Polly Toynbee, David Walker (2)

The state houses us, educates us, employs us and protects us on the street – and in the wider world. It is part of our national identity. For Disemembered, husband-and wife Guardian columnists Polly and David travelled Britain gathering the voices of the people who make up the state: nurses and patients, teachers and parents, policemen and civilians. The story they tell is a fascinating insight into our view of the state… and indeed, the state of the state.