New Citizens to Be Taught Traditions of `Toleration, Fair Play and Free Speech'

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NEW BRITISH citizens are to be given lessons in adopting the nation's traditional values of "toleration, fair play and free speech", a Home Office committee said yesterday.

They will receive an education programme to teach them to respect the equality of women and tell them how to be a good neighbour. New citizens will also learn to be respectful of British youth cultures and be taught the "etiquettes of everyday life".

A panel set up by David Blunkett, the Home Secretary, outlined interim arrangements for a "Britishness" test aimed at improving social cohesion. New citizens will attend a public ceremony at which they will be presented with a certificate by the …