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Chris 06-07-2021 09:14
Re: Goodby GB, hello UK.
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by pip08456 (Post 36085331)
How could you have The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland if Great Britain ceased to exist in 1801? It would've just been The United Kingdom surely.
The name reflects what happened - two kingdoms, one called Great Britain and one called Ireland, were legally joined into a new unitary state.

Sephiroth 06-07-2021 09:46
Re: Goodby GB, hello UK.
 
Why are we having this micro-detail discussion? Everyone knows what the UK is and how it came to be.

What's really stupid is the impulsiveness of the Government.

1andrew1 06-07-2021 09:52
Re: Goodby GB, hello UK.
 
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Originally Posted by Carth (Post 36085333)
Team GB is the brand name used since 1999 by the British Olympic Association for their Great Britain and Northern Ireland Olympic team.

Team UK, as they'll be known after a change of number plates ;)
We'll be taking off our GB plates and replacing them with UK ones whilst at the same time cheering on Team GB. I'm sure no kids will ever wonder if adults have a clue as to what we're doing! :D

mrmistoffelees 06-07-2021 09:58
Re: Goodby GB, hello UK.
 
The emergence from the pandemic, massive hospital waiting lists, rebuilding the economy, the so called 'levelling up' program. All huge programs that the government and parliament need to work together to deliver. Instead a subset start getting antsy about the letters to be used on a registration plate.

Funny how there's been no mutterings about the same change to the driving licence ?

Carth 06-07-2021 10:05
Re: Goodby GB, hello UK.
 
I've had the same driving licence since 1996 (last change of address) and have no plans to change it again in the future ;)

Bugger paying £14 every 10 years for the plastic one :D

1andrew1 06-07-2021 10:07
Re: Goodby GB, hello UK.
 
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Originally Posted by mrmistoffelees (Post 36085344)
The emergence from the pandemic, massive hospital waiting lists, rebuilding the economy, the so called 'levelling up' program. All huge programs that the government and parliament need to work together to deliver. Instead a subset start getting antsy about the letters to be used on a registration plate.

Funny how there's been no mutterings about the same change to the driving licence ?
Maybe, just maybe, it's a dead cat to distract from the real challenges the country faces?

Sephiroth 06-07-2021 10:13
Re: Goodby GB, hello UK.
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by 1andrew1 (Post 36085347)
Maybe, just maybe, it's a dead cat to distract from the real challenges the country faces?
No, it's Government stupidity and evidence of misjudging what's important.

Chris 06-07-2021 10:29
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Newsflash: there are almost half a million people on the civil service payroll in the UK. Not all of them are dealing with the pandemic. Other areas of government continue - if this is a surprise to you, then perhaps you should read up on the way government operates before fulminating.

Carth 06-07-2021 10:37
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Society is built on stupidity.

Why else would we continue to buy cheap plastic crap from China, replaceable every 9 months when it breaks, and then spend further £millions trying to solve the growing problem of plastic recycling & land fills.

mrmistoffelees 06-07-2021 10:42
Re: Goodby GB, hello UK.
 
Isn't this where the right to repair law kicks in ?

Carth 06-07-2021 10:47
Re: Goodby GB, hello UK.
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by mrmistoffelees (Post 36085360)
Isn't this where the right to repair law kicks in ?
Yep, and about time too, although just how far it gets is another matter :Yes:

tweetiepooh 06-07-2021 10:49
Re: Goodby GB, hello UK.
 
Maybe it is because we use .uk for the interwebs?

Hugh 06-07-2021 11:00
Re: Goodby GB, hello UK.
 
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Originally Posted by Sephiroth (Post 36085322)
Ha ha. Remember those daft idiots who insisted on putting an "Ecosse" sticker onto their cars? You can still get them (both the idiots and the sticker).
https://www.cableforum.uk/board/atta...7&d=1625561949

https://www.cableforum.uk/board/atta...8&d=1625561949

Carth 06-07-2021 11:14
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https://www.cableforum.uk/images/local/2021/07/1.jpg

Sephiroth 06-07-2021 11:15
Re: Goodby GB, hello UK.
 
Trust you, Hugh.

"Ecosse" is a French word, not being an official UK language.

"England" is an English word, English being an official UK language.

"Cymru" is a Welsh Gaelic word, an official UK language.


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