Slightly tongue in cheek: You know that crappy little country, just off the north coast of mainland Europe, its where I live, its called the UK? Well, that's w

Slightly tongue in cheek: You know that crappy little country, just off the north coast of mainland Europe, its where I live, its called the UK? Well, that's why we have far too much influence for our size. We rip on our powerful people something rotten. It helps to keep the powerful on their toes and makes the rest of us feel a little bit better. Its a British tradition. And for us, it works quite well.