David Lanson says he feels at home in every country he's lived in. He is a citizen of the united kingdom, but does not feel like a global citizen. David lanson: "I think i'd feel rather arrogant if I were to say i was aitizen of the world" Simon Cowell asks his fellow Britons what they believe about their citizenship.
In this archive debate, we revisit a discussion from 2018 when an assembled panel of smart thinkers gathered to reflect on the concept of nationhood, nationality and the impact of former UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s infamous 2016 speech that proclaimed, “If you believe you are a citizen of the world, you are a citizen of nowhere.” The discussion featured guests including the commentator and author David Goodhart, award-winning novelist Elif Shafak, former diplomat David Landsman and historian Simon Schama. Hosting the the episode was journalist and broadcaster Kamal Ahmed.
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