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by iso947 2005 days ago
The United Kingdom hasn’t been United for 4 years and hasn’t been a kingdom for nearly 70
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acjohnson55 2005 days ago
It is literally both of those things, even if it might not be within the next decade.
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AnimalMuppet 2005 days ago
Could you explain your basis for saying both of those statements?
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mhh__ 2005 days ago
1) Brexit has absolutely split the country

2) The queen has now reigned for 68 years

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AnimalMuppet 2004 days ago
1) "United" refers to the kingdoms being united, not the people.

2) It's still a kingdom, whether a king or queen rules.

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mhh__ 2004 days ago
The comment was obviously written in jest, so I was playing along.
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