Not sure I have mocked anything on this thread. Not sure for that matter that any mocking comes before reason. Mocking occurs when reason has popped out for a sandwich. Taking the piss as, you put it, is a safety valve to defuse argument.

If you dismiss comment on the basis of origin rather than substance, it says more about you than you think.

And you don't need to visit England to know it. I have consistently pointed it out to you whenever and wherever you reveal your stance.