Philosophy5 - 5:49 pm on Jun 10, 2005 (gmt 0)

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At the top of the pages, or even to use the META HTTP-EQUIV (which is intended to instruct the web-server to set a HTTP Header for the document):
<meta http-equiv="Content-Language" content="en-gb">
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This is an interesting suggestion Alex, for which I am grateful. It's certainly worth a try, as it is better than banning Google totally, or shifting hosts (which we are not prepared to do).

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Just host it on a site with uk servers. Problem solved.
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That really isn't an option. Bear in mind that this isn't a commercial site.

We are simply not prepared to uproot our (very large!) site to suit the swings of a search engine. We don't chase "traffic", we provide information to those in this field. We just want a solution to the problem, if there is one.

Frankly, I think also, that this suggestion flies in the face of internet reality. I spoke this afternoon with with the editor of an internet magazine (who had no solution either). He told me that the clear trend is for US-based hosting to be sold in this country by resellers, under a UK banner. You can work out for yourself where that will leave Google search results in the fullness of time.

Anyway, if anyone has any other possible solutions to offer, I would be grateful to hear them. I will try the route suggested by Alex, but if that fails, we are back to the question of how to ban Google altogether.