http://www.newstatesman.com/200508010005
Tristram Hunt
"We're called upon to stand firm and defend our core values. But what are those values? In the 21st century, what defines us, what makes Britain great for us? This is often seen as right-wing, jingoist territory, but as the historian Tristram Hunt makes clear, the left too is proud to be British, and this is the moment to show it"