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Re:Is it time to retire the .gb top level domain? by thesuitonym on Monday November 21, 2022 @10:40AM (#33693761)
It would become the United Kingdom of England and Scotland. Though maybe they would acknowledge Wales for once.
Re:Is it time to retire the .gb top level domain? by nanna on Monday November 21, 2022 @10:44AM (#33693814)
Northern Ireland's departure would probably correlate with Scotland's, so more likely it'd be the United Kingdom of England and Wales. Catchy.
Re:Is it time to retire the .gb top level domain? by kmonsen on Monday November 21, 2022 @12:00PM (#33694840)
At that point Wales is probably east to call it a day as well.

Part of the problem is as the empire is shrinking London and England becomes more dominating. Each piece leaning reinforces this so I think if Northern Ireland and Scotland leaves wales will do so too. And perhaps even smaller pieces although that doesn’t look likely today.

Another factor is that Scotland stayed last time as border trade is the most important for Scotland. Not that UK is crashing it’s more likely they would leave.

Re:Is it time to retire the .gb top level domain? by oneeyedpigeon on Monday November 21, 2022 @11:21AM (#33694276)
"United Kingdom of Great Britain" is a lot catchier than "United Kingdom of England, Scotland, and — by the way — Wales" :)
Re:Is it time to retire the .gb top level domain? by LightG on Monday November 21, 2022 @12:11PM (#33694991)
Just Britain, these days ... if that.
Re:Is it time to retire the .gb top level domain? by adql on Monday November 21, 2022 @11:48AM (#33694674)
"United Kingdom of not so great Britain"
Re:Is it time to retire the .gb top level domain? by kmonsen on Monday November 21, 2022 @11:56AM (#33694793)
Great Britain is the island, if it’s only Northern Ireland leaving all of the Great Britain island would still be in.
Re:Is it time to retire the .gb top level domain? by mananaysiempre on Monday November 21, 2022 @01:00PM (#33695679)
Fun fact: there is, in fact, a Little Britain—Brittany (Bretagne) in France, across the Channel from England.