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First Minister for Wales

Please see my comments on this article's talk page. I do take your point about "conventional usage in the English language when describing a head of state or government". However, the position is known as the First Minister for Wales, and regardless of whether this is for political reasons, or simply because the Government are obsessed with the word "for", I feel we should stick to a neutral point of view when presenting the facts in Wikipedia. Best wishes, JRawle (Talk) 01:08, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

Danish general election, 2015

Please start a discussion on the talk page rather than unilaterally keep changing and reverting the introduction. This is expected per WP:BRD. Thanks, Number 57 10:48, 2 July 2015 (UTC)

Why are my reverts "unilateral" but yours are not User:Number 57? Kennethmac2000 (talk) 18:37, 2 July 2015 (UTC)

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Trade Union (Wales) Act 2017

If you wish to change this article to reflect what you believe to be the case then the onus is on you to find reliable sources that reflect that. The legislation is being debated by the UK parliament and will apply throughout the UK. If, as you stated in a previous edit, Northern Ireland has separate trade union law then you need to find a source to demonstrate that. Reverting people with comments like "you are wrong" or this isn't in the spirit of Wikipedia are unhelpful. You need to take this to the talk page and discuss it. Or, if you feel particularly strongly, then post something at WP:3O and ask for their input. This is Paul (talk) 20:27, 1 July 2022 (UTC)

The problem is the terms United Kingdom and Great Britain tend to be used interchangeably by the media and are often thought to be the same thing. It is wise to treat with caution any mention of either, and dig a little deeper. Consequently I feel it could cause confusion to use the term in the article without proper explanation. If you want to say the law will apply throughout England, Scotland and Wales then that's a sensible way around the problem, and in fact, once I've finished this post I'll change it to those. This has nothing to do with whether or not I created the article, I'd say the same thing regardless of that. Also bear in mind the article will need a reference to say these changes won't apply to Northern Ireland. This is Paul (talk) 13:00, 2 July 2022 (UTC)

But there is a quote from the UK government - which is included inline in the article - which says that it "intends ... to ensure trade union legislation applies equally across Great Britain". So this is not just some journalist sloppily throwing around terms without thinking about what they mean. Don't you think a UK government spokesperson - who would presumably by default refer to the whole of the UK - deliberately chose the term "Great Britain"? (I certainly do, since employment law is devolved in Northern Ireland.)

Why would it make sense for us to include a quote in the article which refers to "across Great Britain", but then elsewhere in the article say "across the United Kingdom"?

I also disagree with the premise of your point. Abroad, people often use the terms United Kingdom and Great Britain interchangeably (eg, in Germany), but this rarely happens within the UK. The terms United Kingdom and "Britain" are definitely used interchangeably within the UK, but people rarely say "Great Britain" unless they are specifically referring to the political construct (ie, England, Scotland and Wales). Because of the Northern Ireland Protocol, we have actually become more used to talking about "Great Britain" (or "GB") in recent times - eg, when talking about the checks which now exist between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Kennethmac2000 (talk) 13:12, 2 July 2022 (UTC)

I tend to think of Wikipedia as being for an international audience, so a bit of explanation never goes amiss. Another solution could be to link the Great Britain text so the reader can click on that if they wanted clarification. This is Paul (talk) 13:27, 2 July 2022 (UTC)

I think linking to Great Britain is a very good idea, perhaps the first time the term is mentioned. Kennethmac2000 (talk) 14:07, 2 July 2022 (UTC)

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