politics
'The country of my birth has lost its heart': Miriam Margolyes on how to fix broken Britain
At 85, the actor has lived through much political upheaval. But, she writes, today’s hostile times feel like ‘the worst yet’. She reflects on her journey from teenage Tory to full-throated leftist – and says there’s still time to save the nation from the bad guys
TL;DR
- Miriam Margolyes, 85, believes current hostile times are the worst she has experienced.
- She has undergone a political transformation from a teenage Tory to a leftist.
- Margolyes suggests there is still time to save the nation from negative influences.