I am a big fan of historian Norman Davies. I just like the way he writes. He is arguably Britain foremost historian, you can find his books on the shelves of Barnes and Noble here in the US such as Europe: a History and a very quirky one Vanished Kingdoms which is about small European kingdoms which came and went in history that very few people have even heard of.
Below he claims the UK has lost its identity due to multiculturalism and immigration. In the bigger picture, the same question is at the forefront of debate in France.
From another perspective, in Germany where the number of immigrants is 3rd highest in the world, the idea that multiculturalism is unsuccessful ("Multikulti ist gescheitert" -Angela Merkel) pertains more to Germany's inability to assimilate immigrants, especially muslim Turks, into its mainstream. But in having a split society, one result has been that German culture and identity has stayed more intact that in the UK or France--with the price that a large immigrant section of the population has been been left out of the mainstream.
Norman Davies: Britain has lost its identity
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/hay-festival/8936218/Hay-Festival-Norman-Davies-Britain-has-lost-its-identity.html
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