This is the first instalment of “British Values”, a new column by Kieran Yates examining what it means to live in a country that expects you to constantly prove your “Britishness”. We hear how they ...

Following recent allegations of Muslim extremism in some Birmingham schools and Ofsted putting five of them in special measures, Michael Gove, the secretary of state for education announced that ...

For the last year, schools around the country have been obliged to promote fundamental British values. So far, little officially has been said about how the new policy is being received in schools, ...

I grew up in a family built on British values, on service, duty and hard work. My grandfather hunted Nazi U-boats before becoming a Colman’s Mustard salesman. My father dedicated his career to ...

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UK Prime Minister David Cameron’s recent speech on “British values“, published as an op-ed in The Daily Mail, had all the hallmarks of a colonialist eulogy. If the colonial project was about land and ...

In today’s newsletter: The 2025 appeal supports grassroots organisations proving that compassion, connection and local action still have the power to transform lives Good morning. On Friday, the ...