Commission on Britishness

Via Blimpish we notice this national one day conference hosted by HM Treasury:

How 'British' do we feel? What do we mean by 'Britishness'?

These questions are increasingly important in defining a shared purpose across all of our society. The strength of our communities, the way we understand diversity, the vigour of our public services and our commercial competitiveness all rest on a sense of what ‘Britishness’ is and how it sets shared goals

This national one-day conference, hosted by HM Treasury, will launch the first ‘Commission on Britishness’. It will hear from leading figures as to the future of a multi-faith, multi-ethnic Britain, and , delegates will also have the opportunity to discuss the benefits and impacts of the Government’s programme of devolution on Britishness [my emphasis].