Is Uk Or England A Country?

[Ridgewalk]

On 14/04/2022 at 22:47, The_DADDY said:

Good question.

Actually that's a very good question and I don't have the answer but I'm going to watch this thread very closely 👍

What is the sound of one hand clapping Grasshopper ?

[The_DADDY]

1 hour ago, Ridgewalk said:

What is the sound of one hand clapping Grasshopper ?

I wouldn't have a clue.

Ask a Buddhist 🙏

[Jeffrey Shaw]

Although there's a single country (the UK), there are various contexts in which its constituent elements are separate.

Some examples:

1. Legal systems (inc. domicile) other than for international purposes and company law: three. These are E&W, Scotland, and NI.

2. Devolution assemblies: three. These are Wales, Scotland, and NI- but not England.

3. Football (international teams): four, as football was invented here. (That's the same reason for the UK alone not needing to show the country's name on postage stamps that bear the monarch's head emblem).

[Annie Bynnol]

On 18/04/2022 at 16:24, Jeffrey Shaw said:

Although there's a single country (the UK), there are various contexts in which its constituent elements are separate.

Some examples:

1. Legal systems (inc. domicile) other than for international purposes and company law: three. These are E&W, Scotland, and NI.

2. Devolution assemblies: three. These are Wales, Scotland, and NI- but not England.

3. Football (international teams): four, as football was invented here. (That's the same reason for the UK alone not needing to show the country's name on postage stamps that bear the monarch's head emblem).

and

4. One Royal National Lifeboat Institution for the Republic of Ireland and the UK.

5. Three Rugby Football Unions for Wales, Scotland and England. Ireland Rugby Union covers the whole Ireland.

6. A Common Travel Area  comprising the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islands.

7. Isle of Man and Channel Islands are not a members of the Commonwealth but compete in the Commonwealth Games.

8.  Danske Bank notes are used Northern Ireland.

9. Three Lighthouse operators Trinity House(England, Wales, the Channel Islands), Northern Lighthouse Board(Scotland and Isle of Man) and Commissioners of Irish Lights(Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland).

10. The only  official language in any part of the UK is Welsh.

11. Travel tickets to the RoI/NI that can be bought at your local train station on the day cheaper than fares to Edinburgh, Cardiff or London.

etc.

 

And who came up with all this?  English MPs. 

 

[cgksheff]

4 hours ago, Annie Bynnol said:

 

 

4 hours ago, Annie Bynnol said:

....

and who came up with all this?  English MPs. 

 

No.

The Parliament of the United Kingdom is made up of English, Scots, Welsh and N Irish MPs.