Reply to: Irish solution

[Old Greg]

I dearly hope we're not related then. My mother-in-law is a Collins.

Is she a sockie from Bridgwater?

[JohntheBike]

I dearly hope we're not related then. My mother-in-law is a Collins.

well, if it's your mother-in-law who is a Collins, it would be your children that were related. However, it's pure fantasy. Having said that, given that the population of the British Isles in the early part of the 19th century was apparently less that 10 million, if you go back far enough, then there might be a link for all members of the Collins name.

The Camerons and Boris claim to be descended from British Royalty, while Tom Hanks is clearly related to Abraham Lincoln.

Wasn't there some claim that all those who could trace their ancestors to having been in the British Isles in 1066, that they would all be related?

Others with the name Swayne claim links to King Sweyn, of Swansea fame.

[meridian]

I also have Irish roots, and given that my grandmother was a Collins, and her family were from Cork, there is a very outside chance that I might be related to Michael Collins. I would dearly like Eire to rejoin the UK, or at least join the Commonwealth and perhaps have a parliamentary setup along the lines of the Scottish and Welsh Assemblies, with perhaps more powers. We could then drop the British and Irish title, and return to just calling the World's best rugby team "the Lions"!

Doesn't seem such a horrendous idea to me!

I dearly hope we're not related then. My mother-in-law is a Collins.

[JohntheBike]

Yes. I'm Irish. I am familiar with our constitution.

I also have Irish roots, and given that my grandmother was a Collins, and her family were from Cork, there is a very outside chance that I might be related to Michael Collins. I would dearly like Eire to rejoin the UK, or at least join the Commonwealth and perhaps have a parliamentary setup along the lines of the Scottish and Welsh Assemblies, with perhaps more powers. We could then drop the British and Irish title, and return to just calling the World's best rugby team "the Lions"!

Doesn't seem such a horrendous idea to me!

[Yorkie62]

He's also too thick to work out the prevailing wind direction.

I'm too far North and East and who cares about the Southeast and home counties anyway.

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[Old Greg]

That's the spirit Jacob. Would be great for the country's morale to have another war. The ration books, the Vera Lynn albums, the letters from the home office to tell you your relations are dead. That's what makes Britain great !

He's also too thick to work out the prevailing wind direction.

[TestMangler]

Nuke em....Sorted.

That's the spirit Jacob. Would be great for the country's morale to have another war. The ration books, the Vera Lynn albums, the letters from the home office to tell you your relations are dead. That's what makes Britain great !

[meridian]

Did you know that Ireland can effectively veto anything that the EU tries to put through by taking vote to its population?

Hmmm

Yes. I'm Irish. I am familiar with our constitution.

[Yorkie62]

Nuke em....Sorted.

[original PM]

It may be that there is an agreement somewhere that the UK will defend Eire just as it would do for any other UK country.

Well back in the day we defended Europe and we were not even in the EU then.....

[original PM]

There’s a bottomless well...

Did you know that Ireland can effectively veto anything that the EU tries to put through by taking vote to its population?

Hmmm

[JohntheBike]

this is a parody account, but not a very funny one.

"ROI has no nukes and isn't a NATO member. Let's annexe them." has already been done.

It may be that there is an agreement somewhere that the UK will defend Eire just as it would do for any other UK country.

[meridian]

Never knew this!

There’s a bottomless well...

[original PM]

Why Ireland Might Have To Leave The EU Too | HuffPost UK

Never knew this!

Ireland and the EU: A special case - BBC News

[Lance]

It has always been my contention that until Eire joined the EU, the ordinary Irish people suffered materialistically as a result of their independence. The country's municipal infrastructure was clearly inferior to that of the UK. It was only because the UK allowed a special relationship for the Irish people, e.g. access to the NHS and freedom of movement, that they were protected from the harshest effects of the split. Even recently, the Irish were exempt from the initial charge for registering as an EU citizen.

When Eire faced a serious financial issue in recent years, it was the UK that stepped in and helped them. It might now be with Brexit, that they realise that their links with the UK are far stronger than they are with the EU, especially if their continued membership of the EU denies them any benefits of the special relationship they've enjoyed in past years, e.g. access to the NHS.

this is a parody account, but not a very funny one.

"ROI has no nukes and isn't a NATO member. Let's annexe them." has already been done.