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I question the claim that the UK is no longer a world power. Yes, it's not as powerful as it used to be, but I think it's still a world power. [[User:DanH|DanH]] 01:09, 30 July 2007 (EDT) | I question the claim that the UK is no longer a world power. Yes, it's not as powerful as it used to be, but I think it's still a world power. [[User:DanH|DanH]] 01:09, 30 July 2007 (EDT) | ||
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| + | :On the contrary, the United Kingdom is a great deal more powerful than it has ever been in the past. Just to take one example, in Victorian times it had no nuclear weapons, but it does now. [[User:Cornovius|Cornovius]] 07:56, 29 August 2007 (EDT) | ||
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St Kitts and Nevis gained independence in 1983 [1] Chrysogonus 07:19, 15 April 2007 (EDT)
Ireland
Was Ireland a part of the British Empire or was it considered just a constituent part of the United Kingdown? The article mentions Ireland becoming independent of the British Empire. Was it ever in it? Hannibal ad portas 02:52, 10 May 2007 (EDT)
- You're correct. Ireland was an integral part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (Dublin was considered the Empires second city), it was never considered a colony. It was the United Kingdom (rather than the British Empire) it broke away from. Mrjimbob 18:11, 27 June 2007 (EDT)
No longer a world power
I question the claim that the UK is no longer a world power. Yes, it's not as powerful as it used to be, but I think it's still a world power. DanH 01:09, 30 July 2007 (EDT)
- On the contrary, the United Kingdom is a great deal more powerful than it has ever been in the past. Just to take one example, in Victorian times it had no nuclear weapons, but it does now. Cornovius 07:56, 29 August 2007 (EDT)