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Theme : britishness
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I found an undiscovered country
Sarfraz Mansoor describes his journey around Scotland and reflects on Britain, Britishness and the recent Demos pamphlet A More United Kingdom.
from : peterharrington
24th September 2008
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Born Identity?
A Demos fringe event at this year's Labour Party conference.
from : peterharrington
15th August 2007
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Culture Clash or Culture Club? The Identity and Attitudes of Immigrants in Britain (pdf)
Really good paper from the Centre for Economic Performence. Looks at attitudes of different ethnic groups settling in Britain over time.
from : duncanoleary
7th August 2007
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'Language games' by Bernard Crick | Prospect Magazine July 2006 issue 124
Whatever one means by Britishness, citizenship and integration, the language and some knowledge of the country are surely crucial.
"The New and the Old" stressed the importance of language not just for work but to carry a culture. We saw Britishness, even before the Windrush, as an overarching political-legal culture...but a state that already had within it a diversity of national cultures and religious identities.'
from : duncanoleary
26th July 2007
