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| (...) No worse than the Governments (of all persuasions) who consider that whatever policies are good for the South-East of England will be appropriate for the whole country. Some examples; <Ben Elton mode> The folk of Shetland pay the same rate of (...) (24 years ago, 26-Sep-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.loc.ie)
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| (...) Nearly. You need to separate physical geography from political boundaries Geog: Great Britain is the single large island northwest of France. It is often mistaken as the polical boundary - for example in sports events where a UK team is (...) (24 years ago, 25-Sep-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.loc.ie)
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| (...) I know what you mean. These are all the geographical terms I know of for where I live, and some of their definitions: England: Obvioulsly, just England British Isles: Basicly, all the land we own (not including our commonwealth, but the (...) (24 years ago, 25-Sep-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.loc.ie)
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| (...) I would bet that many folks in England, and even more elsewhere could not tell you what England, Great Britain, or the UK actually represent. Geographically or politically speaking. They are all the same place to many people. E.g. You (...) (24 years ago, 25-Sep-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.loc.ie)
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