As I’ve said before, I’m not English.
I’m proud to be British. My family and ancestors have a link to Britain which spans centuries.
But in no way are we English. Yes, I was born in England, speak English and support the England football team. And indeed, I love England and the English people.
But to say I’m English is to take a ‘laissez-faire, anything-goes’ attitude to ethnicity, citizenship and identity. It also denies me my Asian heritage. The liberals (many of them in today’s Conservative Party) take this cosmopolitan approach to Englishness. They’re terrified of being called racist so they say that anyone, as long as they’re born here, can be English.
I take the conservative approach. Englishness is an ethnicity. There have been English people for centuries and we need to recognise this more if we are to start taking a more muscular approach to citizenship and nationality. And no, it’s not racist to say this.
Other countries have no qualms in limiting who can be part of their citizenry and use ethnicity and culture as criteria. Here, the dogma of multiculturalism has been so corrosive that some people don’t actually know who we are anymore.
Love is not the cause of commitment, but the effect. You don’t wait until you have the perfect relationship to commit to a person—you commit to the person in order to create the perfect relationship. Soulmates are built, not found.
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If you want to find direction in your life, think less about what you want and more about what you’re willing to give up.
The last thing you’re willing to give up, that’s the direction you should go.
There comes a moment when someone stops seeing your potential and starts seeing your patterns. That moment changes everything between you.
They remember every excuse they defended, every hurt they dismissed, and every time they chose understanding over their own peace.
Then something shifts. They no longer need answers, apologies, or another promise that things will change. They simply see things clearly.
That quiet distance can feel harsh, especially when you were used to their softness. But sometimes people don’t become heartless; they finally become honest.
When the heart steps back, clarity takes over.