Do you think Scotland will secede?
With the Scottish parliament's election around the corner, do you think that Scotland will secede from the Union if the Scottish National Party gains a majority?
Also, if that happens, what do you think the implications on the rest of the UK would be?
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Can I just sit back and await the whinefest?
[Will post something considered when not busy.]
Refreshing to see the disparaging comments come out so soon though;
here was I thinking it'd be down to IA to lead the way.
Last edited by scotchedpommes; 04-19-2007 at 09:34.
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I don't know. I do know that the entire rest of Europe, from the boreal tip of Finland to the sunkissed Algarve, will roar with laughter and ridicule for weeks on end. Airliners will have to be rerouted because of hilarity-waves and other vibrations above major European cities..Originally Posted by Ignoramus
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I don't care about Scotland, I just want Australia to scede from the Commonwealth...
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I can't see Scotland succeeding as a soverign nation after so long under British rule.
It has no reason to leave, and probably wouldn't succeed if it did...
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Under British rule?
It's mindsets such as this that has brought us to the point of the break up of the Union.
I fear that the Scots will vote for the SNP and their odious leader Salmond. It would be a disaster for Scotland and would hand us over to the EU piecemeal.
This will be Blairs legacy. A breakup of the Union, the regionalisation of England, a Welsh and Ulster hive off. The UK is like a big cake. Too big to be eaten in one sitting, so slice it up and hey presto....
Well done Tony. History will surely judge you more harshly than I ever could.
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Forgive my mindset - I'm looking in from one of the 'colonies' and see things slightly differently
It probably was a bad turn of phrase in these circumstances
From wise men, O Lord, protect us -anon
The death of one man is a tragedy; the death of millions, a statistic -Stalin
We can categorically state that we have not released man-eating badgers into the area -UK military spokesman Major Mike Shearer
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what is wrong with that statement? England, Scotland, Wales and NI all exist under 'British Rule'..........?Under British rule?
It's mindsets such as this that has brought us to the point of the break up of the Union.
I fear that the Scots will vote for the SNP and their odious leader Salmond. It would be a disaster for Scotland and would hand us over to the EU piecemeal.
This will be Blairs legacy. A breakup of the Union, the regionalisation of England, a Welsh and Ulster hive off. The UK is like a big cake. Too big to be eaten in one sitting, so slice it up and hey presto....
Well done Tony. History will surely judge you more harshly than I ever could.
It will be a great shame if Scotland leaves the Union, not least because i define myself as British, not English.
It is less than certain that Scotland would, as there has not in recent history been more than about 25% of Scottish people who are in favour of Independence.
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Well technically we're all under Scottish rule anyway, as Blair, Brown, Reid etc etc etc are all Scots. So if the SNP win we can send that lot swiftly northwards to join them.Under British rule?
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Think on the bright side CA, Australia gets to compete in the Commonwealth Games and thrash everyone else!
If Western Australia left the nation of AUstrlia, it ain't WA anymore! And we Queenslanders would go over and give 'em a whackign in sports!
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I'm honestly surprised that the UK would allow a secession...
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The death of one man is a tragedy; the death of millions, a statistic -Stalin
We can categorically state that we have not released man-eating badgers into the area -UK military spokesman Major Mike Shearer
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Despite all the appearances of being under the Blair jackboot for the last decade, the UK is still a democracy. If thejocksScots decide to withdraw from the Union, there's not much the rest of the country can do about it.
Anyway here's a link.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politi...nd/default.stm
There are times I wish they’d just ban everything- baccy and beer, burgers and bangers, and all the rest- once and for all. Instead, they creep forward one apparently tiny step at a time. It’s like being executed with a bacon slicer.
“Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedy.”
To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticise.
"The purpose of a university education for Left / Liberals is to attain all the politically correct attitudes towards minorties, and the financial means to live as far away from them as possible."
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As an Australian of English and Scottish descent, I don't want the Union to be broken. If Scotland goes, then Wales, Ulster, and at a pinch(unlikely, but nothing's impossible) Cornwall will demand independence.
I can understand how it's easy to stir Scottish nationalism up, but really, leaving the Union would kill England.
Well, ever since they created the Scottish parliament(which was a stupid move) they can't stop it. The SNP, if they have a majority in the Scottish parliament, will simply hold a referendum and if more than 50% votes in favour, then Scotland!
Last edited by Ignoramus; 04-19-2007 at 11:25.
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