This cartoon by Andy Davey from The Sun relates to a new health report which says that Britain has more obese people than anywhere on the continent. Read more >>
The cartoon shows Great Britain as a red-faced, sweating, fat man. Ireland is represented by his equally chubby child, who is reading a newspaper with the headline: "BRITS ARE FATTEST IN EUROPE". The Continent seems to be holding up its hands in horror.
GEOGRAPHY LESSON
Remember that, strictly speaking, Great Britain is the island which comprises England, Scotland and Wales. Ireland is another island, and is divided between the Republic of Ireland (aka Eire), and Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom is a political entity consisting of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
