Campaign seeks 50 objects to ‘take the heat’ out of Englishness debate

2026-03-07 - 10:13

Billy Bragg, Sarah Lucas and Kojo Koram among those encouraging people to share cultural artefacts For some people it’s a Morris Minor, for others, a beach windbreak, chicken tikka masala or Magna Carta. A new campaign is aiming to collect 50 objects that sum up Englishness in an effort to move the conversation away from reductive arguments over whether to hang a St George’s flag or not. Continue reading...