If it’s Friday this must be Scotland

That’s right, it’s Friday and that can only mean one thing at Snark Hunting. It’s time for our weekly look at Scottish entities that were considering a name change, and then thought better of it after quaffing a few pints: Ham-fisted name change gets veggie little support and Royal Bank denies name change plan.

Some of Scotland’s neighbors to the south on the Little Island That Could are struggling with their own identity. Mike Wolfe, Stoke-on-Trent’s first directly elected mayor, wants to change the city’s name, a deed likely punishable as treason in Great Britain, where renaming the Royal Post Office Consignia nearly started a revolution, and ultimately an expensive reversal back to the old name. Reports the BBC:

Mike Wolfe says people are easily confused by the city having the same name as one of its constituent towns. Stoke is one of six towns that make up Stoke-on-Trent, along with Burslem, Fenton, Hanley, Longton and Tunstall.

Mr Wolfe believes a change of name could help to attract investment to the city, as well as giving local people a stronger sense of identity.

To recap, for those keeping score at home, that’s Stoke, Burslem, Fenton, Hanley, Longton and Tunstall, together making up the greater community of Stoke-on-Trent. Let the rebranding begin!