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mutual respect, tolerance and understanding of different faiths and beliefs. [24] The same advice stated that UK schools must: encourage respect for democracy and support for participation in the democratic processes [ensure pupils acquire] an understanding of how citizens can influence decision-making through the democratic process; for example by
Owen hoped for a better and more harmonious environment that promoted mutual respect, love and moral values. He believed everyone would have a good education and better living condition to live righteously. [54]
To be British seems to us to mean that we respect the laws, the elected parliamentary and democratic political structures, traditional values of mutual tolerance, respect for equal rights and mutual concern; that we give our allegiance to the state (as commonly symbolised by the Crown) in return for its protection.
Historically rooted in the British values of fairness, orderliness, and respect for social norms, not only is the adherence to queues seen in day-to-day activities such as waiting for public transport or purchasing goods in a store, but it also symbolises deeper cultural ideals about patience and propriety.
For pluralism to function and to be successful in defining the common good, all groups have to agree to a minimal consensus that shared values are at least worth pursuing. The most important baseline value is thus that of mutual respect, understanding or tolerance.
The idea of a common good plays a role in Confucian political philosophy, which on most interpretations stresses the importance of the subordination of individual interests to group or collective interests, [45] or at the very least, the mutual dependence between the flourishing of the individual and the flourishing of the group. [46]
Anne-Marie Trevelyan said a ‘very small proportion’ of Muslims did not back British values but the majority were ‘peace-loving’. Government minister says some British Muslims do not ...
Equality and diversity is a term used in the United Kingdom to define and champion equality, diversity and human rights as defining values of society.It promotes equality of opportunity for all, giving every individual the chance to achieve their potential, free from prejudice and discrimination.