‘Cancel culture’ is not the preserve of the left. Just ask our historians | David Olusoga

Broadcasters, universities, museums, even the National
Trust... the victims of political intolerance are many

This will be a year of disillusionment. Even the rollout of new vaccines and the potential end of the pandemic will not prevent that. The first moment of disillusionment will come the moment we realise that we are still going be talking about Brexit and still negotiating our future relationship with the EU, particularly around the service sector. As 2020 demonstrated, getting Brexit done doesn't mean it's actually done.

For those who believed in the more utopian of the many false promises contained within the original Brexit prospectus, the disillusionment will be deeper - although few will be willing to acknowledge it - as through the Brexit wardrobe lies our new age of difficult choices and cold realities, rather than some enhanced sovereignty", Empire 2.0" Narnia.