tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21492975.post4343039189834376269..comments2024-03-05T18:54:24.258+00:00Comments on Paddy's "Letter from London": Britain and Ireland are sovereign States , but our peoples are from the same family.Paddy Briggshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17847108655078927970noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21492975.post-53172519470025904782014-08-09T11:11:36.825+01:002014-08-09T11:11:36.825+01:00A well-thought out response Paddy. I agree that t...A well-thought out response Paddy. I agree that there is a special (if often tense) relationship between the UK and Eire. Being of part Irish origin, I feel I have a foot in both of the nations. The tension (and bigotry) I experienced as a child has dissipated enormously, resulting in increased mutual understanding and tolerance. Sadly this is not universal and anti-British attitudes often prevail with the so-called Irish Americans (some of whom only have very distant and tenuous Irish connections).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13518207739248040587noreply@blogger.com