Today marks 300 years of the Union that resulted in the United Kingdom being formed. Should the Union be broken up into its' components, i.e. England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland as some nationalists propose?
2007-01-16 00:10:33 · 8 answers · asked by Rainman 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Dr C asks "What's your point bro?" It's not a point, it's a question. A highly vocal debate is taking place on this very subject in Scotland where local elections take place in May. It appears from reports as if an independent Scotland may eventually result. So the question, not the point, is who wants devolution?
2007-01-16 01:27:30 · update #1
crazy nationalists! no, it shouldn't be broken up, no matter what
2007-01-16 00:18:17 · answer #1 · answered by yo22g 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I do. Why not,the Scots have their own Parliament, and the Welsh have their own assembly. Devolution however has not been extended to England and the English people at all. England has neither a parliament nor an assembly. Constitutionally and politically it still does not exist because, by the express and explicit intent of the UK government, it is being denied any national political institution of any sort to make the statement that the people of England are a distinct nation.
2007-01-16 09:08:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I didn't know about this. All I know is that Texas, as a former Republic who entered the United States through treaty, has the right to subdivide into five separate states.
I don't see this happening any more than I see England renouncing the crown or dividing up it's lands.
2007-01-16 08:15:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's kind of irrelevant. The question is whether the UK (or its component states) will lose its/their national identity/ies as a member state of the EU. If the answer to that is yes, which seems likely, then does it matter if devolution occurs or not?
2007-01-16 08:20:21 · answer #4 · answered by johninmelb 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Stuff devolution, give the Scots full independence!
2007-01-16 12:28:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah sounds great. 'Til I hae ta listen to ah the Weegie west coasters arguin we the Edinburgh pan loafers.
Ehm payin for that parliament that cost hundreds oh millions and what have they done so far? Spent twa million on tellin me how to wash ma hons.
2007-01-16 08:18:22 · answer #6 · answered by fatherf.lotski 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
don't see the point.
the whole island is full of immigrants anyway.
give it 50 year. any Briton (let alone Scot Welsh of Englishman) will be a minority in their own country
2007-01-16 08:15:57 · answer #7 · answered by speedball182 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
At this stage, i don't see the point.
It is not only international now, but large chunks is basically 'black', man!
"What's you' point, Bro'?"
2007-01-16 08:38:29 · answer #8 · answered by dr c 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋