Posted on 11/27/2006 1:37:37 AM PST by LibWhacker
'Brits want to keep their tax Euros in their own neighborhood instead of bleeding them off to Scotland?'
What's a 'tax euro'? We use the pound sterling. It's like a dollar, but worth more. . . . . ;-)
'Good idea. Become independent and make your own laws and get away from the PC stranglehold of Britain.'
LOL, they won't become independent, they'll simply be run by the EU instead of London. Their central bank will be in Brussels and their taxation will be set by the EU. Perfect for a buch of socialists if you ask me.
Ouch ! I remember a time when the Pound was $3.95.
Is NBC calling this a civil war yet?
You're going to get rid of the German princes, eh? Get rid of the Act of Settlement, eh?
Just so you know who Bonnie Prince Charlie's legitimate heir is.
http://www.thepeerage.com/p11248.htm
They've done much over the centuries to merit that hatred, but finally in the present age, with the whole history of those islands thrown into bold relief and widely understood and acknowledged as never before, the justification for English privilege and superiority is seen for the self-serving nonsense it always was. Even the English themselves see it.
There will always be an England. There won't always be a UK.
Braveheart would be pleased.
'Ouch ! I remember a time when the Pound was $3.95.'
Me too, we must be getting old! :(
I guess it's when either of them are worth less than a euro we have to worry!
"If the Scots are not happy about control by the English Parliment, I wonder what they think about control by the EU Parliment and the EU Bureaucracy in Brussels. Seems to me that Westminster is the least of their problems."
The Scottish National Party is the most euro-enthusiastic of all UK political parties.
Is this true? Have you found this to be accurate around your area?
"FREEDOM!"
I suspect an independent England would be a much more right wing country, free of Scottish influence. That may be a price worth paying.
Regards, Ivan
Kinda like San Francisco. Too bad we can't kick them out.
How would the royal family pan out in this? Would QEII be Queen of England and Wales, and Queen of Scotland in such a scenario? In the same way she is simultaneously Queen of Canada, Australia, etc? Or would Scotland more likely become a Republic?
I know some members of the SNP want to be rid of the monarchy, but that may be a step too far for most Scots.
Regards, Ivan
So Scotland would be a Commonwealth Realm as would England and Wales, and presumably Northern Ireland...
Insight please. Isn't the SNP basically socialist?
I support Scottish independence (I am part Scot) but have not been pleased at the socialist bent of Scotland of late.
There are no "conservative", as we understand the term, Scottish nationalist parties.
Regards, Ivan
Independence will also enable us to make own decisions about defence and peacekeeping. Only when priorities are set in Scotland can we prevent our servicemen and women being sent into illegal conflicts, the amalgamation of historic regiments and the downsizing of military infrastructure. With Independence, the SNP will pursue a non-nuclear defence policy.
Regards, Ivan
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