Keep Calm and Carry On – the sinister message behind the slogan that seduced the nation

It is on posters, mugs, tea towels and in headlines. Harking back to a ‘blitz spirit’ and an age of public service, ‘Keep Calm and Carry On’ has become ubiquitous. How did a cosy, middle-class joke assume darker connotations? By Owen Hatherley.
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