Monday, May 15, 2006

What have they all got in common?

MP David Blunkett has named academic Professor Sir Bernard Crick to set up a controversial "Britishness" test for would-be immigrants, according to this BBC article. However just what does it mean to be British?

What is Britishness anyway?
BBC News
Tuesday, 10 September, 2002, 12:26 GMT 13:26 UK
David Blunkett mentioned two things in particular - forced marriages and genital mutilation - which he said were certainly not part of Britishness.

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