SS15 wildlife watching

This blog was set up in mid-March 2020 during the emerging COVID-19 health crisis in the UK. It initially aimed to provide records of wildlife sightings and photographs from sites within walking distance of my home in the SS15 postcode area of Basildon in Essex during lockdown travel restrictions. Even though the pandemic has largely subsided, this blog continues to include my local wildlife sightings, my trips away from home plus some personal thoughts and reflections on other issues.

Wednesday 14 September 2022

Have you heard the one about ....

.... the Englishman, the Irishman and the Scotsman?

The Englishman says “not my king” .... because he is against a hereditary monarchy.

The Scotsman says “not my king” .... because he is also against a hereditary monarchy.

The Irishman says “not my king” ..... because he is fortunate that he already lives in a republic with a democratically elected head of state and he doesn't want to perpetuate archaic, anachronistic, harmful and imperial stereotypes.