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We don't acknowledge territories in that way in the UK though (with the exception of certain small areas of Northern Ireland, and that's an extreme case).
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We may not acknowledge them, but they exist.
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The UK and its neighbourhoods are for everybody, not just groups of people with common interests or beliefs that happen to live in the same street. If Mecca Bingo has survived without protest for 50 years, then it has a heritage of acceptance in the UK and should be allowed to open wherever it wants, subject to the usual planning and licensing laws.
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Mecca Bingo has existed for 50 years, true, but it's entirely possible that they only existed in areas without large numbers of Muslims.
That doesn't change the fact that it was Rank who voluntarily changed the name, and they weren't actually forced to.
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A Vatican-branded condom shop isn't really an equivalent as an example though; there is currently no such brand and an attempt to create one and place it in the Bogside would naturally be regarded as inflammatory and unhelpful.
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I was looking for an example that would cause offence. I suspect most Catholics wouldn't be too bothered if a company opened up a Vatican branded condom shop in a non-Catholic area (if they even knew about it) in much the same way that I suspect most Muslims don't give a fig about a Mecca Bingo hall in a non-Muslim area.