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This week David and Helen talk with the historian David Kynaston about his diary of the 2016-17 season in football and in politics, when a lot happened both to the world and to his beloved Aldershot FC. It's a conversation about loyalty, identity and belonging, and about what sorts of change we can tolerate and what we can't. Plus Helen reflects on her life as a West Ham fan.


Talking Points:


For David Kynaston, football is about identity.


Football in Britain has derived a lot of meaning from the relationship between club and place.


For David Kynaston, football is rooted in place; politics is not.


What is the relationship between the planning period of the 50s and 60s and Brexit voters?


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Further Learning:


And as ever, recommended reading curated by our friends at the LRB can be found here: lrb.co.uk/talking




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