Off Topic County border changes

red&white wanderer · Sep 9, 2016

The Relic said: ↑

First things first - post codes are to do with the post office, county boundaries are not. Counties were changed during Thatcher's time in an attempt to rationalise government spending. It affected many parts of the U.K. For example, Rutland ceased to exist and became part of Leicestershire, Cumberland and Westmoreland became Cumbria, and Avon was created at the expense of parts of Somerset and Gloucestershire. Thatcher gave a one hour interview with Robin Day around '88 or '89 and I watched it. She said "Do you know Robin, we never saved a penny through that, and, given that it offended so many people, if I had the money, I'd change it all back again."

I'd like the traditional boundaries back, but she had a point about the cost.
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Thanks - thats roughly what my post was trying say -

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