British Values

I was listening to Michael Wilson from the Department of Justice talk on the radio today about the importance of putting together a statement of British values as a ‘standard’ that the various cultures and communities that make up Britain today can unite around and feel positive about. He said that in changing times this would be a force of unification and pride. Today, we also had the PM defending the archbishop of Canterbury and referring to “British values”. For some time now companies have been recognising the importance of articulating their values and aligning their business around them.

The Telegraph lists ten core British values:–

• The Rule of Law
• The Sovereignty of the Crown in Parliament
• The pluralist state
• Personal freedom
• Private property
• Institutions (non-statutory)
• The family
• History
• The English-speaking world
• The British character

I’d be interested in your views on both your experience of whether (and how) values shape our actions and our societies, and what you think the core British values are.

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