1. People&Identity
   1. accents
      1. hundrends
         1. Newcastle
            1. Georgie
         2. East London
            1. Cockney
         3. Birmingham
            1. Brummie
         4. Liverpool
            1. Scouse
      2. integral part of identity
      3. negative
         1. sense of separation
         2. difficult to understand
         3. character judgements (stereotypes)
         4. snobbery
      4. upper/middle class/southern accent
         1. 'Received Pronunciation’ (RP)
         2. ‘the Queen’s English’
         3. 'BBC English'
         4. BBC
         5. 19th/20th
      5. today
         1. earlier: adopt high-class accent
         2. low-class accent
            1. Mockney
         3. ‘Multicultural London English’
            1. ‘Jafaican’
            2. Caribbean, South Asian and West African
2. 2011 census
   1. diversity
      1. disunited kingdom
         1. union of countries
3. The Scots
   1. English domination
   2. separate culture and identity
   3. 2014
      1. referendum
         1. 30%-40%
4. The Welsh
   1. 10%-15%
      1. independence
   2. Welsh language
   3. 1st Welsh TV station
      1. 1982
   4. Welsh in schools
      1. 2000
   5. Welsh official language
      1. 2011
5. The Northern Irish
   1. divided by religion
      1. Catholic
         1. Republicans
         2. Republic of Ireland
      2. Protestants
         1. Unionist
         2. union with GB
      3. violence
         1. 1960s-1990s
         2. 'The Troubles'
      4. peace
         1. 'Good Friday Agreement'
            1. 1998
   2. no official flag
6. The English
   1. each part independent
   2. practical concerns
      1. money
         1. english taxes subside them
      2. political representation
         1. double
   3. own divisions
      1. regions,counties, cities
      2. North-South divide
7. The Class divide
   1. inflexible
   2. upbringing, not profession
   3. The Upper Class
      1. 1%
      2. own huge amount of land
      3. Duke of Westminster
         1. richest
      4. Duke of Buccleuch
         1. largest landowner in Europe
      5. depends on the family
      6. hereditary titles
      7. ‘impoverished aristocrat’
         1. from lower class
      8. hunting, shooting, polo
      9. British armed forces
   4. The Middle Class
      1. Upper-middle class
         1. high-income
         2. wealthier than Upper Class
         3. RP accent
      2. Middle-middle class
         1. Doctors, lawyers, teachers, businessmen
         2. high culture
      3. Lower-middle class
         1. ‘white collar’ workers
         2. state schools
         3. accent: mild regional
   5. The Working Class
      1. drop outs
      2. accent: strong regional
   6. The Underclass
      1. term not universally accepted
      2. contribute little to the economy and rely on the state for sustenance
      3. ‘council estates’
         1. social housing
      4. high level of crime
      5. lack of education
8. Ethnicity
   1. big cities
   2. policy of multiculturalism
      1. since 1970s
      2. respect
      3. cultural diversity
      4. 10% children
         1. mixed race
      5. anger among white working-class
      6. restrict multiculturalism
         1. since 2010
   3. Main concerns
      1. Economic
         1. taking jobs
         2. competing for housing
      2. Cultural
         1. British identity disappearing
         2. isolation
         3. incompatible with British culture
      3. Security
         1. home-grown terrorists
   4. End of multiculturalism?
      1. integrate more deeply to Br. society