Margaret Dixon you are falling into the common trap. British is a geographical term which refers to the main island of the British Isles, ie. Great Britain, on this island are England Scotland and Wales, it does not include such as Isle of Wight, Anglesey nor any of the Scottish isles. Thus anyone born in Ireland, nirth or south, cannot be British but those in the north are UK subjects and part of Great Britain and N Ireland.
Sunday 18 November 2012 4:01AM
Margaret Dixon you are falling into the common trap. British is a geographical term which refers to the main island of the British Isles, ie. Great Britain, on this island are England Scotland and Wales, it does not include such as Isle of Wight, Anglesey nor any of the Scottish isles. Thus anyone born in Ireland, nirth or south, cannot be British but those in the north are UK subjects and part of Great Britain and N Ireland.