I think the UK should be thankful that its friends and neighbours are so kind and gentle with it. True, President Macron shouldn’t have said that NI wasn’t in the UK, but then it isn’t part of Great Britain, so it is easy to see where he might go wrong. But when the French leader was asked how he would feel if Toulouse sausages were not available in Paris he could have said quite a lot more.
He could have also pointed to the ongoing international football tournament that has separate teams representing England, Scotland and Wales. Northern Ireland notably absent, as if it were a separate nation, apart from those others.
He could have also pointed to the ongoing international football tournament that has separate teams representing England, Scotland and Wales. Northern Ireland notably absent, as if it were a separate nation, apart from those others.