[jambutty]

To be British means that you were either born in GB or your father was British if you were born abroad somewhere. You hold or are eligible to hold a British Passport. I believe that if you were born abroad from non-British parents you can still get British citizenship if your paternal grandfather was British.

However my eldest daughter was born in Capetown whilst I was stationed at Cape East/HMS Afrikander (naval base) whilst serving in the Royal Navy, her birth was registered with the British Consulate and she received a British birth certificate. Yet when she recently applied for a passport she was turned down because the passport office told her that she was not British.

I do believe SPUGGIE J that Great Britain consists of England (excluding parts of Bradford, Blackburn and Accrington and several other towns which are known as suburbs of Karachi), Scotland and Wales. This includes the Isle of Man, the Isle of Wight, the Scottish islands and the Channel Islands. When Northern Ireland is tagged on we become the United Kingdom and when Ulster is tagged on we become the British Isles.

However after the recent antics of Senator Blair we can also be classed as the unofficial 51st state of the USA.