ChatterBank1 min ago
Demise of Britain?. or just England and Wales.
Going back a bit, for those that remember, I said this was going to happen under this goverment, and if it comes to pass, the next thing will be the extinction of the country name England.
I know its the DM, and there will be those that rubbish this story because of this, but it it happening.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles /news/news.html?in_article_id=403522&in_page_i d=1770&ct=5
I know its the DM, and there will be those that rubbish this story because of this, but it it happening.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles /news/news.html?in_article_id=403522&in_page_i d=1770&ct=5
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Er actually isn't this a repeat of a Daily Mail Euro myth from 1997?
http://europa.eu.int/unitedkingdom/press/eurom yths/myth49_en.htm
Have the Mail journalists all gone on holiday and left the paper running a "best of" tape?
http://europa.eu.int/unitedkingdom/press/eurom yths/myth49_en.htm
Have the Mail journalists all gone on holiday and left the paper running a "best of" tape?
Saw this rubbish in the Express yesterday. Has anyone actually read it or understand what it means?
The beaurocrats don't what to abolish any place names, it is just a map for a specific purpose.
Just because the post office calls your town eg (AB14 1YZ) doesn't mean its name ANYTOWN has been abolished.
The EU map is just a way of categorising different areas for administrative purposes. It would be stupid to apply channel tunnel legistation in the north of Scotland, better to apply it to the Channel Tunnel Region (which includes parts of England and France).
This non story is just pathetic.
The beaurocrats don't what to abolish any place names, it is just a map for a specific purpose.
Just because the post office calls your town eg (AB14 1YZ) doesn't mean its name ANYTOWN has been abolished.
The EU map is just a way of categorising different areas for administrative purposes. It would be stupid to apply channel tunnel legistation in the north of Scotland, better to apply it to the Channel Tunnel Region (which includes parts of England and France).
This non story is just pathetic.
As you might expect, the Daily Mail has yet again twisted and distorted the facts. A Transmanche Region has existed for many years, since the Channel Tunnel opened.
It allows regions on either side of the Channel to obtain joint funding for regeneration projects e.g. tourist authorities in Hastings and the surrounding 1066 Country have joined up with Normandy to create the William the Conqueror Trail to encourage tourists from both sidesto visit the other.
This doesn't stop East Sussex and Kent remaining as English as they have ever been though some might argue that we ceased to be English on that dark day in October 1066.
It allows regions on either side of the Channel to obtain joint funding for regeneration projects e.g. tourist authorities in Hastings and the surrounding 1066 Country have joined up with Normandy to create the William the Conqueror Trail to encourage tourists from both sidesto visit the other.
This doesn't stop East Sussex and Kent remaining as English as they have ever been though some might argue that we ceased to be English on that dark day in October 1066.
Great responses chaps, I knew it would create the kind of answers you've given, but possibly, I am, as has been pointed ou before, a bit gullible, but I really believe, in one way or another, that this goverment stands for the destruction of this country as we know it.
Admittedly, this article is a bit far fetched, but I don't think its too far from the truth.
Admittedly, this article is a bit far fetched, but I don't think its too far from the truth.
True Philby, but she never presided over devolution, doing away with border controls, mega casino's, political correctness etc,.
I have no problem with whichever party is in goverment, just this one, it appears to me, and I admit, I seem to be in a minority, that this goverment is doing its best to destroy Britain, or more to the point, England.
We all have our views, this is mine.
I have no problem with whichever party is in goverment, just this one, it appears to me, and I admit, I seem to be in a minority, that this goverment is doing its best to destroy Britain, or more to the point, England.
We all have our views, this is mine.
I agree Lonnie. Britain is now often referred to as 'the nations and regions of Britain'. The nations being Wales and Scotland, the regions being 9 bits of the nation formerly known as England. Prescott has been quoted as saying "there's no such nationality as English" and he's the one in charge of the drive for carving us up into regional assemblies!
If Britain is to be part of a 'US of E' then England should remain intact. I don't think this government have that in mind though.
If Britain is to be part of a 'US of E' then England should remain intact. I don't think this government have that in mind though.
I suppose historically, the reason for the eclipse of 'England' is the English desire to take over other countries. They didn't have to subordinate Wales, Scotland or Ireland, but they did; and calling these merged home territories 'Britain' was, as far as I know, an English decision. Likewise the extension of the 'British empire' further afield.
Nobody has taken the name England away - the English themselves threw it away.
Nobody has taken the name England away - the English themselves threw it away.
For literally hundreds of years this has been the most civilised country in the world.A large part of it's charm is that it allows nonentities like John Major to become Prime Minister,idiots like Graham Taylor to become manager of the England football team and comics like the Daily Mail to class itself as a newspaper.
It's heritage is too strongly forged to allow itself to lose it's identity and culture.The supreme test came when a certain Mr.Hitler (whom incidentally the Daily Mail supported in the 1930's.)tried it on.This country said No to him and in so doing saved the world from tyranny.This country will endure till the end of time.
It's heritage is too strongly forged to allow itself to lose it's identity and culture.The supreme test came when a certain Mr.Hitler (whom incidentally the Daily Mail supported in the 1930's.)tried it on.This country said No to him and in so doing saved the world from tyranny.This country will endure till the end of time.
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