Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox There is an England we don’t talk about enough - even though, for most of us, it’s where we spend most of our time.
Sometimes, these days, you could be forgiven for thinking it doesn’t exist. The national conversation puts splits under the microscope, and so we forget the bigger picture - the England where people like each other.
We need to thank the England team for what they’ve done for this England. In their play, in their unity, in their variety, their service of a greater goal, they’ve shown in sparkling miniature what happens across the land - in offices, factories and hospitals, in pubs and parks and places of faith. READ MORE: Manchester's messages of
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