madhat's musings

Thursday, July 6, 2017

Nationality, identity and being an angry Brit

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9 months ago I wrote "How I became a Brit with a German passport, and why I no longer am" , just as I was considering taking mor...
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Saturday, May 27, 2017

Who am I? Societal attitude and the question of identity

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How do we create our identity? The UK has been my home for 27 years. I have always loved living here, have been part of my community an...
Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Losing my religion because of politics

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Britain is a very divided country these days. The EU Referendum has split the nation, and despite assurances by certain politicians th...
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Friday, January 6, 2017

Brexit and EU citizens

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6 months ago, in the EU Referendum, 27% of the British population voted to leave the EU (that's a clear democratic mandate, don't yo...
Tuesday, October 11, 2016

How I became a Brit with a German passport, and why I no longer am

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The first time I came to Britain I was 15. I came on a three week student exchange to Ramsgate in 1981. What I took back with me was the ...
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Friday, May 20, 2016

Why Did Jesus Die On The Cross?

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This blog seems to increasingly become the place where I answer complex Twitter questions. I got way more than 140 character here. :) S...
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Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Sourdough bread

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We have made sourdough bread on and off for years, but for the last year or so I have made it quite regularly most weeks. Here is our tr...
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I am a German citizen who has lived in the UK for almost 30 years. I am married to a Brit and we have two grown-up children. We have always tried to live a simple, frugal and low-impact kind of life. We love cycling and use our car as little as we can. We are lucky to live in a town where most amenities are within walking or cycling distance. I love knitting and recently I have started looking into using more environmentally friendly materials and making washable/reusable items. Brexit has made me politically much more aware, and I have come to believe that we should not be quiet about the things we feel passionate about. It is our right and duty to fight for the thing we feel are right, and to become actively involved in creating the society we want to see our children and grandchildren live in.
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