SEB PSA: The Difference between the United Kingdom, Great Britain and England Explained.

By , on 7 February, 2011

This YouTube video by C.G.P. Grey attempts to clear up all the confusion between what is the United Kingdom, Great Britain, and England. Terms that many people, yours truly included, often use interchangeably much to the alternating consternation/amusement of the folks who actually live there.

Check it:

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U.K. woman dials emergency services to report stolen snowman.

By , on 3 December, 2010
Pic of a snowman thief.

Over in the U.K. when you want to report a fire or a robbery you pick up the phone and dial 999 and are immediately connected to helpful personnel who will assist you with whatever the emergency happens to be.

And, just like here in America, they have to deal with the occasional idiotic call:

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Good news in the U.K. as doctors vote to drop homeopathy funding from the NHS.

By , on 1 July, 2010

The advocates of woo-woo in the U.K. have had a bit of a setback:

In all the furore over cuts to the NHS, doctors have voted to stop one service all by themselves – and unlike what is expected to follow, this is something we should all celebrate. The British Medical Association (BMA) has voted . . . → Read More: Good news in the U.K. as doctors vote to drop homeopathy funding from the NHS.

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The Atheist Bus Campaign.

By , on 23 October, 2008

The British Humanist Association decided it was time that someone put out a pro-atheism message to counter some of the pro-religion ads that show up all over the U.K. so they put together a plan to raise some money to do just that:

The Atheist Bus Campaign launches today, Tuesday October 21 2008. With your . . . → Read More: The Atheist Bus Campaign.

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This is what a surveillance society looks like.

By , on 24 September, 2008

The U.K. has a shitload of closed circuit television cameras (CCTV) almost everywhere you go. One local artist who realized that he was monitored almost constantly by the police decided to see how long it would take them to notice an 8 foot tall alien wandering on an empty street so he got some friends . . . → Read More: This is what a surveillance society looks like.

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New British political leader doesn’t believe in God.

By , on 19 December, 2007

The Liberal Democrats, who are a left-wing party in the United Kingdom and rank third after the Conservatives and incumbent Labour Party, have elected a new leader named Nick Clegg. And, in a radio interview with BBC Radio 5 Live, he said that he didn’t believe in God:

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Worst bombing in London since World War II.

By , on 7 July, 2005

By now you’ve all probably heard that terrorists have bombed London. So far the death toll stands at 37 with possibly 700 wounded and is likely to climb higher as time passes. I’ve been listening to the coverage of the event on NPR throughout the day and I just wanted to take a moment to . . . → Read More: Worst bombing in London since World War II.

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