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The Times Higher invited five academics to comment on what it means to be British. Together, they ponder a very English identity crisis and chart the decline of formal religion.
There's a Scot, an Irishman and a man who is confused
Bernard Crick ponders a very English identity crisis
We love a drop of sherry, but we can't take the strong stuff
Keith Ward charts the decline of formal religion in Britain
What the Muslims can learn from the Jews
David Cesarani says that Muslims are not alone in facing the pressures of finding a balance between national identity ad diasporic ambitions
Defined by some distinctly hyphenated Britishness
Tariq Modood believes that rumours of the death of multiculturalism are exaggereated and can alienate the very communities that must be brought into the mainstream
It's falling apart at the seams
Keith Hart argues that Britain has lost its sense of identity and predicts that this country is on its last legs