Writing in the pages of New Statesman, democracy campaigner and all round good-egg Anthony Barnett has asked its readers 'what about my country?'. Barnett speaks as an Englishman who wants to challenge the English-born liberal or progressive readers of the New Statesman who 'almost certainly don’t "feel English"'? This inability to identify with their own nation, despite … Continue reading What about England?
Tag: English nationalism
Is English nationalism a far-right concern?
The claim that the Right or far-right have ownership of England’s symbols, the English narrative or English nationalism is an oft-heard trope. The far-right has not taken ownership of these things, it is the left and centre that has abandoned them. The difference between English nationalism and British nationalism does not lie in how attractive the far-right see them, it lies in the fact that mainstream politicians fly the British flag and articulate a plural, multicultural Britishness that prevents a far-right monopolisation of Britishness.
Toxic English nationalism
The National reports some interesting comments from Stephen Reicher regarding English nationalism. I think there is little doubt there are toxic nationalisms in the UK, but it is more English nationalism than Scottish nationalism that is the problem. I think it is quite telling for instance, that in the campaigns during Covid you could use … Continue reading Toxic English nationalism
English Commonwealth 