[ccmay]

the EU's desire that all people instantly embrace a "constitution" drawn up by West-hating Marxist / socialist attorneys and diplomats in Brussels, with the primary focus being the elimination of important traditions, not the maintenance of them.

This is also why the pointy-heads are so keen to redraw the maps. They want to do away with the so-called "ceremonial" counties of ancient memory (e.g. Kent and Yorkshire) in favor of mushy "regions" that have no hold of tradition or identity on the inhabitants.

They haven't yet succeeded in England, though a few minor counties such as Rutland have been eliminated. The process is well under way in France, where such illustrious provinces as Perche and Gascony have simply been wiped off the map.

-ccm

[alexzion]

Err...you’re a little out of date. Rutland has come roaring back onto the maps and the county list. http://www.rutnet.co.uk/