Re: [Marxism] Could Socialists not use "Great" before Britain!

[Greg McDonald <sabocat59@xxxxxxx>]

John Edmunson wrote:

"Ireland has never been part of Britain, great or otherwise. The UK is
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and (now) Northern Ireland. Great
Britain relates to the whole island, including England, Scotland and
Wales and predates the existence of those individual nations, or even
the concept of nations as we understand them. So I don't have a problem
with the term, but I do tend not to use the term UK as that does tend to
suggest the legitimacy of British domination of Northern Ireland."
Cheers,
John

So what do you write instead of uk? Great Britain? If so, that brings  
us back to the original criticism. but your comment on the 6 counties  
dilemma in Ireland, together with your contribution regarding the  
Celtic Roman provinces and the distinction between Brittany (the  
lesser) and Great Britain (the greater), now makes my original usage  
seem more correct.  But "Celtic Roman" provinces? Should we not  
distinguish between the original Celts and the Roman invaders? Maybe  
I'll just write la isla misteriosa.

Greg
  
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