oldbadger
Skanky Old Mongrel!
Quote, strait out of the above link, from the very first sentence in the very first paragraph, it says "Within the United Kingdom, a unitary sovereign state, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales have gained a degree of autonomy through the process of devolution."
...but keep digging yourself deeper into your hole, though. It's adorable.
Ahhhh....... you missed another member's post which linked that the UK is made up of three countries and a province. England's a country.
Very very few people here would consider either England or the United Kingdom to be a bloomin' State.
But enough of that.......... which kind of surveillance are you so worried about?