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JPG wrote:

On Tue, 5 Aug 2003 20:51:11 +0100, "Col"
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"JPG" wrote in message
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You're quite right, and neither is the Isle of Man. I don't know what
their status is but they do not return MPs to Westminster, which seems
to be required of constituent parts of the UK.

I don't think that is quite right.
Great Britain is defined as the United Kingdom *and* Northern
Ireland and NI do send MPs to Westminster.

Great Britain is largest of the "British Isles", Ireland being the
second largest. The political entity known as the United Kingdom
(UK), consists of Great Britain (consisting of Scotland, Wales and
England) and the six counties of Northern Ireland (partly, but not
wholly, comprising the old Irish province of Ulster).

JPG

As I understand it there are other islands as well. For example, the inner
and outer Hebrides, Orkneys, Shetlands and Isle of Wight are all represented
at Westminster. The Isle of Man, Channel Islands and Isles of Scilly are
not.

There are numerous other islands that are considered part of GB as well, like
the Farnes and Anglesey.

So the UK of GB and NI is not an accurate description.

Martin


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