Why is the Isle of Man not part of the UK?

Given its geographic location, this problem may arise. Isle of Man– “Isle of Man” in English – is a small island in the Irish Sea, between Northern Ireland and northern England (in the Lake District National Park). Surrounded by British soil…but with a special status.

English is spoken there, the island – about 570 km² and a population of nearly 85,000 – is very close to the UK (northern end, Cape Ayr, just 20 km south of Scotland), and its inhabitants have British passports…but it’s not an ...