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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Greg Evans

New James Bond writer insists Brits should celebrate ‘creative nationalism’ and not ‘glorify division’

New James Bond writer Steven Knight has suggested that British people shouldn’t “glorify division” and that the nation’s “creative nationalism” should be celebrated instead.

Knight, 66, who created hit shows such as Peaky Blinders and A Thousand Blows, has bemoaned the current toxic rhetoric sweeping through Britain, which he believes has come from the US.

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