Peter Whittle: British Self-Deprecating Has Turned Into Self-Annihilation

It’s universally known the British are partial to self-deprecating humour, but their affinity for modesty has morphed into something entirely different, according to Peter Whittle, founder and director of the New Culture Forum (NCF). Speaking to NTD’s “British Thought Leaders” programme, Mr. Whittle said of the lack of pride about British heritage, ” … it’s not just a case of we’re doing ourselves down. There’s a complete difference between self-mocking humour and annihilation. And that’s what we are facing, really, at the moment.” Mr. Whittle said he founded the NCF in 2006 in response to “a growing sense that free speech was constricting,” post-9/11 radical Islam, and the “very apparent” groupthink in broadcasting media....