Hari Kunzru

 The Guardian has published a series of reflections by novelists on the New Labour era. Will Self, Sue Townsend, Peter Akinti, Andrew O'Hagan, Philip Pullman, Jonathan Coe, Helen Walsh and me. I'll post the full text of my contribution (it was slightly edited by the Guardian) soon. 

A few days ago the Youth BNP’s charmless Billy Brit appeared in my Facebook feed. There was something both bizarre and inept about the clip: a pale cream sub-Sesame Street puppet speaks in a castrato voice before a backdrop that looks like it’s been set-dressed by the guy who does beheading videos.