A national day to promote a stronger sense of British identity, and prevent communities from becoming more divided, has been suggested by two ministers.
Communities Secretary Ruth Kelly and Immigration Minister Liam Byrne say it could be a new bank holiday.
Ms Kelly told the BBC: "The point of it would be to celebrate the contribution that we all make to society."
In a pamphlet on the plan the ministers also suggest immigrants could have the chance to "earn" British citizenship.
Under a points-based system, credit would be given to migrants for doing voluntary work but lost for breaking the law.
Now I think I've heard everything! ... and of course earning credits will really promote a feeeling of Britishness.
- dr. adder
- Newtownabbey, Ireland
- "You wanna know what's wrong with religion? Religion is supposed to be about people being nice to each other, but frankly I don't see a lot of that. You know what I do see is, I see, a lot of people using the good book to say that they're morally superior. I see people building TV stations to bilk grandma out of her pension checks, all in the name of God. How about all those God-fearing people who are killing other God-fearing people because they don't fear God the same way?" - Dr. John Becker