Thread: Is the UK really "united"?

Quote: Originally Posted by eddiemcgarrigle Is it not my right as a Scot to expect that my country should stand on it's own merits as a free, sovereign nation under God? As much right as I have to demand a free Mercia, although perhaps more chance of ever seeing it.

Quote: Originally Posted by mame I thought it just come from when the country was split into kingdoms each with errm a king. Wessex and Danelaw etc was it? Then they made the united kingdom Indeed, the United Kingdom of Great Britian and Northern Ireland, makes some athletes wonder just who they are competeing for when Lord Sebbie seems content to limit himself to TeamGB.

Quote: Originally Posted by Telescopi You think the UK is the only country with different regions? France, Spain, Italy, the USA for sure, Canada - all have strong regional authorities that have quite different ways of doing things. Who cares if Wales want to put welsh signs up or Scotland want to abolish tuition fees - if they can afford it good for them (the split of the tax pot is a whole other issue). If you are referring to the Scottish...

Quote: Originally Posted by Robbie G Human rivalry is a fascinating subject. Ideally, people would realise that the only race is the human race. However humanity seems to enjoy erecting artificial barriers between sects that grow ever more microscopic. Race, border, city, village, street, family, household...it goes on and will never end. Ive always said, your all praying to different faces of the same god. Also if you take away the water...

Quote: Originally Posted by simulatorman Are you telling us or asking. Yes.

Quote: Originally Posted by sbi5ar makes for good sporting banter..... Especially as wales have won 3 years on the trot againt england (Rugby 6 nations) Specially when you won the World Cup it does

Quote: Originally Posted by dangerstat why the hell we have this issue between members of the UK is obsurd! That works two ways though. There will always be some people from one area that want to make it on their own. On the other hand, it regularly bugs the hell out of me when, say, a newspaper runs a "How much swine flu is there in the UK?" article and has a lovely map with all sorts of numbers for England, Wales and...

As a welshman it pains me to say but I really think we would not "survive" without the aid of England (and i think this can be said for both Scottland and N. Ireland as well).

Quote: Originally Posted by dangerstat And yet we have sensible people in each seperate area calling for independence and it must be obvious even to most Scots that it makes sense to seperate. Why shouldn't I be proud of my country and what it has achieved in the world in comparison to it's size? Why shouldn't I want an independent Scottish nation that governs itself, free from the shackles of Westminster? Is it not my right as...

Quote: Originally Posted by sbi5ar As a welshman it pains me to say but I really think we would not "survive" without the aid of England (and i think this can be said for both Scottland and N. Ireland as well). Too right. Now get back to mining Pot Noodles, I'm hungry. Anyway, I don't believe that the British Isles are particulalrly 'united' in some respects. On a personal level you can find people from...