Britain’s real identity is revealed on film…

At the Design Council’s fringe debate on British identity, held in Brighton, debate chairman and editor of The Independent Andrew Marr told us how our identity is really formed. It has nothing to do with design and everything to do with films, he says, with The Full Monty and Trainspotting proving particularly influential. “Britain is that country full of little people who rip their clothes off, take heroin and have a great time,” said Marr, quoting his New York correspondent.