Bear in mind, Britain has been in steady decline for about 100 years now (in terms of its geopolitical standing). So there isn't much in store for being patriot

Bear in mind, Britain has been in steady decline for about 100 years now (in terms of its geopolitical standing). So there isn't much in store for being patriotic. In Russia patriotism was big during the Soviet years, then dived during the breakup of USSR and has been making a comeback now. So basically patriotism tends to be there when people actually have something (or are made) to feel good about - a positive vector, if you will.