That had already happened at the start of this year - the old-style "GB" oval stickers remained valid, but the on-plate markings changed from the EU stars to the Union Flag. Switching now to "UK" invalidates all of that, and is entirely political.
And a different group of neighbours use the phrase Vereinigte Königreich, but I fail to see how either is relevant.
This is nowt to do with Brexit. It appears to me to be a political gesture by the Westminster administration to emphasize that the country is officially the UK, and includes the 6 counties.More Brexit-related insanity from our Government:
GB number plate sticker no longer valid abroad
The GB stickers motorists use when driving abroad are no longer valid after a change in UK rules.www.bbc.co.uk
Perhaps if you were to add the letter "s" to the end of the first emboldened word above and then translate both that and the French word in my posting, you would see the phrase United Kingdom which carries the initials UK (a matter being discussed in this thread) and that is the relevance you appear to fail to see.
You're correct it's a political gesture, but it definitely is due to the Brexit mindset of our current administration. If it was truly about concern over strengthening NI identity within the union, they aren't doing a good job of making NI feel like an equal part of the Union:
I still cannot see any direct connection between the phrases used in foreign languages to describe this country and the words we use in our own language. Using "GB" rather than "UK" on number plates and in numerous other areas is something that's happened for a great many years now.
I suspect Northern Ireland was possibly left in the “too difficult file” due to those who would strongly resist having either a GB or UK badge or sticker…
They aren't part of GB or UK, so they won't be affected.
So 'GB' will live on as part of GBM, GBG, and GBJ.
They are Crown dependencies, Not part of GB or the UK, I have no idea what they will put on their cars. As I said up thread, it's good to see the government concentrating on the things that matter.
Generally but not always.
As it says in the linked document, uk is 'exceptionally reserved'. Basically, there were computer networks and naming conventions before the Internet, ISO-3166, and DNS. The country code in use was uk. If you believe Wikipedia, following the introduction of ISO-3166, everything uk was supposed to change to gb, but it never happened.Which is a odd one in itself - the country codes for websites are based on the ISO 3166 standard for two letter country codes, where our code is actually GB.
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
Our three letter code is GBR, there's no equivalent reserved involving UK.
The type of behaviour here really should be illegal IMO.
That maybe true to an extent, but Johnson u-turning on visas and now extending the offer length (regardless of how many actually take up this offer), implies that either there's more than meets the eye, and/or he's taking the wrong action for the ongoing problem. Either way, he needs holding to account somewhere.
When will Johnson ever be taken to account?
He won't.
When there’s a viable opposition, which seems a very long way away. Possibly two election cycles.
Every panic is media induced - by definition. There can't be a panic about a problem that people don't know about.
Because there isn't a shortage - there is plenty of fuel. It just isn't where it needs to be.
That's if Johnson specifically is still in post when the Tories are out of Government, his own party might force him out before then, he may also decide to jump ship, either because he's doing a David Cameron and running from his own mess, and/or because he desires the post-politics gravy train.
Until it didn't...
www.independent.co.uk
Fine for the stereotypical Kensington & Chelsea local with a thirsty BMW X6 and infinitely deep pockets. Awful for those who live in the same neighbourhood but whose incomes are much closer to the living wage. Diabolical pricing by that business.
Brexit/EU membership is something of a horseshoe rather than a straight line. The far left and far right are most pro-Brexit. The soft left and soft right tend to be mildly pro-Europe or in a few cases mildly pro-Brexit, while the centrist Social/Liberal Democrats are the most ardent pro-Europe.
Even assuming that we never rejoin the EU or SM/CU, the effects of Brexit are going to be felt for a least a decade, so it'll be at least that long before we "get over it". Look at how the 1966 World Cup gets mentioned every four years!
