Talk:Great Britain

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• The position of the United Kingdom is as usual so nuanced that it's difficult to see where they are on the spectrum, but look, that's what Britain's like and we all love being British.
  • Fabian Picardo (2012)

United Kingdom

Why does United Kingdom redirect here?  Great Britain is just the island that holds England, Whales, and Scotland.  It does not hold Northern Ireland.  The United Kingdom is the government that unites and rules over the three countries of Great Britain plus Northern Ireland.  Until Northern Ireland gains its independence from the United Kingdom, the United Kingdom will remain a larger entity than Great Britain.  In short, the two are not the same thing.  allixpeeke (talk) 02:46, 30 June 2015 (UTC)

You have a point. It should be the U.K., not Great Britain. – Illegitimate Barrister 15:53, 17 July 2015 (UTC)

@Allixpeeke: I have moved the page to United Kingdom. – Illegitimate Barrister, 21:52, 18 January 2016 (UTC)

Cool.  allixpeeke (talk) 10:56, 9 July 2016 (UTC)