The Scots very largely built the British Empire

[wendigo100]

I thought the national anthem was "Things can only get better"

Every time someone mentions that song, I see Mandelson, Blair, Brown and especially Prescott on a victory rostrum somewhere jigging self-conciously to it to show how cool they were.

[Chantho]

My invoice is in the post...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/m.../09/do0907.xml

Interesting reading, what happened to British greatness and how do we get it back again?

Even if this is true, it is largely irrelevant as the big question is, as you hint at, "Who fL1cked up the British Empire" ??

[Troll]

But we both know it isn't...
There is a very good book, which, if you are interested makes some startling revelations, both good and bad for the Scots...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/When-Scotlan...7283956&sr=1-1

Does it cover the Darien episode?

or is it post union where you cannot (but no doubt you will) really claim sole ownership of anything outside the British label

[daviejones]

Does it cover the Darien episode?

or is it post union where you cannot (but no doubt you will) really claim sole ownership of anything outside the British label

Nope, it covers it in a bit of detail....you should read the book, it may change that bigoted attitude you have...

[larry]

It was a Scotsman who laid the foundations for the business behomoth that is Hong Kong.

[scooterscot]

It was a Scotsman who laid the foundations for the business behomoth that is Hong Kong.

Thank you.

Now this explorer is had enough of the North sea for 26 hours he'sbeen trying to cross it.

Hang on a mo is that a bit of land I see ahead? Let's call it Macdeen.

Day light! I can see day light!!!