Great Britain and Britain, the difference.
The name Britain derives from the Roman word Britannia, but there are two conflicting arguments about why the ‘Great’ was stuck on the front of Britain.
The first is that it is used to … Read the rest
The name Britain derives from the Roman word Britannia, but there are two conflicting arguments about why the ‘Great’ was stuck on the front of Britain.
The first is that it is used to … Read the rest
Is it time for another Scottish Independence Referendum?
The last referendum for Scottish independence was held on 18 September 2014.
This permitted all European Union or Commonwealth citizens, residing in Scotland and age 16 or over, to vote in the … Read the rest
Bank notes issued by the Bank of England are the legal currency of the United Kingdom and are valid in all parts of the United Kingdom including Scotland.
Bank notes, issued by … Read the rest
A statement by Kate Forbes in November 2020 was: I couldn’t understand why we were content to put up with decisions taken by governments we didn’t elect. www.snp.org/kate-forbes-snp20-conference.
But that was talking about the UK government where her party, … Read the rest
Scotland had a population of 5,295,000 in the 2011 Scottish census, with only 57,375 of these able to speak their own Gaelic language. Most of the Scottish population speak the Scottish-English dialect.
One of these fluent Gaelic speakers is the … Read the rest