From the music of the Spice Girls to the art of Damien Hirst, from the David Beckham phenomenon to Danny Boyle's cinema: there was a time when Great Britain was the nerve center of trends and revolutions, even in the political sphere, with the election of its new, young Prime Minister, Tony Blair. Thirty years have passed since that golden age. And today? Between Brexit, the death of Queen Elizabeth, the economic crisis, and a prime minister to forget followed by others we barely remember, the light of the United Kingdom seems increasingly dim. Antonio Caprarica ( The End of England. A Lost Country, a Vacillating Throne , Sperling & Kupfer) helps us understand the prospects of a nation that, despite appearing increasingly distant, we continue to look upon with affection. Davide Rossi interviews him .
From the music of the Spice Girls to the art of Damien Hirst, from the David Beckham phenomenon to Danny Boyle's cinema: there was a time when Great Britain was the nerve center of trends and revolutions, even in the political sphere, with the election of its new, young Prime Minister, Tony Blair. Thirty years have passed since that golden age. And today? Between Brexit, the death of Queen Elizabeth, the economic crisis, and a prime minister to forget followed by others we barely remember, the light of the United Kingdom seems increasingly dim. Antonio Caprarica ( The End of England. A Lost Country, a Vacillating Throne , Sperling & Kupfer) helps us understand the prospects of a nation that, despite appearing increasingly distant, we continue to look upon with affection. Davide Rossi interviews him .