Something Is Missing
It would appear that there is a significant amount of confidence that is misplaced with regard to the United Kingdom and its position in the world. A great number of people appear to have a muddled understanding of what constitutes the United Kingdom and whether or not the UK is considered part of Europe as a whole.
Because we want to be fair, we’ll cut the United Kingdom a little slack in this situation: the United Kingdom is a pretty confusing body, especially when one considers the distinctions between the UK, Great Britain, and England. They do not all refer to the same thing in the same way!