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British Future interviewed leading academic expert Matthew Goodwin who says the BNP will consider abandoning “ballot box strategy” after their worst election results for a decade.

The media increasingly suggest London has a very different world view from the rest of the nation. Sunder Katwala argues it really hasn’t and that there is a widespread national pride in London too.

Author and journalist Andrew Gimson asks whether St George’s Day can, or should, ever become for the English what St Patrick’s Day is for the Irish.

Sunder Katwala argues that the population has a strong sense of what they are proud of, but also more needs to be done to extend our pride in our flags and the modern, inclusive Britain they represent.

A brief description of British Future’s new paid internship is available below, please also see attached document for fuller details.

Following on from our director Sunder Katwala’s letter to the Prime Minister and our An Anthem For England campaign, here are some extended remarks from others also in favour of England having its own national anthem.

Director of British Future Sunder Katwala wrote to David Cameron for St. George’s Day, asking for the Prime Minister to encourage a positive and inclusive English identity by opening the debate on whether England should have its own anthem.

Academic Andrew Mycock argues that while the data from British Future’s report This Sceptred Isle suggests that many Scots share a vision of the Scottish nation and society which is multicultural and inclusive, the importance that a majority attach to place of birth suggests ethnicity remains an important factor in how Scottish nationalism and nationhood are popularly understood.

British Future’s new report This Sceptred Isle aims to open up public debate about how we could do more to create a shared and inclusive pride across the nations of Britain.