5551 posts since 17/11/08
| Pyro as Bill said:
Don't confuse England with Britain/UK. England is the one that's been around for over a thousand years with an incredible history, with a large part devoted to being INVADED by Scotland. The UK is the bastard child that was forcibly created by a SCOTTISH, not English, King.
Act of Union, 1707. Google it. It was the right thing at the time but now people want a change.
Scotland would remain a monarchy. The SNP hate it but the majority of the Scots love it as much as the rest of the UK.
I'm Scottish. I have no time for the monarchy. Guess I'm in the minority then?
I'd propose that the UK seat on the security council be given to the Commonwealth. Share it between England, Scotland, Canada, Australia etc on the condition that France gives it's seat to the EU.
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Why did no-one tell me about this thread?
Also, independence or not just look at last year's general election results and you'll see that all but one constituency in Scotland voted left-wing. This alone speaks volumes and should tell you that the current UK cabinet are not what we wanted. Imagine 95% of a group of people voting for labour, and gettin a Tory-Lib Dem cabinet. Why would anyone be happy with that? Scotland's people (the majority of them) voted for one party and are not seeing the effects of this because England tends to have large numbers of Tory votes.
Even on this point alone, its clear that England and Scotland have different interests, and while I'm not clear yet exactly where my mind is on the independence referendum, it is OBVIOUS that the union is no longer as useful (or as united) as it once was.
Scotland should belong to the Scottish people, and they should have the RIGHT to decide whether that means being a state as part of the UK or being their own country. Although the outcome will affect the rest of the UK, it ultimately is up to the people if they want to be independent.
Hopefully David Cameron will back the fuck down and realise this. Doing "everything he can" to oppose this independence, that just screams of oppressive control freakishness.
Highwaystar101 said: trashleg said that if I didn't pay back the money she leant me, she would come round and break my legs... That's why people call her trashleg, because she trashes the legs of the people she loan sharks money to.
5551 posts since 17/11/08
oldschoolfool said:
I thought the UK and scotland were one in the same. All I know about scotland is man were those kilt dress things and they like to play the bag pipes,are amI just confusing that with the classic movie braveheart. freedom!!!!!!!!!!!!
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The UK is the "United Kingdom" of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Great Britain (Britain) is England, Scotland and Wales.
The UK parliament is based in London, which governs the whole of the UK. But Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland I believe have devolved powers. These powers, however, are limited and the UK parliament still has the "final say" if they don't agree with decisions made my the devolved governments.
The current UK government is a Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition, and the Scottish Government is currently SNP (Scottish National Party). They just won the election this month.
Everyone in the UK votes for a General Election. People in Scotland vote for the Scottish elections (naturally). There is a bit of controversy this time though because the SNP have been promising a referendum on independence, and David Cameron (leader of the Conservative party and thus primus inter pares of the UK government's cabinet) is fiercely opposed to it.
Highwaystar101 said: trashleg said that if I didn't pay back the money she leant me, she would come round and break my legs... That's why people call her trashleg, because she trashes the legs of the people she loan sharks money to.
