| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:provocative article in Telegraph re Acton | |
| Posted by: | Jen Morty | |
| Date/Time: | 06/02/13 16:16:00 |
| Tony says "Strange as though it may seem, I don't regard the Irish, of North or South as being foreign. Part of the British Isles and peoples and until less than one hundred years ago, an integral part of " this country ". Well I find that offensive and arrogant, Ireland was part of the British Empire because the English invaded and took over the country so I would not count it as "part of this country", the Irish fought for independence and partially got it. Naturally there are strong links between England and Ireland but it makes my blood boil when people, in England, refer to all of Ireland as though it's part of England, GB or Uk. Obviously Northern Ireland is part of the UK but really geographically should not be, but then that brings us back to the problems created by England invading Ireland all those years ago. Tony tell me do you regard all far flung places that were part of the British Empire and therefore "this country" as part of England, or does skin colour come into the equation? |