Tim Worstall

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• 1 Simon Cooke // Jul 27, 2011 at 11:53 am

  That would be the “Union Flag” if we’re going to be pedantic

  Tim adds: Yes, I knew I would get that one wrong. Muphry’s Law again

• 2 dearieme // Jul 27, 2011 at 12:57 pm

  Since it is effectively impossible to tell whether, on saying “England”, a Englishman means England, or Great Britain, or the United Kingdom, or the UK plus the Channel Islands plus Man, is your fussing well advised?

• 3 Left Outside // Jul 27, 2011 at 11:29 pm

  Actually, using England to refer to the whole of the United Kingdom was common currency through the C19th. So if anything, I’m being a more true Englishman in my contempt for the colonies… ah, crap, that won’t do.

  I was at work, on my own, did a quick blog, couldn’t be bothered to search for more than 5 minutes for the right flag.

  Still, thanks for the traffic.

• 4 john malpas // Jul 28, 2011 at 12:44 am

  Flag or no flag Britain ain’t what it was in my day. Didn’t Blair make it come to bits too.

• 5 Martin // Jul 28, 2011 at 1:44 am

  Tim

  I believe that a sporting event held in 1966, I believe, in which the English football team are believed to have beaten the West Germans by two goals to two, has coloured perceptions of this matter. Thank you for the clarification.

• 6 John77 // Jul 29, 2011 at 10:54 pm

  @ Martin
  No: it is about Cricket. In 1966 the Scottish national team used to play in the Minor Counties while Oxford and Cambridge counted as first-class fixtures.

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