Opinion: commercialisation of the UK's architectural heritage helped lay the foundations for the false nostalgia that is proving such potent propaganda for Brexiteers, says Sam Jacob.

Part of the problem with the EU Referendum is its slippery nature. What exactly are we voting for" What does it really mean" How will it change things" How will the country feel if we exit the European Union"
Well, to give you an idea let me take you to the supermarket. For it is there amongst the aisles that we find a parable on the complexities of national identity in the modern age.
Woodside Farm. Just picture it: branches blowing in the wind, the cooing of a wood pigeon, a pile of logs and a weathered shiplap barn. Or Willow Farm: the gurgle of that stream where the fronds of the tree hang in the water as the sun sparkles, perhaps Ratty and Moley rowing past. Oh yes, Redmere Farm, where the bracken is already turning, the flash of a hunter's jacket, the shallow depths of the lake broken by bullrushes... What's at stake in the referendum is ideas of globalisation, identity and authenticity
But before you get carried away with soft-focus images of the British landscape I should tell you: Woodside, Willow and Redmere Farm are all imaginary places, a few of the fake farm brands imagined by supermarket giant Tesco as a way to package meat and fresh produce. Brands that conjure an image steeped in a nostalgic dream, that suggest a relationship to land, soil and place, that ...