Britain has long been formalising its hostility to the rest of the world

David Cameron used to describe himself as the heir to Blair. In some facile ways this was true. They both had an approach to politics that was more about media management than a commitment to an ideology. They were both fairly proud centrists – on the internal edges of the places where their parties met the country. While on domestic economic policy they differed somewhat – particularly after the 2008 crash which Cameron used to undo much of Blair’s previous investment instincts – on domestic social policy areas like gay rights, Cameron delighted in going against the small c instincts of the Conservatives.

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