Politics in the British Isles for their good governance. They can be legislated for from the Parliament of the United Kingdom, although in practice the UK rarely exercises this power. While the Crown dependencies are not part of the United Kingdom, residents of the Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey are nonetheless considered British citizens, and European Union citizens by extension (with some exceptions), and are given British passports (albeit with a special cover for each Crown dependency). Nevertheless, British citizens from outside of each Crown dependency and Irish citizens may require work permits in order to work on the islands although usually this is
Battle of the Lys and the Escaut Battle of the Lys and the Escaut The Battle of the Lys and the Escaut was the third and last phase in what is known as the Second Battle of Belgium () or the Ypres-Lys Offensive, and took place in Belgium between 20 October and 11 November 1918. In August 1918, the Allied Command decided to launch an offensive all along the Western Front. In Belgium the (GAF) was formed under the command of King Albert I of Belgium, with the French General Jean Degoutte as Chief of Staff, comprising twelve Belgian divisions, ten divisions of the British Second Army