Little Englander

In its original meaning during the late 18th and 19th centuries, the "Little Englanders" (as they were labelled by their opponents) were those who opposed further expansion of the British Empire and advocated that Britain should grant legal independence and self-government to its colonies and end all financial support to them, a position held by a wing of the Liberal Party.

For other uses, see Little England (disambiguation).

Since the 2010s (especially due to the 2016 Brexit referendum) the term has become a popular derogatory way to describe a xenophobic English person who thinks England is superior to all other countries, shows support for English nationalism, and does not believe in working together with other countries unless it benefits England. The derogatory epithet "gammon" has been used in British political culture for similar reasons since 2012.

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