“Ah. Yes, I suppose I am awfully old-fashioned, but I’ve always conflated #Englishness with #Britishness. I think you’ll find most people do.” What a weird place these islands are!
#Britain #Scotland #England #UK #flags
https://www.thenational.scot/politics/23613211.work-london-media-colleagues-england-britain/

Pub Mate: "It's the twisted dishonesty that characterises the actuality of 'Britishness' that disappoints me most about us Brits, especially the English. What a thing to be famous for. We try to sell it as 'diplomacy' but the rest of the world see us as cheats and liars - truth-twisters par excellence".

Nail. Head. (IMO)

#uk #britishness #cheats #liars

There's only one way to celebrate getting home after a long trip...

#tea #britishness #Fosdem2023 #cfgmgmtcamp

In Pictures: Gravy wrestling and bog snorkelling – the quirkier British events of 2022

From ancient ceremonies involving flames and costumes, to traditional sports that have been battled over for hundreds of years, the PA news agency photographers have captured some of the more unusual aspects of

https://anglotopia.net/british-identity/in-pictures-gravy-wrestling-and-bog-snorkelling-the-quirkier-british-events-of-2022/

#BritishNews #Britishness #InPictures #Photos #WeirdBritain

Queen Consort guest-edited biggest-selling Country Life magazine of all time

The Queen Consort guest-edited Country Life’s biggest-selling issue of all time, the magazine has said.

The edition, which featured a photograph of Camilla taken by the Princess of Wales and told of her own strong bond with the UK’s natural environm

https://anglotopia.net/british-identity/queen-consort-guest-edited-biggest-selling-country-life-magazine-of-all-time/

#Britishness #Royals #TheQueenConsort

Britain’s happiest places to live revealed

St Ives has been crowned Britain’s happiest place to live in an annual survey.

The Cornish seaside town overtook Hexham in Northumberland to take this year’s top spot in Rightmove’s survey, having alternated with the market town for first place since 2019.

Hexham was placed fourth in this year’s study.

More

https://anglotopia.net/british-news/britains-happiest-places-to-live-revealed/

#BritishLandscape #BritishNews #Britishness

Britain’s happiest places to live revealed

St Ives has been crowned Britain’s happiest place to live in an annual survey.

The Cornish seaside town overtook Hexham in Northumberland to take this year’s top spot in Rightmove’s survey, having alternated with the market town for first place since 2019.

Hexham was placed fourth in this year’s study.

https://anglotopia.net/british-identity/britains-happiest-places-to-live-revealed/

#BritishLandscape #BritishNews #Britishness

Seems an apt time to share this piece I wrote for #WritersMosaic #RoyalLiteraryFund (full text on link): https://writersmosaic.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Ming-Ho-Belonging-and-a-sense-of-place-Aug-2022.pdf #whereareyoufrom #nativism #colonialism #ethnicity #heritage #Britishness #home #place #memory #belonging #Welsh #Chinese #LadySusanHussey

Watching #HarryPotter tonight, just for the quirky #Britishness of it

😊 ❤️ 🇬🇧

#PrisonerOfAskaban