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No election in Northern Ireland
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fairenoughclough
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in N. Ireland
I noticed on the news Tony Blair announcing the election in Britain, why no elections for Northern Ireland ?
Just for one moment, thought I'd found my way.
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There will of course be elections here for the Westminister seats.0
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Are there not 2 elections ... possibly council as well? I get confused about which elections are when
IvanI don't care about your first world problems; I have enough of my own!0 -
That is correct Ivan0
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Tony doesn't announce our council elections though, please see first post.
Isn't it great, plenty of paper to fill our blue bins with over the next few weeks!! What's your guess to the number of people that actually read this bumpfh - I think about 1 in a 100.
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That many?0
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Am I being paranoid or was my post about Northern Ireland not being a part of Great Britain removed.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; note - Great Britain includes the countries of England, Scotland, and Wales.
So when Tony said, "Britain" I thought he was excluding Northern Ireland deliberately because of the ongoing situation with some Sinn Fein MP's.Just for one moment, thought I'd found my way.0 -
Someone explained all this to me ages ago (and to be honest I wasn't paying that much attention) ... I think it was something along the lines of ...
Great Britain covers England, Scotland and Wales
United Kingdom covers England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Channel Islands etc.
Britain is sometimes used instead of United Kingdom
Damned confusing isn't it ....
IvanI don't care about your first world problems; I have enough of my own!0 -
IvanOpinion wrote:Someone explained all this to me ages ago (and to be honest I wasn't paying that much attention) ... I think it was something along the lines of ...
Great Britain covers England, Scotland and Wales
United Kingdom covers England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Channel Islands etc.
Britain is sometimes used instead of United Kingdom
Damned confusing isn't it ....
Ivan
I think you have it right.
Thanks why the Commonwealth Games team is 'Great Britain and NI'.
I think.Why do companies offer you "free gifts?"
Since when has a gift NOT been free?0 -
*wonders what connection this thread has with money saving...* 0
What's your guess then? This discussion has been closed.
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