ABSTRACT
Debate about British identity has been high on the academic and political agenda over recent years (Logue, 2000; Devine and Logue, 2002; Kumar, 2003, Ward, 2004). Bernard Crick, who was charged by the Westminster government to define Britishness, saw it in political and legal terms – signifying allegiance to laws, government and broad moral and political concepts such as tolerance and freedom of speech (Crick Report, 1998). However, Britishness means different things to different people.
