Michael Howard wants us to be more British

Source: BBC News

Michael Howard thinks we need to be more British. He says Britain needs a stronger identity. In fact, he goes as far as to say "We should be British first and British last, while staunchly adhering to our respective faiths".

I read it and thought it was an utter load of bollocks so I filled in the comments form and sent it off the the BBC. The first batch of comments have been published, mine is missing yet again. BBC News have never published any of my comments so in anticipation of them not publishing them again, they are as follows:

I totally disagree with Micheal Howard on this. I have two points to make.

Firstly, I am English first and British second. Most Scots and Welsh will also tell you that they are Scottish or Welsh first and British second. This ideal of Britishness that Micheal Howard clings onto doesn't exist any more, it is time he moved on.

Secondly, I believe that immigrants to this country should be making an effort to integrate with out culture. If they wish to remain Indian or Polish or whatever their native nationality is then why come here in the first place? Multiculturalism is segregating society along racial and religious lines. It encourages people from other cultures to live apart from the rest of society and gives rise to the sort of mentality where a British born muslim can feel so removed from the rest of society that he can be convinced to blow up fellow Brits.