David Richerby wrote in
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Taylor Kingston wrote:
Great Britain, aka The United Kingdom

Great Britain and the United Kingdom are distinct.

It may be more precise to write that 'Great Britain' and the 'United Kingdom'
are not synonymous. Great Britain is a proper subset of the United Kingdom.

Great Britain is the largest of the British Isles and does not include
Northern Ireland; the United Kingdom [of Great Britain and Northern Ireland]
does.

The 'British Isles' and the 'United Kingdom' are not synonymous.
Unlike the United Kingdom, the British Isles include the Republic of Ireland.

For bonus marks, discuss the state of the Channel Islands and the
Isle of Man.

But if it's not on the GCSE... :-)

Here's an article, "Please don't make me agree with Joan Collins and
Robert Kilroy-Silk" by Marie Philips for 'The Observer' (7 July 2004):

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/comme...256083,00.html

"Since I can't bring myself to align with Robert 'we owe the Arabs nothing'
Kilroy-Silk, or that noted political behemoth Joan Collins, I think I must
by default be in favour of a closer Europe, but without the facts to back
it up, I can't maintain the opinion. One of these days I'm going to be asked
to vote in referendum on Europe. Assuming that I even understand the question,
it's going to be a tricky one. It's hard to vote in favour of a change you
that can't fathom, against the status quo that you're familiar with."
--Marie Philips (7 July 2004)

--Nick