Embarrassed to be British

[ROKERITE]

Agree with you WFP.... what is this thing about calling ourselves british ... the scots are scottish the Wales call themselves welsh .... NI are Irish and for some inane reason we are british .... well i'm from England so i am ENGLISH

I think you'd find that there's still a slight majority of the Northern Irish who'd claim in no uncertain terms they're British before anything else.
There's definitely been a strengthening of English nationalism over the last couple of decades; largely in response to the growth of Scottish nationalism over the last thirty years. It saddens me as I believe we're all better off for being part of the United Kingdom of GB and NI, but as I wrote in an earlier post, I'm afraid I'm in a rapidly diminishing minority. As far as I'm concerned I'm as much in my own country in Brechin as in Brighton, in Glasgow as in Grimsby, but there are a lot of Scots who'd disagree. Actually I've been to Brechin and Glasgow but I've been to neither Brighton nor Grimsby.

 

[SUIYHP]

To be frank I'd feel a right TWAT in an England shirt only a few months after the world cup.

 

[Albumen]

Since the war there has been no danger to freedom and democracy in GB from the right. It has been some of those on the left who've consistently threatened all that's best in this country for the last sixty-five years. This thread (and indeed this messageboard) is a perfect example of where the bigotry and sheer ignorant nastiness comes from, and it isn't from Conservative voters.
I believe that most people vote Conservative for the good of the country, while most people vote Labour for the good of themselves. Somehow I don't imagine you'd agree with me.

Er .... nope.

 

[Superphil]

c) anybody who reads the Daily Mail
d) anybody who votes conservative

just being honest!

Yawn (but I agree with c) a bit)

 

[Aldo]

The fact the sun is best selling paper, disgusting