The trouble with re-branding Britain
Churning out lists of Top Ten common values only highlights the lack of consensus.
by Neil Davenport
For many commentators, fresh notions of British identity are needed to counter ethnic separatism. If only home-grown terrorists had identified with Britain, runs the theory, then perhaps they wouldn't have slaughtered fellow citizens in London on 7 July. The realisation that Britain has no cohering values to bind people is a long time in coming. But it seems unlikely that either the Telegraph's 'Ten core values of the British identity' or the government's ethnic re-branding schemes will unite the nation.
by Neil Davenport
For many commentators, fresh notions of British identity are needed to counter ethnic separatism. If only home-grown terrorists had identified with Britain, runs the theory, then perhaps they wouldn't have slaughtered fellow citizens in London on 7 July. The realisation that Britain has no cohering values to bind people is a long time in coming. But it seems unlikely that either the Telegraph's 'Ten core values of the British identity' or the government's ethnic re-branding schemes will unite the nation.
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