Being British: Whats Wrong With It?

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The Queens Diamond Jubilee the Olympics & last years Royal wedding are events that should have created a wave of patriotism across the l&. But Britannia no longer rules the waves & a land once typified by its self-assurance & enterprise is now weighed down by the history of its decline from greatness
- afraid even to celebrate its past glories achievements seemingly tainted by jingoism & colonialism. Nor are its peers afraid to exploit such weaknesses. David Camerons veto of a European treaty to save the Euro unleashed a torrent of anti-British invective that was more than simply cosmetic; President Obama has seemingly gone out of his way to demonstrate how little weight the so-called special relationship" carries with him. Britain even faces challenges from within with the Scottish Parliament pressing for an end to the Union. With Britains values & status maligned & the subject of sneers no wonder its people are in the midst of an identity crisis. Spurred on by the vexed question of what " Britishness" actually means Whittle sets out to examine what if anything is actually wrong with being British? More than that Being British is a humorous & anecdote-packed celebration at the Britain of today covering some of our greatest national institutions habits & characters. This is a landmark book as Britain struggles to cement its place in the twenty first century."