The results of a poll have suggested that 80 per cent of the residents agree and would rather be ruled by Alex Salmond, the Scottish First Minister, than by Gordon Brown, the Scottish Prime Minister.
At best - an irrelevant point.
The residents opinion does not matter - it is an affair of the State -for example the majority of Shetlanders would rather be part of Norway -that would mean we would lose our precious Oil Fields .
For tax reasons I would rather be ruled by Monaco - however the loss to UK economy would so devastating that this will never happen.
Send out the Tanks - I say.
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The results of a poll have suggested that 80 per cent of the residents agree and would rather be ruled by Alex Salmond, the Scottish First Minister, than by Gordon Brown, the Scottish Prime Minister.
We could perhaps resurrect the Heptarchy ....
I blame Egbert - little known brother of Dilbert
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The results of a poll have suggested that 80 per cent of the residents agree and would rather be ruled by Alex Salmond, the Scottish First Minister, than by Gordon Brown, the Scottish Prime Minister.
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Originally posted by expat View PostPerhaps nowadays we are civilised enough to allow the people of Berwick to decide.
The results of a poll have suggested that 80 per cent of the residents agree and would rather be ruled by Alex Salmond, the Scottish First Minister, than by Gordon Brown.
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Oh God not the Barnet Formula again. This is an arithmetical calculation for the process of giving back to Scotland a part (<100%) of what Scotland pays to the Treasury. It is not a gift from the long-suffering English to the freeloading Scots.Last edited by expat; 11 February 2008, 17:26.
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Originally posted by BlasterBates View PostHere we go again back into Scottish mythology, perpetuating Scotland being constantly invaded. Scotland won its independence way back in the middle ages since then it was either independent, or "ruling" England via the Stewarts, or opted for the Union because of the greedy Scottish gentry and just a reminder that at Culloden there were more Scots fighting in the "british" army than for Bonny Prince Charlie, on whose side Englishmen were fighting, and English people were also slaughtered after the rebellion.
So what you mean expat is the single period of English rule.
You can check this all out in the history department at Edinburgh university, ...and I do have Scottish family
I was actually referring to periods of English or Scottish rule of Berwick, not English rule of Scotland, but since you raise the subject.... I do know the history, and while your individual facts are quite correct, your overall view is not.
Scotland didn't come into being by winning its independence, rather it was formed from smaller kingdoms somewhat before the middle ages, and then had to defend its independence, which it did successfully with little help from its abysmal nobility, until they finally sold it.
The fact that Scotland defended itself successfully from invasion is not the same as saying that it was not invaded.
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Originally posted by daviejones View PostHmm...Glasgow...not a nice place IMO...Edinburgh is far nicer...
And Ayrshire.. better than both!
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Originally posted by Churchill View PostIrony never was your strong point was it?
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Originally posted by Churchill View PostHmmm, must be, it says so on Wikipedia - word for word!
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...ah you mean we should pop down the library and look it up in books.
Well go ahead Davie, and thanks for volunteering.
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