
Am I the only one that finds it peculiar that a BBC map of Russian gas pipelines to Europe shows Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England as separate countries?

Am I the only one that finds it peculiar that a BBC map of Russian gas pipelines to Europe shows Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England as separate countries?
There’s a great counterculture map of the world on Strange Maps. The map is good but even better is a quote from a review of it in a 60s Berkeley ‘zine:
Everyone knows that what’s important is people, not distances, and now for the first time we have a map recognizing this.