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England

constituent unit, United Kingdom
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Peter Kellner is the former president of YouGov PLC and the author of Democracy: 1,000 Years in Pursuit of British Liberty and others.
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England, predominant constituent unit of the United Kingdom, occupying more than half of the island of Great Britain. Outside the British Isles, England is often erroneously considered synonymous with the island of Great Britain (England, Scotland, and Wales) and even with the entire United Kingdom. Despite the political, economic, and cultural legacy that has secured the perpetuation of its name, England no longer officially exists as a governmental or political unit—unlike Scotland, Wales, and Northern...

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