For decades, sociologists predicted that as traditional religion declined, we would enter a rational, “disenchanted” age of science and secularism. They were wrong. Humans […]
Black Identity
Extracts from the links appear below. The complete source documents are appended as PDFs to the bottom of the page British or English Identity? […]
1776 – The last English Revolution
“The British are coming” was that famous American saying of the American Revolution. Was Britain already very British by 1776? Those were originally English colonies […]
A shallow dive into Christian Nationalism
Wikipedia: “Christian nationalism is a form of religious nationalism that focuses on promoting the Christian views of its followers, in order to achieve prominence or […]
In the forthcoming identity war, whose side will you be on?
National identity was once a quiet inheritance. You were born into a flag, a language, a set of traditions. Today, identity is no longer inherited […]
“British” is devouring our Nationalities (English, Scottish and Welsh)
In the 2021 England and Wales Census more than half of the usual resident population (54.8%, 32.7 million) chose a “British” only national identity.. Those […]
How weak is your sense of Identity?
How weak is your sense of Identity? Being labelled as English is something non-English ethnic minorities queue up to do. Other labels are not so […]
A quick Guide to Australians
A few British people have relatives who moved to Austria after the Second World War. Generally speaking these were people who couldn’t spell. The more […]
Who needs peace in Gaza? Let them fight.
Why do people fight over Gaza? It’s a small sectarian turf war taking place in Western Asia after all. Why are they still fighting? The […]
The Case Against Reparations – Why Caribbean Demands Miss the Mark
The debate over reparations for slavery has moved from the fringes to the centre of global political discussion, driven most vocally by calls from CARICOM […]