a 'nation'. Makes a change from them constantly referring to the British peoples as 'THE nation', I suppose. Just as bloody impudent, though. And yet, weirdly, they never have any problems with the idea of The Six Nations rygbi (that's rugby in English) tournament...
Yes, I know its off PPE topic. But it was there by chance in Mary's post, and I've already heard it a couple of times today on radio. I presume our masters are proposing to nudge the DUPes of occupied Eire to hold up the ending of the curfew until it suits the Bozos and their owners. In return for more bribes, I guess, like when they saved Treeza May's government - until she screwed it up herself.