tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978395067502712967.post8211572489804803854..comments2024-01-22T14:42:24.863+00:00Comments on Robin Tilbrook: Out of the EU the easy way? Scottish Independence!Robin Tilbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12922542867174343361noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978395067502712967.post-49586114566202928872012-09-12T18:48:14.403+01:002012-09-12T18:48:14.403+01:00Robin, nice to see that someone understands that t...Robin, nice to see that someone understands that the UK dissolves with Scottish independence and both Scotland and "rump UK" become successor nations - you really need to inform the BBC and most of the English nation of that fact though (see story today about EC comment on Catalonia and what happens if a 'region' leaves its mother country). As far as the UN permanent seat goes, England is very welcome to it. I really do not see what good it does you, you follow US policy anyway, but if it makes you feel all warm and fuzzy, like you still have an empire then I'm sure Scotland would be happy to oblige you. Better plan to get your nukes out of our country (and well away from our borders) in very short order after independence though because we will not be allowing them to remain - Scotland will be non-nuclear. Wouldn't want England to be in the embarrassing position of being the only permanent member of the UN without any nukes....the emperor without his clothes! :-)Peter Mechanhttp://www.facebook.com/pmechan?ref=tn_tnmnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978395067502712967.post-24956064678891496382012-05-20T22:28:55.842+01:002012-05-20T22:28:55.842+01:00The olympic torch is being carried past my house i...The olympic torch is being carried past my house in a few weeks' time. I think of it being lit by the sun of Greece and a little bit of that sunshine passing close to me. The thought of it being a symbol of a democratic ancient Greece means more to me than the fact that it will ultimately end up in London to light the flame at the end of what will be the world's biggest multi-culti fest ( it will doubtles contain Scottish pipers and a Welsh Male Voice Choir but will there be anything English about it in the capital of what used to be England?) The world will look on in total bewilderment. Our children are no longer taught much of the ancient hellenic world as it is probably considered too Euro-centric, after all we are in Afro-asia now not Europe at all. Let us wish the Greeks well as they try to restore democracy and their ancient nation's proud heritage and shake off the shackles that Brussels, Berlin or Frankfurt are imposing on them. A lady told me today that her Spanish doctor cannot understand why the euro was ever brought in as it could not possibly bind so many different countries together. So the Spanish realise it as did the English and Scandinavians so steered clear, so why did those countries let themselves be steamrollered into it? A stupid question, they were never asked and never given a choice, the political and financial elites were determined to push it through, slowly but surely. Well, now, hopefully they are going to end up with egg on their faces.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978395067502712967.post-55120809690983103642012-05-19T14:36:31.278+01:002012-05-19T14:36:31.278+01:00Greece really is the Gordian knot. There is no unr...Greece really is the Gordian knot. There is no unravelling, it must be slashed. The Golden Dawn, Greece's nationalist front has totally lost all guile and spat out all the truths people here long to. If you look out the speeches and rants of their leader (particularly the one berating the media)you can see why they don't get any air time here.<br /><br />This bloke is really fed up, and so are many other Greeks. Greek men and women may show us the way back to real democracy again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978395067502712967.post-51822371056618801642012-05-18T20:23:36.318+01:002012-05-18T20:23:36.318+01:00I agree that the Torygraph is trying to put the wi...I agree that the Torygraph is trying to put the wind up the Scots to make them scared of voting to go it alone. However, when the likes of smarmy English (when he chooses) multimillionaire Tories like Cameron try to blackmail the Scots into keeping the Union then you never quite know whether this will just drive them into the arms of Alex Salmond (not a pretty thought as he looks rather fat and sweaty). I don't quite understand this Ministry of Defence and shipbuilding lark as I thought the things that were still going to be done in common were foreign policy and defence. Surely the Scots aren't thinking of having their own navy and air force although, give the Scots their due, their army would still be something. As regards the EU I think the Scots have more to fear as Salmond would agree to the euro, Schengen, anything. I am still not sure about a big turn-out for a referendum as it would depend on who was on the X factor and whether their friends had just sent something on facebook. It would not surprise me if many potential voters had never even heard of the EU. Still look on the bright side, the euro has to collapse soon and there will be chaos on the continent. Anti-EU parties on the right and left are gaining in strength there. Let's see what the next Greek election brings. It may all just fall apart. Hollande and Merkel are not getting into bed together and the French-German axis, locking them in an embrace so they would not fight, which was the reason for the whole bloody thing, is weakening. The Holy Roman Empire fell apart for the same reason. Naming that place in Strasbourg ( or is it Brussels? ) the Palais Charlemagne was short-sighted as Charlemagne's sons fell out and the Empire split, as is about to happen again, hopefully.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978395067502712967.post-55285169546610098672012-05-18T18:32:13.161+01:002012-05-18T18:32:13.161+01:00I bet Pogo that thr EU referendum would have the b...I bet Pogo that thr EU referendum would have the biggest turn out in British electoral history in favour of immediate withdrawal.<br /><br />Hence, we don't get one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978395067502712967.post-33953751658511431722012-05-18T15:23:38.521+01:002012-05-18T15:23:38.521+01:00Or you could do what I do and add your name to you...Or you could do what I do and add your name to your comment!<br />Clive. Weston-super-Mare.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978395067502712967.post-89688001878487188202012-05-18T12:53:43.373+01:002012-05-18T12:53:43.373+01:00Why is it only the Scottish that get a say in brea...Why is it only the Scottish that get a say in breaking the Union?<br /><br /> I think the English should be the people who choose wether the Union is dissolved or does our opinion not count anymore. As per usual the English voice will silenced or ignored!<br /><br />As for leaving the EU I think we deserve a referendum but all voting should be made compulsory - how can a decision be made with such frighteningly low turnouts at the polling stations?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978395067502712967.post-30535748129022308842012-05-18T01:10:57.101+01:002012-05-18T01:10:57.101+01:00Hen, it is not absolutely straightforward to give ...Hen, it is not absolutely straightforward to give your name unless you set up a google account, so personally I wouldn't take so strident a view on anonymity! Thank you for the comment though.Robin Tilbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11974909806623883864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978395067502712967.post-37406929191841445812012-05-18T01:06:00.029+01:002012-05-18T01:06:00.029+01:00Constitutionally Wales is part of the Kingdom of E...Constitutionally Wales is part of the Kingdom of England as I explained. 1949 was simply a greater legal recognition of what actually happened to southern Ireland in 1922.<br />While I don't agree that GB can equal England & Wales, nor do I think you would if you read the clear words of the 1707 Act, nevertheless you are correct about what the Telegrpaph hopes their article will do - does that mean we feel the same way - NO!Robin Tilbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11974909806623883864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978395067502712967.post-32748854053130012022012-05-17T22:43:32.789+01:002012-05-17T22:43:32.789+01:00When the Soviet Union broke up, Boris Yeltsin insi...When the Soviet Union broke up, Boris Yeltsin insisted that Russia, as the largest single republic, retain the permanent seat on the Security Council. England as principal U.K. nation should do likewise.<br />Clive, Weston-super-Mare.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978395067502712967.post-81705886413659127992012-05-17T20:57:45.626+01:002012-05-17T20:57:45.626+01:00anonymous "cowards"anonymous "cowards"hen murrishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978395067502712967.post-83340010542715994602012-05-17T20:46:35.982+01:002012-05-17T20:46:35.982+01:00Wales was part of England. So Wales is part of the...Wales was part of England. So Wales is part of the UK. Ireland joined the UK in 1801 when the Irish Parliament was dissolved. Most of Ireland left the Empire, and hence the UK, in 1949. Even if Scotland goes independent there will surely be a UK of England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The term 'Great Britain' would simply be redefined to mean England and Wales, without Scotland, so the name of the union need not change either.<br />I suspect the Telgraph article is an attempt by unionists to put the wind up the Scots and to deter them from voting for independence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978395067502712967.post-32890579512229233642012-05-17T18:52:30.448+01:002012-05-17T18:52:30.448+01:00Why do you think the scotch will never get that pe...Why do you think the scotch will never get that pesky referendum?<br /><br />a. Because Mr Salmond would get the answer he doesn't want - a continuation of the union.<br /><br />b. See above.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978395067502712967.post-46943748333518004002012-05-17T17:13:09.916+01:002012-05-17T17:13:09.916+01:00The Welsh have to develop a legal training system ...The Welsh have to develop a legal training system and buildings for a national court system not dependant ion Engloand (as the Ludlow buildings and Monmouth asizes dependant on Oxford have been superceded. Given that they are more egalitarian, said legal system might include the fusion of Solicitors and Barristers into one legal profession (solicitor advocates)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978395067502712967.post-55172367803854470832012-05-17T14:36:55.587+01:002012-05-17T14:36:55.587+01:00If we split UK we would lose our position on the S...If we split UK we would lose our position on the Security Council, leaving it and the Un in the hands of rogue regimes.londhearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18037349508592321918noreply@blogger.com