Concerns over the "erasure" of British culture have been raised by commentator Dave Atherton, who claims traditions are being diminished "salami slice by salami slice".
Atherton's comments come amid growing debate about the recognition of traditional Christian holidays like Easter in British public life.
The comments come as Conservative MP Andrew Rosindell has echoed these concerns, calling for Britons to "fight back" against what he describes as "woke" efforts to erase Easter.
The Romford MP, who serves as Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister, expressed frustration about the treatment of British traditions.
Dave Atherton said "our culture is being erased"
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Rosindell specifically highlighted a recent incident in Parliament where he had to intervene after authorities changed the name of the traditional "Easter Adjournment debate" to a "General Debate".
Atherton told GB News: "Our culture is being erased salami slice by salami slice over the last ten, twenty years. It’s absolutely disgusting.
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"If we're talking about religion, it was Richard Dawkins who said that to understand Western civilisation, you first have to read the Bible.
"The birthplace of Western civilisation is two cities: Athens and Jerusalem. Our Judeo-Christian heritage goes back 5,0006,000 years in principle.
"And when we talk about this, we’re told we have to compromise our culture because of mass immigration something we never asked for.
"In fact, I referenced the work of Dr Marcus Collins, a cultural historian. He looked at opinion polls from the 1950s to 1985, and they are very similar to the ones we see today.
"Around 70 per cent of people have consistently opposed mass immigration.
"That’s an unbroken 70-odd years of Brits being against it. We were never asked. It’s been rammed down our throats."
Rosindell proposed concrete measures to promote British culture, including flying the union flag from every school and public building.
Rosindell suggested flying the union flag from every school and public building.
PAHe also suggested that school assemblies should be required to sing the National Anthem.
Atherton expanded his argument beyond religious holidays, suggesting a broader ideological shift.
"I don't see this as a cock-up. I see this as a kind of conspiracy," he told GB News.
