By William Mata

Sir Keir Starmer recently called pro-Palestine student protests on October 7 “un-British” - and in doing so, sounded not un-Australian.

It was an unusual choice of words for a British prime minister and implies a clear set of defined values that the population holds dear. Yet, listening to LBC as much as I do, I can confidently say that if the UK ever did have a clear-to-define spirit and essence, we certainly don’t now.

“What is British culture?” was a debate on Ali Miraj's show earlier this week. A 2022 caller told Shelagh Fogarty that the UK has a 'fundamental problem' with black people identifying as British. There are debates about Britishness when footballers kneel before a match, whether the general population should know the national anthem, and whether immigrants are integrating into general British life or not, and what that “general British life” is.

Although meant to be clear and stirring, Sir........

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