The Guardian's DataBlog is an interesting source of fact and figures - today's data set is looking at the figures on people applying for British Citizenship.

Does a passport make you British? Sunny Hundal writes that the nature of this debate must be controlled by progressives.

I've always maintained that we decide whether to call ourselves British, English or whatever other identity, not the racists. I have a Sikh mate with a large beard who sports his English football shirt with its big St George's flag with pride. Who am I to argue with him?

The figures below are from a written answer and show UK citizenship applications being processed at the beginning of this month.

Ten years gone

/> Has it really been ten years since the Metro hit London?

It's such a ubiquitous part of the morning commute, I don't know if I'm more startled that I can remember commuting 10 years ago (to college! I point out) or that it's *only* ten years.