I think the folk britannia was okay - its just that we're less homogenous than the Irish.

Theres more bits and pieces to us. we never had a character like Devalera at the helm who valued folk culture. So there was no infrastructure like they have.

I suppose Thatcher was backward looking - but in a different way. She never valued our culture or society - we were lucky none of Dennis's mates never flogged her double glazing for Westminster Abbey to replace all that old stuff.