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# TITLE: Is the UK too small to remain an independent nation in a globalised world? [f56046647e32deabba9a229541e3681a]
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# PUBLICATION DATE: 2025-10-12
# MODIFICATION DATE: 2025-10-12
# NUMBER ALTERNATIVES: 4
# NUMBER VOTERS: 5
# NUMBER UNIQUE ORDERS: 5
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 1: Statement 1 - No, the UK is not too small to remain an independent nation in a globalised world. The UK is a very small country in terms of geographical size and population, however it has a very strong economy and has accumulated vast amounts of material and non-material wealth throughout history. It is an important player in geopolitical power relations and has positioned itself as a leading nation. The UK has a lot to offer the world and is not at a loss if it gets help from other countries. It should value the help of other countries and appreciate how countries can all help each other instead of letting pride get in the way and saying we are an independent nation. We have a lot of offer to other countries and we should also be humble enough to realise the benefit from other countries.
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 2: Statement 2 - No, the UK is not too small to remain an independent nation in a globalised world. The UK is a small country in terms of geographical size and population size. However, it is a country with a strong economy and a rich history. There are many examples of nations much smaller than the UK that continue to prosper independently. Globalisation negates and diminishes individual cultures creating a homogeneous outlook without individual differences that make life interesting. The UK is not at loss if it does get help from other countries, nothing is being taken away from it. We should appreciate how countries can all help each other instead of letting pride get in the way and saying we are an independent nation. We have a lot of offer to other countries and we should also be humble enough to realise the benefit from other countries.
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 3: Statement 3 - The UK is not too small to remain an independent nation in a globalised world. It might not be very large in geographical terms or in terms of population, however its economy is still quite strong. Other than that, the country has accumulated vast amount of material and non-material wealth throughout history and positioned itself as an important player in geopolitical power relations. The UK has a lot to offer the world but in my opinion it cannot remain how it is if it does everything on its own. We should appreciate how countries can all help each other instead of letting pride get in the way and saying we are an independent nation. We have a lot of offer to other countries and we should also be humble enough to realise the benefit from other countries.
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 4: Statement 4 - The UK is too small to remain an independent nation in a globalised world. The UK is a small country and this has both advantages and disadvantages. On the one hand, the UK is a small country in terms of geographical size, population size and size of the economy. On the other hand, it has accumulated vast amount of material and non-material wealth throughout history and positioned itself as an important player in geopolitical power relations. However, the UK is very dependent on other countries in many aspects such as agriculture, economy, and trading, etc. Therefore, the UK is an independent country and may not continue its current leading position in this globalised world and among other countries. Globalisation negates and diminishes individual cultures creating a homogeneous outlook without individual differences that make life interesting. The UK has a lot to offer the world but in my opinion it cannot remain how it is if it does everything on its own. We should appreciate how countries can all help each other instead of letting pride get in the way and saying we are an independent nation. We have a lot of offer to other countries and we should also be humble enough to realise the benefit from other countries.
1: 1,2,3,4
1: 2,1,3,4
1: 4,1,2,3
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1: 2,3,1,4