'This England' primarily focuses on depicting real political events around Boris Johnson and the early UK response to Covid-19, so direct identity-driven casting or modern forced representation is limited. However, it still tends to frame events through a certain ideological filter, which can slightly compromise narrative complexity for a contemporary audience.

The series portrays key institutions and cultural pillars, like government, family, and national character, especially during crisis, as struggling or somewhat inept. Traditional values aren't outright attacked, but there is an undercurrent that can be seen as questioning legacy institutions' competence and relevance.

The show is heavy on portraying one narrative, largely from an establishment-critical but progressive perspective. That said, it does attempt some nuance, but alternative viewpoints (especially more traditional or dissenting ones) aren't given much space or respect in the story.