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[JohnW2]

Wales is a principality, it is same country as England.

Maybe - but, if so, there's an awful lot of "correction of misinformation" you'd need to do, from the Encyclopedia Britannica downwards. Just looking at the first paragraphs from that encyclopedia, I find ...

Although Wales was shaken by the decline of its industrial mainstay, coal mining, by the end of the 20th century the country had developed a diversified economy, particularly in the cities of Cardiff and Swansea, while the countryside, once reliant on small farming, drew many retirees from England. Tourism became an economic staple, with visitors—including many descendants of Welsh expatriates—drawn to Wales’s stately parks and castles as well as to cultural events highlighting the country’s celebrated musical and literary traditions.

In fact, it seems that the situation has changed fairly recently. If Wikipedia is to be believed ....

However, this definition was raised in the Welsh Assembly in 2010 and the then Counsel General for Wales, John Griffiths, stated, 'Principality is a misnomer and that Wales should properly be referred to as a country.'[120] In 2011, ISO 3166-2:GB was updated and the term 'principality' was replaced with 'country'.[119] UK Government toponymic guidelines state that, 'though there is a Prince of Wales, this role is deemed to be titular rather than exerting executive authority, and therefore Wales is described as a country rather than a principality.'[121]

This is why the Welsh flag is not part of the Union Jack.

In addition to repeatedly referring to Wales as a country, Wikipedia has a somewhat different explanation as to why Wales is not represented in the Union Flag ....

There are no symbols representing Wales in the flag, making Wales the only home nation with no direct representation, as at the time of the Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542 (creating legal union with England) the concept of national flags was in its infancy.

 

[Murdochcat]

Oh FFS

 

[JohnW2]

It was pointed out as it had been pointed out to me that Part P law is not the same as the requirement to notify, I am not sure if that means the requirement to notify is not a law ...

Of courese it doesn't. The requirement to notify is created by The Building Regulations 2010 (as subsequently amended), which is very much 'law' - but those requirements obviously differ in England and Wales.

 

[Taylortwocities]

Oh FFS

I agree.

@ericmark - the OP is in Hampshire. If I remember that is in England. Why, oh why, at every turn to you start muttering about Wales. No wonder people get frustrated and give up.

 

[JohnW2]

Oh FFS

Quite so!

 

[Murdochcat]

Quite so!

YOU have been fanning the fire

 

[JohnW2]

YOU have been fanning the fire

I have, because I don;t like seeing 'misinformation' left unchallenged, but I would certainly not have started it.

 

[SUNRAY]

I had written a response before lunch But I've just discovered I didn't post it. Here is a small part of it:

The one thing I will mention is a Welsh Prince became the English king and stopped using the Welsh flag (St Davids cross - gold on black) and adopted the St George cross (which at the time was not the English flag) and the unified flag. It was a long time later that union extennded to Scotland and the 2 flags were alagamated and a long time later the same thing happened with Ireland (now of course only Northern Ireland).

True to the welsh habit of adopting flags they then adopted a German flag and stuck a mythical beast on it.

 

[Risteard]

What happened to Isle of man then?

The Welsh Prince became the English King, so Wales is a Principality and England and Wales is a Kingdom, they have been united as a Kingdom for some time now.

It was pointed out as it had been pointed out to me that Part P law is not the same as the requirement to notify, I am not sure if that means the requirement to notify is not a law, it does seem rules and laws are not the same, our rule book, BS 7671 is not law, but can be used in a court of law.

However they are a guide, not even a regulation, the new landlord law about having an EICR done, links to the actual law, but same is not true with the guides for building regulations, which raises the question where does it say the work needs to be registered in law?

I have been surprised to see how much today needs registering, doors, windows, etc, etc. And frankly I don't really care, when this house is sold, I will be dead.

The Isle of Man isn't in the UK. It's a British Crown Dependency.

 

[ericmark]

The Isle of Man isn't in the UK. It's a British Crown Dependency.

Same as Falklands then. But you say we in Wales don't depend on the UK government?