Fascinating how present the memory of 1940 was in that address by the Queen. The photo of her broadcasting that year; “We’ll meet again”; the promise that this generation are as tough as the wartime one. Truly, 1940 is the foundation myth of modern Britain

Wrote a bit about that a few years back for the @spectator https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/enemies-within-11-february-2012