Brown Waves Flag for Britain Day . . . But Will the Idea Fly? Patriotism: National Identity Patriotism: National Identity the Chancellor Might Believe We Need a Day to Celebrate British Values, but Are We Sure We Know Exactly What These Are?

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CHANCELLOR Gordon Brown has had a mixed reaction to his idea for a national day to celebrate all that is best about Britain in the 21st century.

In a speech calling for a "strong modern sense of patriotism", Brown said Britain lacked a unifying day like the US's Independence Day or July 14 in France. He urged Labour supporters to "embrace the Union flag" as the banner of British values of "tolerance and inclusion".

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Brown Waves Flag for Britain Day . . . But Will the Idea Fly? Patriotism: National Identity Patriotism: National Identity the Chancellor Might Believe We Need a Day to Celebrate British Values, but Are We Sure We Know Exactly What These Are?

Brown floated the idea of Britain Day during a speech in London yesterday to the left-of-centre Fabian Society in which he called for "a modern view of Britishness founded on responsibility, liberty and fairness". True British identity had more to do with these "progressive" values, he said, than with...

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