Modern talk of identity is a symptom of societal dislocation and the loss of shared moral moorings.

“I think the fact that we're all talking about identity now in a way that we simply weren't before is not a sign that we all know what it means but actually a sign that there's a kind of dislocation”

Individual identities are morally accountable because they represent an identification with specific sets of values and stories.

“it seems to me that um one one can hold identities to account in in this sense that when I claim an identity I'm I'm identifying myself with something so when I say I'm Scottish or British I have in my mind a certain set of stories a certain set of heroes a certain set of values that I claim as my o”