney could help keep Britain in the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/how-wayne-rooney-could-help-keep-britain-in-the-european-union/

ESO: Background information: Divided kingdom: how England could force a Brexit, even if others vote to stay http://www.europeansources.info/record/divided-kingdom-how-england-could-force-a-brexit-even-if-others-vote-to-stay/

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Carnegie Europe: Strategic Europe, 21.06.16: Brexit, the English Revolt http://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/?fa=63861

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