Comments on: UK U2? http://www.gavinsblog.com/2009/01/09/uk-u2/ Estd. in Ireland, July 2002 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:42:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: KevanB http://www.gavinsblog.com/2009/01/09/uk-u2/comment-page-1/#comment-681931 KevanB Sat, 10 Jan 2009 17:12:07 +0000 http://www.gavinsblog.com/?p=4077#comment-681931 I seem to recall that Maggie Thatcher said of that nice Blackrock boy Mr Geldorf that he was "The best of British". I seem to recall that Maggie Thatcher said of that nice Blackrock boy Mr Geldorf that he was “The best of British”.

]]> By: Gavin Sheridan http://www.gavinsblog.com/2009/01/09/uk-u2/comment-page-1/#comment-681424 Gavin Sheridan Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:43:06 +0000 http://www.gavinsblog.com/?p=4077#comment-681424 I think we can. People from NI might have a unique ability to claim to be either from the UK, Ireland, or indeed both. Adam Clayton is a band member and English born, but U2 is an Irish band, i would say without qualification. I think we can. People from NI might have a unique ability to claim to be either from the UK, Ireland, or indeed both.

Adam Clayton is a band member and English born, but U2 is an Irish band, i would say without qualification.

]]> By: Gerard Cunningham http://www.gavinsblog.com/2009/01/09/uk-u2/comment-page-1/#comment-681403 Gerard Cunningham Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:59:11 +0000 http://www.gavinsblog.com/?p=4077#comment-681403 I think we can agree joint sovereignty on Van. Then again, we could argue that Elvis Costello / Declan McManus is One Of Us, while Adam Clayton is English born. I think we can agree joint sovereignty on Van. Then again, we could argue that Elvis Costello / Declan McManus is One Of Us, while Adam Clayton is English born.

]]> By: Gavin Sheridan http://www.gavinsblog.com/2009/01/09/uk-u2/comment-page-1/#comment-681377 Gavin Sheridan Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:10:12 +0000 http://www.gavinsblog.com/?p=4077#comment-681377 I agree Gerard, although Van himself would identify himself as Irish, at least from what I've read in the past. The same was true over the Eddie Irvine thing, who always identified himself as Irish. I agree Gerard, although Van himself would identify himself as Irish, at least from what I’ve read in the past. The same was true over the Eddie Irvine thing, who always identified himself as Irish.

]]> By: Gerard Cunningham http://www.gavinsblog.com/2009/01/09/uk-u2/comment-page-1/#comment-681354 Gerard Cunningham Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:21:52 +0000 http://www.gavinsblog.com/?p=4077#comment-681354 We can claim U2, but Van is from Belfast, and last time I checked that was part of the UK. We can claim U2, but Van is from Belfast, and last time I checked that was part of the UK.

]]> By: Dave http://www.gavinsblog.com/2009/01/09/uk-u2/comment-page-1/#comment-681345 Dave Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:10:00 +0000 http://www.gavinsblog.com/?p=4077#comment-681345 Look at what I had to look at on every magazine shelf in the UK for the last few months. And they wonder why we have a chip on our shoulder. Check out the cover, they seem to have retaken the 26 counties. http://www.esrc.ac.uk/ESRCInfoCentre/about/CI/CP/britaintoday/index.aspx Look at what I had to look at on every magazine shelf in the UK for the last few months. And they wonder why we have a chip on our shoulder. Check out the cover, they seem to have retaken the 26 counties.

http://www.esrc.ac.uk/ESRCInfoCentre/about/CI/CP/britaintoday/index.aspx

]]> By: Gavin Sheridan http://www.gavinsblog.com/2009/01/09/uk-u2/comment-page-1/#comment-681324 Gavin Sheridan Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:19:30 +0000 http://www.gavinsblog.com/?p=4077#comment-681324 Ouch! Ouch!

]]> By: Elimare http://www.gavinsblog.com/2009/01/09/uk-u2/comment-page-1/#comment-681323 Elimare Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:17:53 +0000 http://www.gavinsblog.com/?p=4077#comment-681323 I lived in Canada for a fair number of years when I was growing up - every second article referring to U2 or the Boomtown Rats referred to them as English. I lived in Canada for a fair number of years when I was growing up – every second article referring to U2 or the Boomtown Rats referred to them as English.

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