On Thu, 31 Oct 2013 18:16:19 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a nation
state. Being a member of the EU, NATO, the UN or any other body does
not affect that.

Er wrong. Under the EU framework the UK ceased to be a nation state and
is merely a set of 'regions' within Europe.

I await even the vaguest, flimsiest proof of this assertion with bated
breath...