re: Patriotism in Britain
Your point?
Do you think the article is good, or do you think it is bad. Is the country I live in 12 seconds from a complete socio-economic breakdown or a role model for the western world. Have the balls to come out and say what you actually think Tom. Leaving this as an excercise in telepathy for the reader isn't especially usefull.
As an aside - the article to which you linked is in no way a 'status report' on 'patriotism'. It's the results of a small research group. Nothing more, nothing less. Whatever statement you are trying to make or remark you're trying to infer - please do so honestly.
Doug