10:23am Tuesday 26th August 2008
By Simon Bull
A GOVERNMENT minister has raised the idea of using the August bank holiday as Britishness Day. What do you think?
Liam Byrne, home office minister for borders and immigration, has suggested using the summer date as a day of national celebration similar to the USA's Independence Day.
After our recent Olympics success there is more cause than usual to be proud of being British but would you be in favour of an annual celebration day?
Do you think 'Britishness' can actually be defined? What does being British mean to you? What factors do you think define a typically British person? Is there such a thing as a British national identity? What do you think people overseas see as Britishness?
Add your comments below.
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