Who are the British?

John Robson

I’m an athlete and I’ve been chosen to represent my country on several occasions in athletics competitions abroad. I suppose I’m a bit unusual because my father’s Scottish, from Aberdeen, and my mum’s parents were from Nigeria. She came to Scotland when she was 8 years old. I consider myself British, although I suppose I support Scotland when they play football against England. Britishness is a national identity which includes the Scots, the Irish, the Welsh, the English and anyone else who has come here to make a new life. I know a lot of athletes who represent Britain whose parents or grandparents came from other countries, and they are just as proud to win a medal for Britain as anyone else. Don’t underestimate their sense of national pride!

Fauzia Raza

I’m a student at Oxford University, but I was born and brought up in Birmingham. My parents came to England from Pakistan in the 60s. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..Ronan O’Connor

I was born in Liverpool, which is a city with a large Irish community. My parents were born here too. My grandparents originally came to Liverpool from Cork because they were unemployed and there was more work in England. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Hannah Baker

I’m from Leicester and so are my parents and grandparents. I live in an area where there are a lot of people from different ethnic backgrounds………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

A11 ___________thinks that the different racial groups in his/her city live in

relative harmony.