Boris Johnson has claimed the phrase “the people” for himself and his party. How has...
It is interesting how we choose to refer to members of states. Some countries employ the word “citizens”, which carries with it connotations of rights, powers and equality. Other countries, particularly former and current communist states, use “people” - People’s Armed Police in China, Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea, for example. This functions as a useful branding technique to...
