Sunny at Pickled Politics (and elsewhere) is always worth reading.

His latest post on Britishness is a case in point.

I constantly get asked by first generation Asians and their British-born offspring how can they see themselves as British when they face so much racism. I always reply that taking citizenship advice from BNP supporters is not a good idea.

So here is my vision. This new sense of Britishness, if our aim is to form a common thread, has to be based on empowerment. It has to be about a message that says everyone has an equal part to play in improving society or making their voice heard.

It cannot be about putting people into segregated groups. It cannot be about letting ‘community leaders’ perpetuate that sense of victimhood. It cannot be about ethnic minorities being seen but not heard. It has to be about an honest discussion of racism on all sides and dealing with this mindset. It has to be about identifying the enemies of the coming revolution, as I have done above, and dealing with them.

This is also about the way discussion is framed and what words are used. At a debate I attended today, a Muslim audience member used the words: “Muslims and the host community�. Host? This is our country too!