On 9/18/2014 1:53 AM, Lisi Reisz wrote: > Sorry, John. But we should be going OT.... > > On Thursday 18 September 2014 00:45:24 John Hasler wrote: >> Lisi writes: >>> There are four countries in the United Kingdom: Ireland, Scotland, >>> Wales and England. >> >> In roughly the same sense in which there are fifty countries in the USA. > > No. They are separate countries, with an earlier lengthy political history. > Scotland and England were separate kingdoms until the Act of Union in 1707. > It is a complete misunderstanding (misinformation?) that they are merely > States - and even the States each has its own Senate etc. England has no > Parliament, and has not had since 1707. > > Lisi > >
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