HOW WE SEE OURSELVES

Everybody has a view of how we see ourselves and the country in which we live, but Gordon Brown’s attempts to endorse Britain with a “motto” may have back fired. A Times survey has produced the following public descriptions of this good old nation:

MODERN BRITAIN
“Dipso, Fatso, Bingo, Asbo, Tesco”

STOICISM
“Britain, a terrible place”
“Less stuffy than we sound”
“Stubborn to the point of greatness”
“Turned out nice again”

LESS COMFORTABLE COMMENTS
“Promoting a historical unity myths since 1066”
“Britain will always be England”
Britain is dead: Long Live England”
“Once Great: Britain”
Once mighty Empire: Slightly used”
“Your nation: Ruined by Labour”
“Going down with Brown”
“Americans who missed the boat”

And finally, genuine but possibly the best sent in;

“Britain is great without a motto”

PS – HERE ARE SOME EDITIONS, WITH THE POSTERS NAMES ATTACHED

How we see ourselves
Yeah, but no, but yeah
Posted by: Baskerville

We strive for valiant defeat
Tom

Let’s discuss it down the pub
Pete

Pride, passion, history, monarchy & exploration
PK

Robbin' hoodie and Jade Goody
Josh

Britain; Live wrong and prosper!
Simon

Care, responsibility and fun
Mark Synge

Great people, Great country, Great Britain
Eileen

Land of yobs and morons
Jake

Ave Britannia! Vivat, Crescat, Floreat! (Hail Great Britain, live, develop and flourish)
Chris Gillibrand

Great once, and great again
KipEsquire

Oggie, oggie, oi, oi, oi!
Rob

Sorry, is this the queue?
Mark Joint

Drinking continues till morale improves
Freddie

In America we trust
David Cunard

At least we’re not American
KH, USA

At least we’re not French
Sig

National mottos are for wimps
Lilly