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Quite right, "UK" is an abbreviation for "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland"
by jjgreen 3mo ago
Quite right, "UK" is an abbreviation for "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland"
- nephihaha 3mo agoI could also mention Manx Railways, which are historic heritage lines, but there are at least three railway lines there that are mostly used by tourists and some commuters. The Isle of Man has a curious relationship with the UK. As a Manxman once said to me, the government there is British when it feels like it and not British when it feels like it.
- rsynnott 3mo agoThe Isle of Man is not strictly speaking part of the UK at all.
- nephihaha 3mo agoLike I say, the Manx government is not British when it suits it (offshore banking) but is British when it does suit it (defence). Their relationship is complicated, and often contradictory. Apart from the Commonwealth Games, there is little effort to set up a proper national sporting infrastructure like the Faroe Islands have. Their football team does not get out much and if they have a national rugby side I've never heard of it.