Many on the left also felt alienated by the traditional notions of Englishness, unable to come to terms with what they regarded as its blend of imperial nostalgia, conservatism and xenophobia.

• 很多大的左翼也感觉到传统英国观念的疏离，不能继承那些精神：他们认为是旧帝国的辉煌，保守主义，和仇外主义的混合体。