Home secretary Theresa May failed to outline some #BritishValues - Twitter lended a helping hand
UK home secretary Theresa May has vowed to defend ‘British values’ announcing a bill targeting radicalisation and extremism.
As a result however, Twitter had fun defining exactly what a ‘British value’ is - something May struggled to do when speaking to BBC Radio 4 Today.
She said the government wants to "bring people together to ensure we are living together as one society," with "measures such as banning orders for groups and disruption orders for individuals... actively trying to promote this hatred and intolerance which can lead to division in our society and undermines our British values."
"But it will be part of a bigger picture, a strategy which will also have as a key part of it actually promoting our British values, our values of democracy, rule of law, tolerance and acceptance of different faiths."
Twitter users issued mock proclamations of what ‘Britishness’ really is, announcing the values which should be enshrined in UK law…
Ironically Theresa May's failure to define/outline British values on @BBCr4today was itself the epitome of Britishness.... #britishvalues
— Adam Evans (@A_B_Evans) May 13, 2015
I mean Theresa May could at least have said that #Britishvalues includes cheeky nandos. Maybe it'll be in the legislation.
— Charles Arthur (@charlesarthur) May 13, 2015
Britain is an ever changing thing, like a painting or an ant colony. So no concrete #britishvalues. However... pic.twitter.com/AhFvjsnJT2
— Will Black (@WillBlackWriter) May 13, 2015
Holding all your BIG FEELS in, then letting them out down the pub when 'Don't Look Back in Anger' comes on the jukie #britishvalues
— Andrew Day (@doombrarian) May 13, 2015
I'm thinking self loathing, sarcasm, drunkeness, navel gazing, queuing.... #britishvalues
— Painfully Dull (@painfullydull) May 13, 2015
Keeping a straight face at all times, but actually crying on the inside #britishvalues
— Hussein Kesvani (@HKesvani) May 13, 2015
[at home] "If they come here they need to learn English!" [abroad] *shouting at everyone in English* #BritishValues
— nothing to ze hir (@awhooker) May 13, 2015
#BritishValues - apologising "I'm sorry". "No I'm sorry. I really am". "Stop apologising it's my fault". "Okay, sorry".
— Ravin Sampat (@_Sampat) May 13, 2015
Pigs wrapped in pigs. #BritishValues pic.twitter.com/sTUHre9SFS
— MonsterBet (@Monster_Bet) May 13, 2015
#britishvalues, right there ~> RT @AndrewJEHarding A queue to get into the British Library - how very British! pic.twitter.com/hC7nMVp1xD
— Ben Sanderson (@BL_BenS) May 13, 2015
Buying a V for Vendetta mask automatically qualifies you as a political expert #britishvalues
— John Poopington (@badongism) May 13, 2015
Nobody knows what #britishvalues are, so it is vitally important we defend them at all costs.
— Carl Maxim (@carlmaxim) May 13, 2015
"The English don't wash the back of their plates" - my Italian nana #BritishValues
— Sarah_Woolley (@Sarah_Woolley) May 13, 2015
You'll never take away what the UK stands for. #britishvalues pic.twitter.com/BO87LLjmn9
— Best of Britain (@britainbestof) May 13, 2015
#britishvalues pic.twitter.com/HsP75e4jCg
— Tesco (@Tesco) May 13, 2015
There were a LOT of tea posts. Tetley promised tea every hour, on the hour.
A cuppa every hour, on the hour! #BritishValues pic.twitter.com/KYsiMkfNXQ
— Tetley Tea Folk (@tetley_teafolk) May 13, 2015
Refusing to microwave tea #britishvalues
— Mark Hewerdine (@markrhewerdine) May 13, 2015
No argument cannot be solved with a cup of tea after a #cheekynandos #BritishValues
— Ellie Carys (@your_coffee_pot) May 13, 2015
@profanityswan Milk in first when brewing in a teapot, milk in last when brewing in the mug. #BritishValues
— Iain Macintosh (@iainmacintosh) May 13, 2015
It got political...
#BritishValues Not executing people for falling asleep during the Supreme Leader's speech. pic.twitter.com/O5FGPDi2hX
— Alistair Coleman (@scaryduck) May 13, 2015
So #BritishValues include opting out of taking our share of migrants who survived drowning, unlike those pesky, compassionate #EUvalues?
— David Schneider (@davidschneider) May 13, 2015
Leading by example in times of austerity. #britishvalues pic.twitter.com/fJnrcT9edU
— Insp Montalbano (@CommissariSalvo) May 13, 2015
#britishvalues: anti-homeless spikes? pic.twitter.com/jHe8mnHCp9
— Harry Fear (@harryfear) May 13, 2015
Not being influenced by billionaire media moguls. #BritishValues pic.twitter.com/DkaJCsekSj
— Bethan Loves Books (@Woodlandbookshp) May 13, 2015
#britishvalues according to UKIP. pic.twitter.com/9HPtdVHcMk
— All Thats Left (@all_thats_left_) May 13, 2015
Hey @David_Cameron why aren't you putting these #BritishValues into law? pic.twitter.com/Sc9SEle4Jl
— Henry Legg (@PhysicsHenry) May 13, 2015
Surely we have more to offer than the cheeky Nandos?
#britishvalues pic.twitter.com/sbNJbXanIM
— BuzzFeed UK (@BuzzFeedUK) May 13, 2015