6.2 Communications By ‘communications’ we don’t mean the coded, ‘turned out nice again’ nuances of British chitchat We’re talking about the postal service, the roads, the rails, the airports… in fact, all those things the Brits love to beef about when (as is often the case) they haven’t ‘turned out nice again’ 279 Identity: the foundations of British culture Literature and philosophy Art, architecture and design Performing arts Cinema, photography and fashion Media and communications Food and drink Living culture: the state of modern Britain