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‘Who remembers proper binmen?’ The nostalgia memes that help explain Britain today

Idealising the past is nothing new, but there is something peculiarly revealing about the way a certain generation of Facebook users look back fondly on tougher times. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

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  From the archive: How the ‘rugby rape trial’ divided Ireland

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