I dont know if you were being specific to English but i think you will find that Irish & Scots are infact Brits - not just the English & the Taffs.
I also think you should realise that the governing laws are aimed towards making us more politically correct in an attempt to enable us to remain civilised, however when push comes to shove i would proclaim without a single ounce of exaggeration or sarcasm that we are as tough as they come. We win battles through the power of our men, not the money the government throws at weaponry as a scare tactic. We do not back down when it matters, and to insinuate we resemble the French is absolutely ridiculous.
For the good of the world and foreign relations we have, bit by bit, relinquished our grip on the Empire and encouraged those nations to stand on their own 2 feet. America, £ vs $ and man vs man would lose horrifically if it ever came to a war with Britain. We can not help that we are a small union of nations but we do the best with what we have and our best is good enough.