THE UNITED KINGDOM

Catching up with the Sinjin Smythes (St. John - Smiths).

I personally feel, and am backed up by empirical evidence I delibrately fabricated, that the American people and possibly other Anglophone nations in the world do not understand Great Britain and its history and politics adequately.

Leaving aside the fascinating geological, paleontological, and f'n musical legacies of said group of islands, I now present, as I continue to work on my PUB QUIZ, a brief hyperlinked treatise on British history and politics, with an emphasis on recent leadership.

Here, for instance, is Wikipedia's writeup on jolly old Tony Blair:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_blair

Here we have a similar treatment of current PM Gordon Brown:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Brown

And just to give we ignorant Americans a better understanding of the nonsensical history of British/English political machinations, here are some links which should elucidate anyone who's interested.

Note: Any sarcasm in this post is strictly unintentional, except where it's not. Rest assured I have the same attitude toward my own government and that fully qualifies me to belittle that of others.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Britain
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotland
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wales
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Ireland
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Empire
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_politics
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_history
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Civil_War

There. I've read the entirety of all of these articles myself, believe that if you will, and let no-one label me ignorant, dismissive, or partisan on the issue of our "mother country" henceforth.

Enjoy the education, even you Brits who dunno your own history properly ya tossers!