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[dannyk13]

Just been announced that Theresa May will invoke Article 50 at the end of March.

[THECORBYLOON]

Since the present UK has existed only since 1922, I'm not sure where the thousand years of unity comes from.

[douglas9401]

Maybe we've to count in dog years. :)

[ToraToraTora]

have another punnet TCL.

[Khandro]

OK, I haven't the space or time to write a thesis and I knew the jocks would want their twopenn'orth, but at the time of magna carta * they were not a very civilized bunch up there and the Romans had built a wall remember,
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magna_Carta
I'm simply saying that the British Isles, was an identifiable entity unlike say modern Germany or France and that is why 'sovereignty' in the day won Brexit and some other European countries do not comprehend its importance.

[THECORBYLOON]

Nah, still not convinced...

[Jackdaw33]

This srengthens my trust in May. It also enforces my belief that she was Brexit all along but did not want to upset the applecart. Her efforts during the Remain campaign were less than convincing.

[Old_Geezer]

It's nice to have a rough date, but my feeling is that is seems to be later the more specific the date becomes.

[New Judge]

“Since the present UK has existed only since 1922, I'm not sure where the thousand years of unity comes from.”

Very true. But just because minor constituent parts of it have variously come and gone over the years is no real reason to denigrate its supposed unity. There is no doubt that England, which forms by far and away the biggest component of the United Kingdom (whatever its constituency) ,is the driving force behind the UK, with the other bits and pieces coming and going as the fancy takes them. It is England that drives the UK and predominantly England which voted to leave the EU.

[THECORBYLOON]

OG, there has been a United Kingdom only since 1801 so not many decades before 1871.

[Jackdaw33]

The UK was formed in 1707. Ireland was a later addition.

[THECORBYLOON]

Queen Anne was reigning in 1707 and after the Union, she was Queen of Great Britain and not the United Kingdom of Great Britain. Her full title was "Anne, by the Grace of God, Queen of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, etc."

[Mamyalynne]

Well, whichever way one voted at least there are now signs (or mention of signs) of something happening.

[ToraToraTora]

all completely irrelevant details TCL, as the judge says UK is basically England + whatever appendages always was always will be.

[THECORBYLOON]

To be fair, we are both correct because looking at the original Act it says,"That the two Kingdoms of England and Scotland shall upon the First day of May which shall be in the year One thousand seven hundred and seven and for ever after be united into one Kingdom by the name of Great Britain..." but later on it speaks about "That the Succession to the Monarchy of the United Kingdom of Great Britain..."

[THECORBYLOON]

As it was based on only eighty responses, is it statistically valid? You may be on to something since only a few week ago I was almost hit three times using a zebra crossing so maybe it WAS personal...