Many who call themselves English do not want to be thought of as British, and want to be called European even less.

I am English. I am also British and European and proud to be each. Being European doesn't make me less British, just as being British doesn't make me less English.

My dad was half Scottish, my wife is half Polish and my brand new grandson is half Ghanaian but we're all English.

I'm happy to put Citizen of the World alongside all my other layers.

DC