General Article Have the Olympics ushered in a new, positive Britain?

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Given the whirlwind of winners, anthems, and evenings when it didn’t seem possible to watch anything but the Olympics whatever the sport, Britain is feeling a bit more able to say to the world that ‘look this is who we are’ and we are feeling pretty good about it, and we are feeling it might change Britain for ever.

Critics might have lapsed back into a post-Olympic slump, but they have not taken the public with them. Buoyed by the feeling of connection during the Games, we are now feeling s...

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