Publishing with Purpose
Published
Aug 1, 2021Page count
104 pagesISBN
978-1529218527Dimensions
203 x 127 mmImprint
Bristol University PressClick to order from North America, Canada and South America
Published
Aug 1, 2021Page count
104 pagesISBN
978-1529218534Dimensions
203 x 127 mmImprint
Bristol University PressClick to order from North America, Canada and South America
Reforming the UK’s Citizenship Test
How many questions could you answer in a pub quiz about British values?
Designed to ensure new migrants have accepted British values and integrated, the UK's citizenship test is often portrayed as a bad pub quiz with answers few citizens know. With the launch of a new post-Brexit immigration system, this is a critical time to change the test.
Thom Brooks draws on first-hand experience of taking the test, and interviews with key figures including past Home Secretaries, to expose the test as ineffective and a barrier to citizenship. This accessible guide offers recommendations for transforming the citizenship test into a ‘bridge to citizenship’ which fosters greater inclusion and integration.
“An important addition to literature on British citizenship which provides a much needed critique of the citizenship test.” Devyani Prabhat, University of Bristol
Thom Brooks is the Dean of Durham Law School at Durham University.
A bad pub quiz
Why test for citizenship?
A new beginning
Not learning from mistakes
From trivia to trivial
Building bridges and a better test
Appendix – Setting a New UK Citizenship Test
