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Old Jan 2, 2007, 08:59 pm   #1 (permalink) (top)
G. Adams
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An end to the UK?

According to this article, a majority of people in both Scotland and England wish to see independance for Scotland (or independance for the English, depending how you see it). The same poll talked about also shows 68% of the English in support of an English Parliament, a historic high.

Do you think that Scotland and England, perhaps Wales and Ulster too, should part ways? If so, in what way? A free state with Windsors as head of state, as in Australia? Or a republic?

Personally, I'd love to see it happen. Scotland is a net burden on England economically, it is over represented in Parliament and politically quite different from England. Scotland is overwhelmingly statist, while England is far more individualist. A seperation would allow socialist to move to a nearby, English speaking socialist regulation paradise, while Scotlands entrepeneurs could move a reduced regulation, liberal England. And those bastards Blair, Brown and Reid can all bugger off back to their own country. I don't care either way whether Scotland keeps the monarchy as their head of state or become a free republic, but it would be a good oppurtunity to get a proper constitution for England.

I don't mind the Welsh staying with England if they wish, but it'd be great to see and independant Scotland and re-unified Ireland.


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