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On Tuesday, 12 May 2015 14:51:36 UTC+1, Adrian wrote:
On Tue, 12 May 2015 14:13:14 +0100, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

British is the nationality given in a passport. Not Scottish or
English etc.


But not always how someone thinks of themselves.
The scotish and Welsh certainly don;t.


You're speaking for others again. Not a good idea.


Plus, of course, it's possible to think of yourself as being both
Scottish and British, or Welsh and British. Or, say, a Yorkshireman and
British. Or a Londoner and British.


http://whatscotlandthinks.org/questi...-options#table

I neiother wrote compiled or contributed to these stats they are what others say NOT me.



British is a national identity.
Scottish or Welsh or Yorkshireman or Londoner are regional identities.


Yep so what identity would a Polish child have who was born in London.
They might consider themselves cockneys but are they ?


Are you saying you can't have a british passport if you're born in
another country ?


No. I'm not saying that.


Who could ever deny the existence of Cliff Richard...?


Ask Harry Webb he'd know.