Apologies. This might not be the perfect community for the post.

  • Blackmist@feddit.uk
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    9 months ago

    I think Sheppey is a joke to everyone including the people that have to live there.

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      9 months ago

      I’m trying to remember though, aren’t the Jersey, Guernsey, and Man somehow closer to Scotland or Wales status than say Sheppey or the Orkneys?

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        9 months ago

        Yeah, the channel islands and the Isle of Man have more autonomy. Officially they are “self-governing British Crown Dependencies”.

        Jersey and Guernsey have different VAT rates for instance. For years, play.com was based in Jersey solely so they wouldn’t have to pay VAT on most of the cheaper stuff they sold to the mainland.