1) The document examines the distinctions between Englishness and Britishness as national identities, and how they relate to concepts of whiteness. 2) Through interviews with mothers in London, it explores how experiences of urban life, diversity, and social change disrupted traditional notions of Englishness centered around rural ideals. 3) Some saw Englishness as outdated or associated with racism, and preferred more flexible local identities like "Londoner" that were not tied to concepts of ethnicity or nation.