AL Kennedy argues that the British have much to gain from - in the words of Robert Burns - "seeing ourselves as others see us".
Referring to last week's row over the appointment of the new European Commission President, she writes: "the EU's view of Britain might be that we're always yelling in a corner about chips!"
An entertaining exploration of the down-sides of personal and national introspection.
Published on Friday, 4th July 2014.
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