[Politics] Good Bye Great Britain

drew · Sep 29, 2021

Oh dear, no longer are we going to be Great Britain as the Government finally recognize they've undermined that title so it's all going to be UK from now on, starting with your GB sticker.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-58734265

The Clamp · Sep 29, 2021

Probably for the best. Nobody sane can say GREAT Britain anymore with a straight face.

Badger · Sep 29, 2021

I bet the Daily Mail comments section on this story is an absolute treat.

drew · Sep 29, 2021

Mustafa said:
Out of all the things I could be bothered about, this is pretty close to the very bottom of the list.

Somebody somewhere thinks it's important. Obviously they've nothing better to do.

A1X · Sep 29, 2021

Is this the moment we go “GB2010” to try and avoid our responsibilities?

sully · Sep 29, 2021

GB has always been an island, not a country, hasn’t it?

lawros left foot · Sep 29, 2021

The ‘Great’ is a geographical term, not a measure of the country’s superiority.

Tony Towner's Fridge · Sep 29, 2021

I thought that the 'Great' was always a collective term and not an exultant triumphal word in this context. It's yet more rubbish PCiation when there's so much more important items on our national agenda.

TNBA

TTF

vegster · Sep 29, 2021

drew said:
Oh dear, no longer are we going to be Great Britain as the Government finally recognize they've undermined that title so it's all going to be UK from now on, starting with your GB sticker.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-58734265

Although about half of all Scots and Northern Irish citizens do not want a part of it ! This just continues our slide from global power to nonentities.

BNthree · Sep 29, 2021

Mustafa said:
Are there any other examples of places that use 'Great', or equivalent in their languages, to describe a place the size of GB?

Not great itself but Greater London, Greater Manchester etc.

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The Clamp · Sep 29, 2021

It’s called great because it’s the largest land mass in the British Isles. I think we all know that. I was having a little dig, put your teeth back in gentlemen.

drew · Sep 29, 2021

Mustafa said:
Are there any other examples of places that use 'Great', or equivalent in their languages, to describe a place the size of GB?

The great barrier reef! Slightly 'greater' than GB in terms of size.

The Clamp · Sep 29, 2021

Mustafa said:
Are there any other examples of places that use 'Great', or equivalent in their languages, to describe a place the size of GB?

Not sure. It’s a Hoot Hoot at Pontins Park though .

drew · Sep 29, 2021

The Clamp said:
It’s called great because it’s the largest land mass in the British Isles. I think we all know that. I was having a little dig, put your teeth back in gentlemen.

Great might describe the largest land mass in the British Isles but United is really not an apt description of the inhabitants of Kingdom!

el punal · Sep 29, 2021

Frank Lampard’s United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland.

Thunder Bolt · Sep 29, 2021

Mustafa said:
Are there any other examples of places that use 'Great', or equivalent in their languages, to describe a place the size of GB?

It stems from Bretagne and Grand Bretagne. The Plantagenets only spoke French.

GT49er · Sep 29, 2021

I know that Great Britain and the United Kingdom have always been technically slightly different, but I've never bothered with remembering the exact definitions (some bits of GB aren't part of the UK or vice versa). I've always been quite happy to be a citizen of the UK, and of GB, so it doesn't bother me which one we use. I don't think many people will be bothered about this - if they've got GB plates on their car and want to travel abroad, it's a minor inconvenience, and that's about it.

Storm in a teacup? Nah - more :shrug:

Superphil · Sep 29, 2021

Mustafa said:
Out of all the things I could be bothered about, this is pretty close to the very bottom of the list.

If you plan on taking your/a UK registered car/van/truck/motorcycle on a ferry or tunnel to mainland Europe you’ll need to be bothered.

Bakero · Sep 29, 2021

Mustafa said:
Are there any other examples of places that use 'Great', or equivalent in their languages, to describe a place the size of GB?

Great Yarmouth (Originally Magna Yarmouth) is so called to distinguish it from Little Yarmouth.

Eeyore · Sep 29, 2021

sully said:
GB has always been an island, not a country, hasn’t it?

I don't think that England is 'officially' a country but a region as per exigere legem

I've never used the term 'Britain' or even 'Great Britain' just UK or England.

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