Can union-based identity be stronger than national identity? In this interview, asked to choose between categorising himself as Scottish or British, the choice for this interviewee is: British. Not because Scottish identity doesn’t resonate—but because, for him, the shared (and unifying) of the UK holds more meaning; what connects over what separates. It’s an understanding of national identity not as something fixed by borders or birthplace, but as something larger—built across difference, roote

Is race relevant to nationality? In this interview, British identity is affirmed with pride. But it’s also expanded—by explicit reference to race, heritage and broader cultural ties. Our interviewee, born and raised in Hackney, East London, describes himself as a Black British African. For him, identity isn’t singular—it’s layered. Britishness is part of it. But so is being African. As is being Black. Few identities are monolithic, after all. It made us think: in countries like the UK, where nat