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Gordon Brown, then Chancellor of the Exchequer, made a speech in 2006 to promote the idea of Britishness. [16] Brown's speech to the Fabian Society's Britishness Conference proposed that British values demand a new constitutional settlement and symbols to represent a modern patriotism, including a new youth community service scheme and a 'British Day' to celebrate.
British culture has been influenced by historical and modern migration, the historical invasions of Great Britain, and the British Empire. As a result of the British Empire, significant British influence can be observed in the language, law, culture and institutions of its former colonies, most of which are members of the Commonwealth of Nations.
The British Monarch is formally Supreme Governor of the Church of England. Its spiritual leader is the Archbishop of Canterbury, who is regarded by convention as the head of the worldwide Anglican Communion. In practice the Church of England is governed by the General Synod of the Church of England, under the authority of Parliament.
British humour is well known for its use of absurdity, awkwardness, dark comedy, self-deprecation, dry comedy, innuendo, irony, sarcasm, satire, wit and word play. [7] Monty Python was a famous British comedic group, and some of the most highly regarded comedies worldwide, such as Fawlty Towers and Mr. Bean, are British.
The Acts of Union 1707 declared that the Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland were "United into One Kingdom by the Name of Great Britain". [p] [22] The term "United Kingdom" has occasionally been used as a description for the former Kingdom of Great Britain, although its official name from 1707 to 1800 was simply "Great Britain". [23]
Values, Voice and Virtue: The New British Politics is a 2023 book by political scientist Matthew Goodwin, published by Penguin Books.The book's argument has proved to be controversial and it has attracted some highly critical reviews.
Pursuing certain values can either align with or conflict against others. For instance, conformity and security align, while benevolence and power often conflict. Tradition and conformity share similar motivational goals and thus are grouped within the same category. The values are arranged in a circular model along two main bipolar dimensions.
William Richard Henry Hanson (born 2 September 1989) is a British etiquette coach, a twice Sunday Times bestselling author, [1] and host of podcasts Help I Sexted My Boss and Keeping Up Appearances: The Luxury Podcast from Bristol, England. He is currently the executive director and owner of The English Manner, an etiquette and protocol ...