Is there a "UK" anymore?

Question

Given the various degrees of "devolution" that Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland have been granted in recent history, is there really a "UK" anymore? Are people of British, but non-English, nationalities glad to be breaking away from English shackles?

Answer 1

Is there a UK anymore?
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There was NEVER a UK , at least a proper United Kingdom. Ask the Scots, the welsh or the Irish and all will tell you how much they dislike the English..!

A tradition we found in any country where minorities are falsely stuck together by politics and greed. It happened in former Yugoslavia, Former Soviet union, Afghanistan, African countries . Minorities will some day rise and fight for their often rightful land.
Sticking minorities in one place is asking for trouble.

Answer 2

No one wants to be a part of England, Scotland has been trying to break free for centuries although they'll never completly do so, as has Wales. Northern Ireland could if they actually took into consideration what everyone in N.I. wanted... but Northern Ireland will never become part of the free state (South of Ireland). The south don't want them the only way N.I will make it, is to become a state within itself, and it could do this very easily, if people would stop and look past the religious differences and looked out for what the people really wanted...

Scotland and Wales have to have British passports, so they'll forever be in the claws of England, yet people from Northern Ireland can obtain Irish passports. Besides not many people like the English which is why more and more Protestants in N.I are actually getting Irish passports, so they don't have to put up with all the crap.

A friend of mine has both an Irish passport and a British passport, she went to France, whenever she was using her British passport she was treated like s**t and whenever she used her Irish passport she was treated friendly. (She was doing a study of something... anyway) She did this in a few countries and the response was almost always the same... so why would anyone in the rest of the "UK" want to be associated with the English with the response that she was getting... shocking... :P

What was the greatest thing to come between Ireland and England?

The Irish Sea!

Answer 3

"Only-the -truth" has it together.

There NEVER was a United Kingdom. The invention and imposition of the UK was a political expedient to try to fool people by changing the political goalposts.

The British Isles has always consisted of Celtic and Saxon factions. For Celtic read Kernow, Cymru, Manann, Scotia and Eire. For Saxon basically read English and England and yes I know about the danelaw.

The Norn-Iron ascendency class bought into Britishness as a way of keeping the Croppies down and holding on to power and land donated for their success at the battle of The Boyne in 1690.

But they are treated as paddies anyway. Look at their vehicle number plates as one example of their separate status. They think, talk and act just like paddies. The only real difference is that they paint the kerbs of their streets red, white and blue so they can find their way home in the dark

Answer 4

I'm also young, and I understand the way you feel. I'm not saying that you should completely forget about him, but he did cheat on you. From what i gather, it seems that he was just using you as a 'backup' girlfriend for whenever he was alone. Also, it's pretty hard to maintain a long-distance relationship so that's probably one of the reasons he wanted to end it. Maybe he also thinks you were using him? (Don't ask me how, but this situation's happened to my friend and sometimes guys just don't make any sense) So, it's most likely nothing you did. If you have any doubts and you have the courage, then you could probably ask him yourself. Btw, keep your friends close cuz even though you think there might not be any "fish in the sea," at least you'll still have them :)

Answer 5

there is a uk,but in this day and age of modern lifestyles and free speech surely its time to realise that the countries of wales, scotland and northern ireland should not find themselves having to obey what is ultimately an english ruling which can only be based on medieval or victorian principles no matter how pathetic or needless they may seem.

Answer 6

Im very glad to be breaking away from England. Being Scottish i dont consider myself being British at all, instead im Scottish and proud.
Don't get me wrong, im not trying to be negative about this or anything but Scotland is a country that i believe can stand on its own quite firmly. We have our own MSP's now and with time i hope that we can continue to grow.

Answer 7

Im English and consider myself British. I believe we should stay one nation, we have been for many hudnreds of years and i am a supported of devolution. However, some policies, such as trade and foreign policy, should remain the stay of London for all our nations sake.

Answer 8

I would say until Scotland stops sending MPs to the Parliament in London (and stops having a vote on things that do not have anything to do with their country) it doesn't matter if you have your own MSPs.

Answer 9

scottish mps can write and vote on english only laws.

if we want uk to continue we need to be federal system otherwise i vote for an independent england.

Answer 10

University of Kentucky is alive and well!

Just because they haven't won a national championship in basketball doesn't mean they've gone away.