David Mitchell has said that the prospect of Scottish independence makes him worried about his British national identity. Gareth Young responds by asking Mitchell and other Brits who wish to save the Union to imagine a multi-national Britain that embraces hybridity instead of relying on Anglo-cent
Following the SNP's unexpected triumph, full or fiscal independence for Scotland are suddenly real possibilities. Salmond has five years to call a referendum, and the result is critical for the whole UK. Both the Conservatives and Labour will fight to protect the Union, but the centre-left has mor
Scottish independence would spell the end of Great Britain. The UK would live on, but would need to be radically re-defined and re-designed. Constitutional reformers should grasp the opportunity presented by Scotland’s possible departure from the Union would open the doors to large-scale constitut
Our Editor-in-Chief seeks escape and recounts the company he kept
The Royal Wedding Reality Check invites you to express your genuine opinions on the event, whether you're a republican, a monarchist, or would never define yourself by either term
The 23rd of April is when Shakespeare died, allegedly was born, and is St George's day, the national day of England - were England to celebrate it. It is about time that it does and gives Britishness a healthy shaking
The Prime Minister has claimed to be committed to what he called our 'precious' NHS, yet Lansley's bill would destroy Britain's national health service. The government's rhetoric is wearing thin, and we must ensure that the aim of the proposed reforms are kept clearly in view throughout the 'liste
The Populus Report, 'Fear and Hope', avoids the central role of politicians in creating a climate of ‘common sense racism’ within which the BNP and EDL have thrived, whilst appearing to endorse David Cameron’s recent ‘muscular liberal’ attack on multiculturalism.
Sorry, I'll try and be clearer about.... my NHS reforms
Until we take a cold, hard look at England and its place in the world, social democracy will continue to languish behind Offa’s Dyke and Hadrian’s Wall Social democracy can't be the territory to Scotland and Wales. British social democracy must go hand in hand with devolution
In this response to Jean-Paul Gagnon on the nation-state, Michael Gardiner argues that cultural homogeneity is unnecessary as a property of nationhood. Rather, participatory citizenship is what is at stake. Resorting to the term 'country-state' would open the gates to half-formed ethnicism and eth
Playing around with debates, again. This time on the NHS reforms.
