A division between "those of us who are prepared to support the shared values of the union" and those who are prepared to "put the whole future of the union at risk". (David Cameron who is still a unionist at the moment)
Which side of the dividing line are you on?
Also what are the repercussions for those in the UK's principality of Wales and the UK's province Northern Ireland?
2007-01-13 23:15:38 · 8 answers · asked by Jimbobarino 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6260273.stm
2007-01-13 23:18:58 · update #1
Sorry for offending any Welsh persons but according to wikipedia, Wales is still a principality!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principality
2007-01-13 23:37:40 · update #2
If we work together we can solve our collective problems together. Northern Ireland will be pretty poor if it didn't have the tax money from the home counties and Scottish oil and gas revenue to support it for instance. However, if we do split into different factions we won't have any of the other people's problems, England won't have to support Scotlands terrible health issues, Scotland won't have anyone else benefitting from their natural resources etc. However, I don't really see Wales or Northern Ireland having any real benefits from becoming a whole seperate country, and only minimal benefits for Scotland.
2007-01-13 23:31:31 · answer #1 · answered by Mordent 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Wales isn't a principality. That is a norman description, used by invaders who invaded england also. Would the french call parts of russia, the chec republic etc "repopulation zones2,3,4,5" because that is the term the nazies used for them?
So why do the english persist in this description?
It's Highly offensive.
(if you can tell by now I'm a welsh nationalist who thinks wales and scotlands future lies fully in europe, and we need massive european scale investment - like Ireland- to get things going).
Little Nations perform spectacluarly well in Europe.
Britain isn't working for the celtic nations and hasn't for about 50 years.
2007-01-13 23:30:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a common enough saying, 'The North South divide' as well as the saying 'The Scots hate the English'. Neither of these sayings are adequately understood. In the case of a Scot mentioning either of these sayings what we really mean is the unfair distribution of wealth between the rest of the UK and those, mainly in the City, who seem to benefit financially without actually working for it. It is a case of money generating money and not really manufacturing or producing anything for the benefit of the population. Again, most Scots actually identify themselves with those in similar social situations in England such as the industrialised North, Midlands and areas of London as well as seemingly poorer farming areas throughout the country. So, I think it is not just a case of geography when we say 'The North South divide'.
2016-05-23 23:49:56 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a solution that will result in a Revolution. The Queen will announce that the Church of England shall be the only legally authorised Religion in the United Kingdom. All monies and Proprty of the other religions shall be confiscated and transferred to the Church of England to do with as Directed By the Archbishop of Canterbury. Any disputes about Women's Head Scarves or any other so called Religios Clothin shall be decided by the Archbishop Of Canterbuy.
The Old Home Guard will be called to active duty and they will enforce the C of E rulings, Serious Heretics will be sent to Large Booy Camps on the Moors and in the Highlands. Boot Camp Labour will be used to restore edifices such as Tintern Abby and Dunkeld Cathedral.
Attendance at Sunday Services will be compulsory.
2007-01-13 23:32:54 · answer #4 · answered by fatsausage 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If the Scot's break away, it will be a good thing for everybody in these Ilse. Because we would no longer be a U.S lackey state.
It would be the final death blow to the illusion of a British empire.
I think the Scots, Welsh and Irish have a right to determine there own future, free of the hypocrisy of British imperialism...
The least power any one man has over another the better!
And I am English... Good luck to the scots.
2007-01-13 23:33:02 · answer #5 · answered by TLC 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Scottish devolution and the Welsh parliament have, understandably, caused resentment in England, which feels it has not had a fair deal. Add to that the problems experienced by the high levels of immigration what have you got? Divide and Rule!
2007-01-14 03:38:25 · answer #6 · answered by Beau Brummell 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sitting on the fence. But then i'm not British :-)
You want to look at the Belgians ... a federal kingdom that was once divided over language issues.
2007-01-13 23:33:24 · answer #7 · answered by guzzlegob 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good luck to Scotland time to Divorce
2007-01-13 23:19:21 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋