Yo Blair We shouldn t care about newspapers or convention that s the territory of bullshitters Of course lungwidg changes all the time especially that of Shakespeare but principles of definition don t change Britain is an island in Europe Ireland is an island in Europe The term British Isles was invented to cover both islands so that a Scottish king could define for his new found subjects what the feck he was up to All politics nothing to do with geography geology birds or walking paths Homosexual conduct remains sweatily constant no matter what tag you choose to describe it by Ugh you English