Office for National Statistics

payrollpro
payrollpro Registered Posts: 425 Dedicated contributor 🦉
edited June 18 in AAT member discussion
I am busy completing an ONS survey for a client and noticed a bizarre definition of the term Great Britain.

Does everyone know that GB, according to ONS, now consists only of England, Scotland and Wales?

Have I missed something or has Northern Ireland suddenly disappeared, been given away to someone or what?

Anyone else noticed this completely and utterly weird change to the country?

Payrollpro

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  • jilt
    jilt Registered Posts: 2,892 Beyond epic contributor 🧙‍♂️
    Have a look here http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/britain/britain.htm

    Was surprised myself but it does make sense
  • deanshepherd
    deanshepherd Registered Posts: 1,798 Beyond epic contributor 🧙‍♂️
    Northern Ireland has never been part of Great Britain. To give the UK it's full name it is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
  • payrollpro
    payrollpro Registered Posts: 425 Dedicated contributor 🦉
    Thanks jilt and Dean, so we really are a pretty stupid nation, GB doesn't include Northern Ireland, our flag has no reference to Wales and the people of England don't have their own parliament! United Europe, perhaps a United Kingdom would be a good start, has anyone ever thought of doing that?
  • deanshepherd
    deanshepherd Registered Posts: 1,798 Beyond epic contributor 🧙‍♂️
    Ah, but then we would lose our 7 Champions League places and four World Cup teams!
  • Monsoon
    Monsoon Registered Posts: 4,020 Beyond epic contributor 🧙‍♂️
    I thought GB was England, Scotland and Wales, and the UK included NI.

    I learnded it in my ATT law book, I dids! :D

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