Are you still proud to be British.

IMHO

Richard 1 spent very little time in Britain, it is Richard 111's DNA that is present in many of the population of the UK, according to the Boffins 

Why does it matter where someone's parents were born?

Did you choose your parents?

I defeinfabty agree about being a different isn't a bad thing. Even my friend I speak of born in Manchester older than me I'm 60 spoke with a Jamaican trang.

I was a ska skinhead until my early.5os.
I'm sure you know the Ska music of the late 70-mid 80s had its roots in the Jamaican music.

My Challenge was to red about people of

Foreign decent not loving the Country.

You couldn't even leave them to their communities. You had to remove the only thing of real value they held.

Who did?

well said , and good for you. Im not and never have been British. Im Scottish. 

Britishness is an artificial , and rather short lived identity that came about because of the empire. It has its origins in the union of the crowns, but came into its own in the 19th century due to the empire, and the peoples of the varying uk nations coming to accept it to a greater of lesser degree.

 It's arguably been in decline since the Irish left in 1921 , and that decline accelerated after the Second World War. 

 As the empire has imploded , and whats left of it breaks apart , the questions regarding the value of britishness such as the op will increase.

 

Interesting that the first reason for not being proud of being British is immigration, as if your lack of pride is their fault.
After pages of that you blamed Blair.
Then you ran out of victims.

I blame the standard content of education
over far too many years.
It may turn out functional people but has sadly lacked emphasis in assessing character, motive, delivery, any understanding of the world that connects corporate and political goals and the piggy-backing that sometimes goes down generations.


Democeacy isnt abour choosing a national leader. That is luke choosing between strawberry and vanilla. Because in the end all you get is another sweet.

Democracy demands active participation and evwn though I may not agree with a cause, it is those who dexlare rheir cause in public who are real practitioners of democracy.
The problem is that government doesnt respect the voice of the people once in power. For a minister to say as to children, "we hear you, now go home'" is an overt sign that politicians have no intention of listening to the people other than to change promises until they are elected.
So there is a void between the government abd the people. The people do not hold the govt enough to account.
So the govt offers all sorts of flavoured lollipops, the people blindly choose one because they havent learned how to spot how to assess the packaging, and the whole hidden world of corporate/politics goes round for another five years.

In my opinion education must include more sensitivity to use of language, and how personal connections, public schools, the class system and how decisions are made.

These things are taught in many public schools. Everyone should be aware of them.
Orherwise there is no democracy. Just simmering resentment.