Watching both the BBC news and Sky news the term ‘backstop’ has been discussed practically every night over the last week. Of course, this is referring to the current Brexit negotiations. The term ‘backstop’ has been defined as “a thing placed at the rear of something as a barrier or support”. In December […]
Is the term ‘Nationalism’ understood differently today?
A former colleague of mine draws a distinction between his admiration for the term ‘patriotism’ and his disdain for that of ‘nationalism’. As I had always seen the terms as synonymous, this used to jar a little on me. His message to me always seemed to echo the frequently repeated phrase, “patriotism ‘good’ and nationalism […]
WHAT ARE WE TO BELIEVE?
I read in ‘The Times’ today (22nd August) that the new British Foreign Secretary has once again appealed to UK allies to take some form of measures against Russia for its assault on UK sovereignty when Sergei Skripal and his daughter were allegedly poisoned by Russian agents. We may remember when the event happened the […]
