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Beatrice and Eugenie Still Have Titles. William Still Has a Spreadsheet. Charles Still Has Mixed Messages. Prince William Beatrice Eugenie slimmed-down monarchy LONDON — If you want the shortest explanation of the York problem, it is this: King Charles keeps leaving the tent flap open and Prince William keeps measuring the tent. Princess Beatrice and … Read more
National Rituals Like The Proms Survive Because They Ask Almost Nothing Of You Politically – An evening of flag waving and old songs manages to unite people who agree on almost nothing else
Nobody Can Agree What The Union Jack Actually Means Anymore, And Maybe That Was Always True – A single piece of cloth keeps getting asked to carry meanings it was never built to hold alone
The New British Social Attitudes Report Is Out, And It Complicates Almost Every Easy Story About National Identity – Once a year, a genuinely rigorous survey lands and briefly makes the whole patriotism debate slightly more honest
A Patriotic School Curriculum Sounds Simple Until You Actually Try To Write One – Reform’s proposal for portraits and flags in classrooms raises a harder question than anyone running for office likes to admit
What Multicultural Britain’s Own Version Of Patriotism Actually Sounds Like – The loudest patriotism debates rarely quote the people building a genuinely different, quieter version of national pride