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what's with all this UK nowadays?, I live in England a Country in it's own right that also happens to belong to the collectively known group of Countries known as Great Britain, so why oh why do forms on the internet only give the option of the UK as your Country, there is no such Country as the UK!, it's the united Kingdom of etc........... it's NOT an actual Country
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It says it on your passport, certainly, but England does not have any decisions made for it obn a purely England basis. Scots, Welsh, etc, can all vote on matter concerning ONLY England, such as top up fees, and foundation hospitals. Voted against for Scotland, yet voted in for England, by MP's from countries that it would not effect. A tangent to the thread, but it's true.
Encyclopeadia Brittanica said:
Outside the British Isles, England is often erroneously considered synonymous with the island of Great Britain (England, Scotland, and Wales) and even with the entire United Kingdom. Despite the political, economic, and cultural legacy that has secured the perpetuation of its name, England no longer officially exists as a governmental or political unit—unlike Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, which all have varying degrees of self-government in domestic affairs. It is rare for institutions to operate for England alone. Notable exceptions are the Church of England (Wales, Scotland, and Ireland, including Northern Ireland, have separate branches of the Anglican Communion) and sports associations for cricket, rugby, and football (soccer). In many ways England has seemingly been absorbed within the larger mass of Great Britain since the Act of Union of 1707.' Encyclopedia Britannica
Nice reference here
This bit is especially useful:
This bit is especially useful:
alt-usage-english.org said:
Concentric Circles
If, like me, you live in England, you are part of all of the following entities (listed in order of increasing size):
England
England and Wales
Great Britain
The United Kingdom
The United Kingdom and Islands
The British Isles
The Common Travel Area
The European Territories of the United Kingdom
The European Union
The United Kingdom and Colonies
The Commonwealth
Gazboy said:
it is surely?, as is Wales Scotland and Ireland, they are all Countries but part of Great Britain, the UK is not a Country but a group of Countries
Excuse me?
I thought the UK was NI, Scotland, Wales, England, plus the major islands, and GB was the whole lot???
It is, but he made no reference to Northern when listing Ireland as a member. Extremely annoying and ignorant if he doesn't know the difference.
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