Details of praise and satire: Calais, Gaelic, Scottish anti-English slogans, London's indifference and Scotland's simplicity, the pawnshop named after the British Prime Minister
Conservative details: the bleak evening scene of celibacy, the happy life of Alice, the family-like compensation organized by the magician in the train car in the final scene, the unfriendly description of the emerging trend rock
So I feel that the author is an extremely conservative person who also pays attention to the game of power in Europe, and implies the attraction of traditional marriage and family. He has nostalgia for the traditional European society before World War II.
btw: In addition, I think the magician leaves with a sense of loss when he sees that Alice has a partner. It's not like a father's love, but there are some lover's feelings in it.
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