RT @TheEconomist: Leicester City’s success should be celebrated, but not sentimentalised https://t.co/7WIJ1DWpdM https://t.co/7SURilJWvk
THE British like being on the side of the underdog. This affinity has more than a whiff of historical hypocrisy; the British empire, a distinctly top-doggy affair, was hardly noted for its enthusiastic encouragement of the downtrodden. Still, it is a genuine part of the national character.