A fully-white UK:

Flying the Union Flag upside down is traditionally a sign a distress.
Maybe it was a subliminal message being sent by Gordon Brown and Peter Mandelson that they managed to fly a plastic flag upside down at a diplomatic event…
How hard is it to put a little plastic flag on a stick the right way up? Surely the Prime Minister knows which way up the flag should be flown?!

Britishness. What is it? Quite possibly one of the most elusive concepts known to man.
Is it a racial concept? Not in my opinion. But others would disagree.
Is it culturally defined? Maybe.
Is it a constitutional arrangement? Yes, and no.
None of these are absolutely wrong, and none of it right. Really, the question “what is Britishness?” does not have an answer. For that answer relies almost entirely on where you are sitting. From where you look – depending on how your experiences in life have moulded you and your opinions – defines …

Is wearing and having pride in the Union Flag “a sin“? No. Though radical cleric Omar Bakri Mohammad thinks it is a bad thing for Muslims to do, saying:
Amir Khan is not a good example for Muslims. He wears shorts with the Union Jack. That is a sin…He should not be wearing the flag because sovereignty is for God. His only allegiance should be to the Prophet Mohammed.The ideal situation would be to have a Muslim team not registered to any state so he can represent the Islamic community.
Oh, come …

A report on British citizenship recommends that school leavers swear an oath of allegiance to Queen and country to give them a “sense of belonging”, and to “mark the passage between being a student of citizenship and an active citizen.” This has come in for a large amount of criticism from across the blogosphere and political spectrum, with this post from Asp being the only one that I have seen in support.
I salute the Union Flag on a weekly basis and have made an oath of allegiance to Queen and …

The governments new[ly reannounced] citizenship tests appear to be expecting immigrants to do more this country than is ever expected of “native” Britons.
Immigrants who want to become British and settle permanently in the UK will need to pass more tests to “prove their worth” to the country under new plans.Some migrants may also have to pay into a fund towards public services…Migrants would find their route to citizenship and full access to benefits, such as higher education, accelerated if they can prove they are “active” citizens.This would include charity work, …

Hell yes! We should celebrate British history. Not all of it is as great, pretty, and morally righteous as we may wish, be we should showcase it anyway. History is essential to the modern world. It made us what and who we are. Through history we learn lessons, and understand the reasons behind the way the world works.
British history is our history. The history of our nation. What made us who we are. We should have a museum of British history to remind us – and the world – of …

I believe that the Union Flag should change now to reflect the four nations of the United Kingdom – England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales…Changing an iconic image such as the Union Flag may appear to be more difficult to achieve than 200 years ago, but nonetheless I believe the change is right.- Ian Lucas MP (Labour)
WTF? That is an absolutely absurd idea. The Union Flag is an iconic image, and there’s hardly an easy way in which to combine the Welsh dragon into it without it looking absolutely stupid. …

Big Ben is back in action.

Should we have a British motto, similar to France’s “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity,” the US’s “In God We Trust” and Belgium’s [now ironic] “Strength through Unity”. Gordon Brown thinks we should.
I think it’s a stupid idea. We don’t need an “official” motto any more than we need a written Constitution.
Though, if we are to have one, lets think of some ideas:
“God Save The Queen” – nah, we’d never be allowed to have that.
“Always Open” – well, our borders are remarkably porous for an island…
“Freedom – But Only If You’re Part Of …