Anthony Barnett (London, OK): The ever alert Gareth Young has a couple of his 'mosts' of the year in our post below (please add your's). One led me to a Daily Mail story yesterday about Shad Malik MP the International Development Minister coming out for being English. Here is a very funny and telling quote:
It was when he visited Scotland and met Asians who wore the kilt and were proud to be Scottish that he embraced Englishness.
He said: "It was a liberating experience - I realised I could be proud to be English."
The MP now holds St George's Day coffee mornings in his constituency to bring together people from all minorities to celebrate a shared English identity.
