Should these five ideas cheer us up? A new survey finds fewer Britons are proud of their country than 10 years ago. But some say there is plenty to be happy about.
Sharp drop in British national pride
The state we're in: In Keir Starmer's first major speech since becoming prime minister he said Britain had a "deeply unhealthy society... weakened by a decade of division and decline, infected by a spiral of populism”.