On the journey of making my new documentary film “Quintessentially British,” I encountered some quirky lords, charming knights, irrepressible dames and Shakespeare-quoting taxi drivers. I grew up in ...
A photo of houses decorated with dozens of St George’s and Union Jack flags is circulating online as if captured in 2024, despite its publication ten years ago. Social media accounts shared the image, ...
For centuries the ultimate emblem of Britishness has meant different things to different people, and now it is back in the news. What does its history tell us? Although centuries old, the Union flag – ...
Aside from soccer or royal events, Brits don't fly their flag as much as Americans do. Now, with anti-immigrant groups embracing the Union Jack, it's part of a debate on what it means to be British.
Cornwall Council has condemned locals who fly British flags on lampposts for being "disrespectful" to the flag. The local authority claims that Union Jacks and St George's Crosses cable-tied to ...
A grave crime has been committed across Britain; an act of egregious theft. The culprits? Fascist thugs who intimidate those who don’t look or sound like them. The crime? Stealing the flag that unites ...
The owner of the Cornish Arms adjusts a British flag next to a U.S. flag displayed at the pub in St. Ives, England, in 2021. (Daniel Leal/AFP/Getty Images) Column by Andrew Van Dam American English ...
Indonesia summoned Britain’s ambassador on Monday to explain the raising of an LGBTQ Pride flag at its embassy and urged foreign missions to respect local “sensitivities” following a backlash among ...