Matthew d’Ancona explores the meaning of ‘Britishness’
I’m looking forward to Matthew d’Ancona’s radio series on Britishness. He explores whether Britishness is the glue that can hold us all together or just a word that has lost its meaning. If you’re...
View ArticleService Guarantees Citizenship: Would you like to know more?
The Gurkhas have had a very raw deal, and I’m surprised by the way the government is dragging its feet on this one. The government claims that if they allowed all veterans to stay then Britain would be...
View ArticleDoes Monica Ali Know Enough to Be British?
Monica Ali writes in The Atlantic about the British citizenship test and how it fails to present a true picture of the real Britain. I remember taking one of the online tests that immediately sprang...
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Is Britishness all about statistics?
Photographer Marsha Stewart writes about her delight and relief after passing the British citizenship test. However she’s a bit perplexed about the some of the questions in the test. I had three...
View ArticleJulia’s journey to citizenship, testing Brown’s Britain
There’s a great post over on the Labourhome blog by Julia Svetlichnaja about her observations having taken the British citizenship test. There were no questions regarding history, current affairs, how...
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How Australian are you?
Australia has finally unveiled a revised citizenship test. Would-be citizens taking the old test were expected to know facts and trivia. This was ridiculed by the media, especially cricket related...
View ArticleHow to reproduce the British experience abroad
Lisa Coulson’s recent blog post on Anglotopia caught my eye. With Britain tightening immigration regulations and the dreams of being an expat in Britain seeming to become far less of a reality for...
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Great Britain. Her natural and industrial resources
I adore this map. It’s gorgeous, chic and proud. I’d love to have a full size copy for my office. You wouldn’t get any modern maps referring to Great Britain as ‘her’ – and I think they are less for...
View ArticleMatthew d’Ancona explores the meaning of ‘Britishness’
I’m looking forward to Matthew d’Ancona’s radio series on Britishness. He explores whether Britishness is the glue that can hold us all together or just a word that has lost its meaning. If you’re...
View ArticleService Guarantees Citizenship: Would you like to know more?
The Gurkhas have had a very raw deal, and I’m surprised by the way the government is dragging its feet on this one. The government claims that if they allowed all veterans to stay then Britain would be...
View ArticleDoes Monica Ali Know Enough to Be British?
Monica Ali writes in The Atlantic about the British citizenship test and how it fails to present a true picture of the real Britain. I remember taking one of the online tests that immediately sprang...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Is Britishness all about statistics?
Photographer Marsha Stewart writes about her delight and relief after passing the British citizenship test. However she’s a bit perplexed about the some of the questions in the test. I had three...
View ArticleJulia’s journey to citizenship, testing Brown’s Britain
There’s a great post over on the Labourhome blog by Julia Svetlichnaja about her observations having taken the British citizenship test. There were no questions regarding history, current affairs, how...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How Australian are you?
Australia has finally unveiled a revised citizenship test. Would-be citizens taking the old test were expected to know facts and trivia. This was ridiculed by the media, especially cricket related...
View ArticleHow to reproduce the British experience abroad
Lisa Coulson’s recent blog post on Anglotopia caught my eye. With Britain tightening immigration regulations and the dreams of being an expat in Britain seeming to become far less of a reality for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Great Britain. Her natural and industrial resources
I adore this map. It’s gorgeous, chic and proud. I’d love to have a full size copy for my office. You wouldn’t get any modern maps referring to Great Britain as ‘her’ – and I think they are less for...
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