England Wants UK Break Up
From the desk of The Brussels Journal on Tue, 2006-11-28 09:15
A quote from The Scotsman, 26 November 2006
Almost two-thirds of English voters want full independence for Scotland, a dramatic new poll revealed […]. It finds that 59% of English voters want Scotland to go it alone, while independence is backed by 52% of Scots. […] It came as Chancellor Gordon Brown delivered an impassioned defence of the Union at Labour's Scottish conference in Oban. On Friday, Blair also warned of a “constitutional nightmare” if the SNP [Scottish National Party] wins power in Edinburgh next May.
[…] [S]eizing on the poll results, SNP leader Alex Salmond said: “[…] England has as much right to self-governance as Scotland does.”
Then Be Glad You're Not an American
Submitted by FLLegal on Wed, 2006-11-29 10:37.
Dear maigemu:
You stated: "But I for one am tired of subsidising another nation."
Well then be glad you aren't an American for we do it alot around here for many nations. We call some of it "foreign aid" or "forgiveness of debt" just to name a few ways we subsidize the world.
Breaking up the Union
Submitted by maigemu on Wed, 2006-11-29 10:18.
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http://www.ipc-ealing.co.uk/ Our church This is the result of devolution, a Scottish parliament that gives the Scots perks the English do not enjoy. The Scots are not taxed for these. The English pay for them. For example, university tuition without fees and residential care homes for the elderly for which we pay in England.Then there is the scandal that MPs representing Scottish constituencies vote on matters like health which are legislation for England and Wales but not for Scotland where their own parliament is in control. It is an inequitable mess and by and large no-one in England wants to put it right. But I for one am tired of subsidising another nation.
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