British, English or Londonish?

I've just had a wee session with my Tivo and the Beeb's 'The Editors'. Amongst the gems in my post-holiday catchup with the programme was a piece by Mark Easton considering whether or not British Identity has a place in the 21st Century. The results both fascinated and surprised me. The online companion piece is introduced thus:

The British identity is more attractive to younger people than the elderly, according to analysis of data from the 2011 census, writes Mark Easton for The Editors, a programme which sets out to ask challenging questions.

In England and Wales, the generation least likely to have ticked the box marked "British" to describe their national identity are those who lived through the war and watched the sun set on the British Empire.

More than 20% of people under 60 picked British as their sole identity. Among the over-75s, it was just 13%. Suggestions that the British identity is gradually dying out are contradicted by the statistics.

Who'd'a thunk!? Read Easton's article and view the short TV piece to find out what he thinks this may mean.

This line of thought is particularly interesting for me when set alongside the discussion triggered by the recent comment from the Archbishop of Canterbury that "London is a different country". I say interesting because I sometimes refer to myself as living in Londonland rather than England. I'm only half-joking when I say that and I have very specific ideas in mind when I do.

I guess where I'm at with my 'national' identity is that I'm happily Harringay, lastingly London, eternally English, born British and usefully European.