Talk:United Kingdom

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Things to be included

The Watford Gap - boundary between North and South/Civilization and the North Pole etc.

The offshore bits as a group (as they mostly do not individually fall into RW's remit: Rockall (mostly uninhabited, but oil), Channel Islands (tax, female Dukes and a seaweed church), St Kilda (inhabitants seemingly 'persuaded' to leave), Shetland and Orkneys (intermittent moves to be reassigned back to Norway, Up Helly Aa, etc), Isle of Man (three legs, cats etc), the places listed on [1] and the Republic of Sealand. 171.33.222.26 (talk) 14:24, 13 September 2013 (UTC)

Good joke?

I always thought it would be moderately amusing to call the UK "B-Road Island" or "B-Rhode Island", but you'd have to be knowledgeable about both Britain and the US to really get it. (Allusions to its increasingly second-rate importance in the world [Cf. B-roads, i.e. secondary roads] and its relationship with the US, i.e. a transatlantic version of the US state Rhode Island.) I'm British by the way, so it's a self-deprecating "joke". ^{— Unsigned, by: 91.125.73.242 / talk / contribs}

as a rule, its not funny if you have to explain it. AMassiveGay (talk) 23:32, 10 August 2014 (UTC)

I occasionally stray into Rhode Island. I have visited England and Scotland. I don't see enough similarity or difference to find that even faintly funny. (There are a few limited-access motorways in the Ocean State, such as the M95 from Attleboro to Cranston and towards Warwick, but nobody calls it the M95.) Sprocket J Cogswell (talk) 23:41, 10 August 2014 (UTC)

This article is fucking trash

You limey bastards have the audacity to create and edit a mostly anti-American article while singing the praises of your dying little island nation? No wonder this site has very little relevance. ^{— Unsigned, by: 66.87.115.91 / talk / contribs}

Please take care with the well known RW arse/door issue.--Bob^{"I think you'll find it's more complicated than that."} 21:09, 2 September 2014 (UTC)

"Oh no, someone from another country has an opinion. I FEEL SO THREATENED." Get a grip, son. Pascal yuiop (talk) 10:54, 3 September 2014 (UTC)

Polls

Brexit Poll

Yes	7	Vote
No	11	Vote

Scottish Independence Poll

Yes	7	Vote
No	11	Vote

Northern Irish Status Poll

Stay In the UK	7	Vote
Leave and Merge With the Republic of Ireland	11	Vote

Legal tender

The legal tender section is incorrect - only Bank of England notes are legal tender. Legal tender is only applicable in the settlement of debts; legal tender doesn't exist as a concept in Scotland in any case. https://www.scotbanks.org.uk/banknotes/legal-position.html gives a good summary. 84.92.90.18 (talk) 14:01, 11 December 2017 (UTC)

Pretty much fixed that. — Dysk (contribs) 15:00, 1 December 2018 (UTC)

Is the lede text correct?

It states in the lede "...containing the countries of Great Britain (which are England, Scotland and Wales), and...". I don't believe that Great Britain is a country. I believe that it is the name of the largest island. Great_Britain seems to agree with this as does Great Britain on Wikipedia. I suggest we change it to something like "...containing the countries England, Scotland & Wales, and...". I was a little unsure if Wales was a country, I'd heard it described as a principality, but Wales on Wikipedia indicates that that is not correct. SilverEel (talk) 02:11, 2 April 2022 (UTC)

"The United Kingdom" is also known as "The UK", "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland", and "Great Britain".

You are right that, geographically, the name "Great Britain" refers to the largest island; but politically, it can also be use to refer to "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland".

The question about Wales also leads us into ambiguity. But you can also ask if England Scotland and Northern Ireland are "countries". They have no separate status at at the UN, but they compete in many international sporting events as "countries" and England Wales and Scotland are certainly considered to be countries within the UK. (In Scotland and Wales anyway).

There is nothing stopping a principality also being a country.Bob^{"Life is short and (insert adjective)"} 06:49, 2 April 2022 (UTC)

But now I read the lede again it might be confusing so I have edited it.Bob^{"Life is short and (insert adjective)"} 06:53, 2 April 2022 (UTC)