Being British: What's Wrong with It? by Peter Whittle

Being British: What's Wrong with It? by Peter Whittle

The Queen's Diamond Jubilee, the Olympics and last year's Royal wedding are events that should have created a wave of patriotism across the land. But Britannia no longer rules the waves and a land once typified by its self-assurance and 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 and colonialism. Nor are its peers afraid to exploit such weaknesses. David Cameron's 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 Britain's values and status maligned and 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 and anecdote-packed celebration at the Britain of today, covering some of our greatest national institutions, habits and characters. This is a landmark book as Britain struggles to cement its place in the twenty first century.

Peter Whittle is the author of various books about Britain, and is also a columnist for Standpoint magazine. A respected commentator, he appears regularly on TV and radio and has contributed to titles such as The Sunday Times, the Sunday Telegraph and the Daily Mail. He is also the founder and director of the New Culture Forum.

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ISBN 13	9781849543262
ISBN 10	1849543267
Title	Being British: What's Wrong with It?
Author	Peter Whittle
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Biteback Publishing
Year published	2012-05-17
Number of pages	302
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