What is “Britishness” – and does it still matter? With Gary Younge, Jeremy Deller and Jason Cowley
Without a formal dream or foundation story, “Britishness” remains elusive.

Gary Younge is a writer, broadcaster, professor of sociology at the University of Manchester and former Guardian columnist. His books include The Speech: The Story Behind Dr Martin Luther King Jr’s Dream and Another Day in the Death of America.
Without a formal dream or foundation story, “Britishness” remains elusive.
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