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This article is written in British English, which has its own spelling conventions (colour, travelled, centre, defence, artefact, analyse) and some terms that are used in it may be different or absent from other varieties of English. According to the relevant style guide, this should not be changed without broad consensus.

England was one of the Geography and places good articles, but it has been removed from the list. There are suggestions below for improving the article to meet the good article criteria. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.

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Date	Process	Result
April 25, 2006	Featured article candidate	Not promoted
February 13, 2008	Featured article candidate	Not promoted
March 22, 2009	Good article nominee	Listed
June 14, 2009	Good article reassessment	Delisted
August 4, 2009	Peer review	Reviewed
October 17, 2009	Good article nominee	Listed
September 22, 2024	Good article reassessment	Delisted
Current status: Delisted good article

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Text and/or other creative content from England was copied or moved into Outline of England with this edit. The former page's history now serves to provide attribution for that content in the latter page, and it must not be deleted as long as the latter page exists.

The issue whether England is a country or not has been repeatedly raised.

The outcome of discussion is that England is a country. This has been confirmed in formal mediation with respect to Wales, though the general issues are common amongst England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.

The discussion about Wales is summarised in this archive. Further information on the countries within the UK for the different terms used to describe England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales can be found at Countries of the United Kingdom, and Subdivisions of the United Kingdom. A table of reliable sources can be found at Talk:Countries of the United Kingdom/refs. Additional material and debates can also be found on the archived talk and FAQs at Talk:United Kingdom.

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GA concerns

I am concerned that this article no longer meets the good article criteria because of the uncited text throughout the article, including an entire paragraph in the "cuisine" section. Is anyone interested in finding citations for this information, or should this go to WP:GAR? Z1720 (talk) 21:54, 31 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

WP:SOFIXIT? - SchroCat (talk) 20:54, 9 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@SchroCat: It would take me hours, if not days, to go through the sources, determine what uncited text is verified by which source, add the reference information, and reword or remove prose that is not verified anywhere. This time would stop me from working on my own projects, other wikiwork, and real-life commitments. The article does not need to have GA status: if others would like this article to keep it, they are welcome to fix the article and I will check it. Z1720 (talk) 23:26, 9 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

GA Reassessment

England

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Result: Delisted. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 21:21, 22 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There is uncited text throughout the article. Z1720 (talk) 20:47, 9 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Work could also be done on GACR3b, as the article has gained almost 3,000 words over time since its promotion. CMD (talk) 02:05, 10 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

GINI and HDI

Gini needs to be added to the infobox, as per Wales and Scotland's infoboxes. Between 2016 and 2019, it was 35 for England.[1] HDI should also be added. TheHandofFear (talk) 21:47, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

We don't have HDI figures for England I'm afraid — only for Scotland, Wales and NI. No one has published any for England. Dgp4004 (talk) 09:05, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Please could you add Gini? TheHandofFear (talk) 18:33, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Largest conurbations in England

This table needs updating for the 2021 census. It's now more than a decade old. 2A02:C7C:75BE:B300:99FD:EDD4:8AC3:B7DB (talk) 12:06, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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The "Direct rule by the UK Government with some sub-regional devolution within a parliamentary constitutional monarchy" in the information box should be changed.

Reason: The devolution is not just sub-regional, but also on a parliamentary level.

In October 2015, the Government implemented changes to the Standing Orders, introducing the "English Votes for English Laws" (EVEL) policy. EVEL addressed the West Lothian Question by granting English and Welsh MPs a more significant role in legislating on matters that exclusively affect their constituencies. Under the new procedures in the House of Commons, the Speaker is required to determine whether a bill pertains solely to England. If it does, and the bill includes provisions applicable only to England or Wales, it undergoes an additional stage before the third reading. At this stage, only English or Welsh MPs can exercise a veto over these provisions during the committee review. The changes do not affect the legislative process in the House of Lords however Leoshuo (talk) 15:04, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done for now: Would need a few sources calling that devolution or describing the governance of England in a similar way.

CMD (talk) 15:54, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Chipmunkdavis:@Leoshuo:

There is sub regional devolution in England through the Combined authorities, England is not just ruled at U.K level.^[1]

EVEL was scrapped in 2021 as confirmed by this citation and in the article.^[2] ChefBear01 (talk) 14:30, 24 November 2024 (UTC) ChefBear01 (talk) 14:30, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

^ "English devolution". Institute for Government. 2024-06-21. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
^ "Commons scraps English votes for English laws". BBC News. 2021-07-13. Retrieved 2024-11-24.

[1] "English devolution". Institute for Government. 2024-06-21. Retrieved 2024-11-24.

[2] "Commons scraps English votes for English laws". BBC News. 2021-07-13. Retrieved 2024-11-24.

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