Foreign languages in Britain: between arrogance and nostalgia, says Libby Purves

Whilst many, like myself, fear that a post-Brexit Britain may sink deeper into cultural isolation, it is worth looking at how languages are faring on the sceptered isle. Libby Purves of the Times thinks that the landscape of foreign languages in the UK is as gloomy as the proverbial local weather. And it turns out that if Brexit does trigger cultural ce…