British barristers will strike for the first time in 800 years in protest at government cuts to legal aid http://t.co/e0XaIBrpqj #c4news
— Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) January 6, 2014
British barristers will strike for the first time in 800 years in protest at government cuts to legal aid http://t.co/e0XaIBrpqj #c4news
— Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) January 6, 2014
2 comments:
Not "British". The term is too wide, given the juris diversitas of the United Kingdom, Scottish (advocates) are not involved.
I take your point. I literally cut-and-pasted the message.
Isn't the phrase accurate, however, as 'British' merely compliments 'barristers'? Strictly speaking, the problem wouldn't be Scotland since, as you note, you don't have barristers. Northern Ireland, on the other hand, ...
As you know, 'British' is a problematic term there, too.
Best wishes.
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