06-07-2021, 09:14
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Re: Goodby GB, hello UK.
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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.
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The name reflects what happened - two kingdoms, one called Great Britain and one called Ireland, were legally joined into a new unitary state.
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06-07-2021, 09:46
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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.
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06-07-2021, 09:52
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Re: Goodby GB, hello UK.
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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
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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!
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06-07-2021, 09:58
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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 ?
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06-07-2021, 10:05
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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
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06-07-2021, 10:07
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Re: Goodby GB, hello UK.
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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 ?
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Maybe, just maybe, it's a dead cat to distract from the real challenges the country faces?
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06-07-2021, 10:13
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Re: Goodby GB, hello UK.
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Maybe, just maybe, it's a dead cat to distract from the real challenges the country faces?
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No, it's Government stupidity and evidence of misjudging what's important.
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06-07-2021, 10:29
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Re: Goodby GB, hello UK.
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.
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06-07-2021, 10:37
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Re: Goodby GB, hello UK.
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.
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06-07-2021, 10:42
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Re: Goodby GB, hello UK.
Isn't this where the right to repair law kicks in ?
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06-07-2021, 10:47
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Re: Goodby GB, hello UK.
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Isn't this where the right to repair law kicks in ?
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Yep, and about time too, although just how far it gets is another matter
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06-07-2021, 10:49
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Re: Goodby GB, hello UK.
Maybe it is because we use .uk for the interwebs?
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06-07-2021, 11:00
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Re: Goodby GB, hello UK.
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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).
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06-07-2021, 11:14
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06-07-2021, 11:15
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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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