Zadie Smith tells Dua Lipa inequality has made culture clashes feel ‘existential’

Novelist says demise of Britain’s ‘incredible’ welfare system and housing struggles have led to deeper divisions

The novelist Zadie Smith has said that inequality has made culture clashes feel “existential”, adding that it has become “natural to look to your left and think ‘who the fuck are you?’”

In an interview with Dua Lipa as part of the Southbank Centre’s London literature festival, Smith argued that the demise of Britain’s “incredible, historic” welfare system has led to greater divisions.