by Keith Sellick

So now we have citizen ceremonies for 16-year-olds in which Lord Goldsmith (former attorney general) proposes that on leaving education young people should go through a rite of passage by swearing
allegiance to the monarch. This is in order to boost a sense of belonging and national pride. A similar ceremony was introduced for immigrants and refugees by David Blunket when he was home secretary and has some support, at least for the idea if not the proposals.

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