Re: Any suggestions for riding around the UK?

On Fri, 11 Jul 2003 22:04:07 +0100, Mr Precision
<Amaps.news@archeus.plus.com> wrote:

>deadmail@burnt.org.uk wrote:
>
>> Matey named a few places he wanted to go to in one week;
>> hence the route. And, I'd suggest that lot is in the UK.
>
>I don't think so. For them to be within the UK rather than just England,
>there would have to be some outwith England. Otherwise I could say I've
>toured the UK by circling the M25.
>
>See, this doesn't surprise me at all. It's exactly the same with
>"British". Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are badly served by the
>"United Kingdom" and "Great Britain". Time for independance.

It's actually quite easy :

Great Britain = The Big Island (England, Scotland, Wales). Includes
outlying islands like the Shetlands, for convenience.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland = The three
above, plus Northern Ireland.

It only breaks down when describing people as "British Citizen", which
is used to mean someone who is a citizen of the UK.

Looking at history, the strong are those that unite - the Roman
Empire, the British Empire, the "American Empire".

Independence is unlikely to be a panacea, but it does provide extra
layers of politicians who can deny responsability for actually doing
anything.
--
Pete

pboyall.spamblock@_nospam_.IHATESPAM.lineone.co.uk (pete
boyall) wrote:

>Independence is unlikely to be a panacea, but it does provide extra
>layers of politicians who can deny responsability for actually doing
>anything.

Nice!

pete boyall wrote:

> Looking at history, the strong are those that unite - the Roman
> Empire, the British Empire, the "American Empire".

An, there's... tadaaaaa... Europe.

> Independence is unlikely to be a panacea, but it does provide extra
> layers of politicians who can deny responsability for actually doing
> anything.

Extra layers? You're taking out Westminster. The number of layers stays
much the same.

--
Colin Smith (Colin.Smith at archeus.plus.com)
"speed limit": "When the the throttle's fully open, the engine's
screaming, the wind blast is trying to rip your
head off and the thing just won't go any f*cking faster".

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pete boyall	Re: Any suggestions for riding around the UK? On Fri, 11 Jul 2003 22:04:07 +0100, Mr Precision <Amaps.news@archeus.plus.com> wrote: >deadmail@burnt.org.uk wrote: > >> Matey named a few places he wanted to go to in one week; >> hence the route. And, I'd suggest that lot is in the UK. > >I don't think so. For them to be within the UK rather than just England, >there would have to be some outwith England. Otherwise I could say I've >toured the UK by circling the M25. > >See, this doesn't surprise me at all. It's exactly the same with >"British". Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are badly served by the >"United Kingdom" and "Great Britain". Time for independance. It's actually quite easy : Great Britain = The Big Island (England, Scotland, Wales). Includes outlying islands like the Shetlands, for convenience. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland = The three above, plus Northern Ireland. It only breaks down when describing people as "British Citizen", which is used to mean someone who is a citizen of the UK. Looking at history, the strong are those that unite - the Roman Empire, the British Empire, the "American Empire". Independence is unlikely to be a panacea, but it does provide extra layers of politicians who can deny responsability for actually doing anything. -- Pete

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deadmail@burnt.org.uk	Re: Any suggestions for riding around the UK? pboyall.spamblock@_nospam_.IHATESPAM.lineone.co.uk (pete boyall) wrote: >Independence is unlikely to be a panacea, but it does provide extra >layers of politicians who can deny responsability for actually doing >anything. Nice!

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Mr Precision	Re: Any suggestions for riding around the UK? pete boyall wrote: > Looking at history, the strong are those that unite - the Roman > Empire, the British Empire, the "American Empire". An, there's... tadaaaaa... Europe. > Independence is unlikely to be a panacea, but it does provide extra > layers of politicians who can deny responsability for actually doing > anything. Extra layers? You're taking out Westminster. The number of layers stays much the same. -- Colin Smith (Colin.Smith at archeus.plus.com) "speed limit": "When the the throttle's fully open, the engine's screaming, the wind blast is trying to rip your head off and the thing just won't go any f*cking faster".