Where’s British pride in our contribution to science and the Enlightenment? | Letters

Andrew King and David Redshaw respond to the results of a survey that tracked pride in Britain’s historyYou report that the British Social Attitudes survey asked the public to indicate their degree of pride in the UK’s achievements in the arts and literature, sport, history, democracy, political influence and economic achievements (‘Somewhat more critical’: pride in Britain’s history falls sharply in survey, 3 September). It is appalling, but unsurprising, that