Suchergebnisse
Suchergebnisse:
31. März 2000 · What is "Britishness"? Is there some common national identity that all of us, or most of us, in these islands share? And are there common characteristics which we tend to assume other Britons are likely to have?
- Market Research
Hier sollte eine Beschreibung angezeigt werden, diese Seite...
- Market Research
11. März 2019 · At its simplest, being British is a legal status of citizenship, as Diane Abbott MP (and Shadow Home Secretary) emphasised during the 2019 LSE Festival. It is conferred by birth and registration or acquired following completion of a number of requirements including a period of residence and a test.
Britishness definition: 1. the fact of being British, or qualities that are considered typical of British people: 2. the…. Learn more.
- Stratford, East London
- Hasting, East Sussex
- Bradford, West Yorkshire
- Edinburgh, Scotland
- Pitlochry, Perth & Kinross
- Ottery St Mary, Devon
- Caernarfon, Gwynedd
- Belfast, Northern Ireland
- Coventry, West Midlands
- Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire
Nadia Hussain, 32, biomedical scientist My parents came here from Pakistan in 1974. I was born in Forest Gate, east London, in 1979, and have four brothers and sisters. I experienced a lot of racism growing up. The racial groups – white, black, Asian – tended to keep in their own groups. It was really weird. But I love the East End, and wouldn't ch...
Tom Stinchcombe, 23, student I'm originally from Bristol, but am now at the University of Brighton studying media and sociology. I consider myself British rather than English. Scotland, England and Wales need to stick together. We're not a big country. I don't relate much to the Queen and her jubilee. Britishness means living under a democracy and ...
Alan Ward, 65, retired engineer I consider myself to be English and a Yorkshireman. The Yorkshire identity is important to older people, but not to the young ones. Bradford is full of foreigners, and the communities live separately. They've come into this country and turned it into a third-world country like their own. I might be cynical, but you s...
Billy Mills, 67, retired engineer I'm Scottish, end of story. I don't see why we shouldn't be a nation of our own. I've nothing against the English and have worked with a lot of nice English people, but I'd prefer to have my own country. What annoys me is the money I've seen being spent down south over the years. I think Scotland will vote for inde...
Will Robertson, 40, barber I was born on a plane. My father was in the RAF and stationed in Germany, but he didn't want me born there so he got us on board a flight and I was born somewhere between Lockerbie and Carlisle. I lived in London for about 10 years, but came back for the countryside and the fresh air up here. I don't want to sound racist,...
Percy Franks, 80, pensioner I was a greengrocer in Ottery for 49 years, but also ran a coal business and a wood business. I was born in the town and have lived here all my life. We used to play football and cricket in the street as children, and perhaps move in the afternoon for a fellow to come up with his horse and cart. It was a closer community...
Selwyn Jones, 57, architect and bookseller I'm a republican, so the big question for me will be how to avoid the jubilee. There are a lot of events being arranged. I remember for the silver jubilee in 1977 people went over to Ireland and climbed up mountains. I don't like the term "United Kingdom". I would prefer it to be the "countries of Britain"...
Amanda Thompson, 32, income recovery officer I don't see myself as British or Irish. I'm from a mixed marriage. My mum is a Protestant and sees herself as British; my dad is Catholic and sees himself as Irish; I see myself as Northern Irish because this is where I'm from. I was brought up Catholic, but when I was younger I was never actually taught...
Clinton Ford, 45, unemployed carpenter My parents come from Jamaica, but I've lived in Coventry all my life. I feel British rather than English. "English" puts you in a narrow little bracket, whereas "British" is everybody. I've experienced a lot of racism in my life. When Coventry won the FA Cup [in 1987], I went into town and got chased by six wh...
Mike Wilkes, 56, market gardener I'd call myself British, not English. I used to sell to greengrocers before the supermarkets took over, and lots of our customers suddenly were West Indians, Pakistanis, Indians, because they were taking over the shops. And they're British too. They're workers, we're workers. They work hard, we work hard. Then my ch...
2. März 2012 · Britishness, it is often suggested, is ultimately about shared values of tolerance, respect and fair play, a belief in freedom and democracy.
The Union Jack, in addition to being the flag of the United Kingdom, also serves as one of the most potent symbols of Britishness. British national identity is a term referring to the sense of national identity, as embodied in the shared and characteristic culture, languages and traditions, of the British people.
30. Sept. 2013 · Britishness is attractive to those with a mixed cultural heritage. It has always been an accommodating label, tolerant of complexity and difference. It may be that our increasingly...
