It is a little confusing, I am no expert, and if I get anything wrong here, please feel free to correct me, but Britain is a geographical location, not a political ideology or government.
We are citizens of the UK. Perhaps it is the UK establishment, or Crown that needs to be abolished?
Britain is an island, the main large one in the British Isles is Great Britain. (Great does not infer wonderful, it means larger, ie Greater Manchester).
Great Britain is made up of England, Scotland and Wales. The British Isles, geographically includes the Isle of Man and Ireland* (some Irish may prefer British-Irish isles for political reasons, however, we still call the Irish sea, the Irish sea, up to our shoreline) etc,.
The English are British, but so are the Scottish, NI and Welsh. Its just the Welsh and Scottish did get to be proud of their heritage. Where-as English often gets dropped for just British.
As a child, my first day trip to Wales, I noted the amazing Welsh dragon flags proudly flying everywhere. Then on the way home, we drove through the last Welsh village and back into the first English one, and I noted no English flags, I questioned this and don't really remember the answer making any logical sense.
It was soon drummed into me that English flags were not to be proudly waved, except during international sporting events.
I voted to leave the EU, but us British are still Europeans, we are part of the European continent. Europe and the EU Government are not the same thing. 17 out of 44 countries are not in the EU.
Politically, we are the United Kingdom.
In regards to Northern Ireland. There is a long history with Ireland and it was once a part of us. I would like to see Northern Ireland and the Republic re-united. It is for the people there to decide to come together. The migration crisis may well do that. What was done to Ireland was wrong.
Many of us English have Irish ancestry in our genes. We are family.
Do some research on English Common Law and how it has been eroded under British rule. You're now on the road to Communism and the only way to stop it is to get back to your individual country identities. No more British, only English, Irish, Scotch and Welsh.
Hello Friend.
It is a little confusing, I am no expert, and if I get anything wrong here, please feel free to correct me, but Britain is a geographical location, not a political ideology or government.
We are citizens of the UK. Perhaps it is the UK establishment, or Crown that needs to be abolished?
Britain is an island, the main large one in the British Isles is Great Britain. (Great does not infer wonderful, it means larger, ie Greater Manchester).
Great Britain is made up of England, Scotland and Wales. The British Isles, geographically includes the Isle of Man and Ireland* (some Irish may prefer British-Irish isles for political reasons, however, we still call the Irish sea, the Irish sea, up to our shoreline) etc,.
The English are British, but so are the Scottish, NI and Welsh. Its just the Welsh and Scottish did get to be proud of their heritage. Where-as English often gets dropped for just British.
As a child, my first day trip to Wales, I noted the amazing Welsh dragon flags proudly flying everywhere. Then on the way home, we drove through the last Welsh village and back into the first English one, and I noted no English flags, I questioned this and don't really remember the answer making any logical sense.
It was soon drummed into me that English flags were not to be proudly waved, except during international sporting events.
I voted to leave the EU, but us British are still Europeans, we are part of the European continent. Europe and the EU Government are not the same thing. 17 out of 44 countries are not in the EU.
Politically, we are the United Kingdom.
In regards to Northern Ireland. There is a long history with Ireland and it was once a part of us. I would like to see Northern Ireland and the Republic re-united. It is for the people there to decide to come together. The migration crisis may well do that. What was done to Ireland was wrong.
Many of us English have Irish ancestry in our genes. We are family.
Do some research on English Common Law and how it has been eroded under British rule. You're now on the road to Communism and the only way to stop it is to get back to your individual country identities. No more British, only English, Irish, Scotch and Welsh.
Harrumph! Aye Jimmy, Scotch is a drink ye ken, we are Scottish, and we are not some Sassenach bastards.
My passport says 'United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland' - what passport are you holding?