Jersey is not part of the UK

[Andrew Swales]

{Note from mods - this post split from here: Durrell news [Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust]}




As MRJ points out, but has never requested. This needs moving please, as it is in the wrong thread. Jersey is not part of the United Kingdom.

 

[polarbear]

Jersey is a self-governing dependency of the United Kingdom

 

[Andrew Swales]

The term is actually a 'Crown Dependency'
Crown dependencies - Wikipedia
They do not form part of either the United Kingdom or the British Overseas Territories

 

[Cat-Man]

As MRJ points out, but has never requested. This needs moving please, as it is in the wrong thread. Jersey is not part of the United Kingdom.

It is honestly not worth the hassle at all.

 

[Andrew Swales]

Quite - some posters though, were being very particular about the constitutional status....

 

[MRJ]

Quite - some posters though, were being very particular about the constitutional status....

I guess that comment refers to me.

I brought up Jersey's constitutional status to explain why Jersey Zoo was operating under different rules to zoos located in the UK and I believe that was pertinent to the discussion at hand. That people were ignorant of Jersey's status does not surprise me, I am sure Jersey Constitutional Law is not a subject in British schools. I only know because I have an interest in such oddities.

If we were running a list on politics or constitutional law, of course Jersey should be in it's own category. However this is a zoo list, and the important thing is that people can quickly find threads for zoos they are interested in. I think almost all people would try to find Jersey Zoo under the United Kingdom. For that reason I think it would be best to leave it where it is.

 

[Andrew Swales]

I guess that comment refers to me.

I brought up Jersey's constitutional status to explain why Jersey Zoo was operating under different rules to zoos located in the UK and I believe that was pertinent to the discussion at hand. That people were ignorant of Jersey's status does not surprise me, I am sure Jersey Constitutional Law is not a subject in British schools. I only know because I have an interest in such oddities.

If we were running a list on politics or constitutional law, of course Jersey should be in it's own category. However this is a zoo list, and the important thing is that people can quickly find threads for zoos they are interested in. I think almost all people would try to find Jersey Zoo under the United Kingdom. For that reason I think it would be best to leave it where it is.

I did say posters, and not poster..
Where one persons 'near enough is good enough' stops - and another persons objection to 'offensive' lack of detail - will always be up for debate...

 

[Simon Hampel]

I did say posters, and not poster..
Where one persons 'near enough is good enough' stops - and another persons objection to 'offensive' lack of detail - will always be up for debate...

I make the decisions about groupings and MRJ is completely correct - this was done for purely functional purposes and not based on political or legal grounds.