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THE BRITISH THREAD II

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Walter Hinteler
 
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Reply Fri 19 Sep, 2014 05:18 am
@Walter Hinteler,
But what will happen in three years, when the UK leaves the EU after the referendum? Scotland then will be still part of the United Kingdom but outside the EU ...
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Walter Hinteler
 
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Reply Fri 19 Sep, 2014 05:20 am
... at least, the European Championship 2020 final will be in London.
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JPB
 
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Reply Fri 19 Sep, 2014 05:22 am
One thing I read last night during the coverage was that the group most likely to vote "no" was the pensioners (no surprise), but the second group in the "no" vote was the 16-17 year olds (big surprise). That was early on - I don't know that it held across Scotland - but the idea to pad the voter roles with young people may have backfired.
JPB
 
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Reply Fri 19 Sep, 2014 05:23 am
bump2
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Walter Hinteler
 
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Reply Fri 19 Sep, 2014 05:32 am
@JPB,
Unfortunately, there was no exit poll. So we really won't know it for sure.

16 year olds can vote in many Germany states from local to state level.
It didn't change the outcome of those elections, it is said, significantly.
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georgeob1
 
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Reply Fri 19 Sep, 2014 09:45 am
A good outcome for all concerned in my view. Let's hope those involved are able to make the best of it.
Walter Hinteler
 
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Reply Fri 19 Sep, 2014 09:52 am
@georgeob1,
Salmond already did Wink
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Lordyaswas
 
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Reply Fri 19 Sep, 2014 01:43 pm
Salmond was right about one thing though.

Scotland will keep the pound.
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Walter Hinteler
 
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Reply Fri 19 Sep, 2014 01:53 pm
Since the Scots now will get full independence, because they voted against independence - shouldn't the English now get a referendum to split from England?
Lordyaswas
 
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Reply Fri 19 Sep, 2014 01:56 pm
@Walter Hinteler,
Erm.....


Are you at the Munich Beer Festival again, Walt?
contrex
 
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Reply Fri 19 Sep, 2014 02:12 pm
@Lordyaswas,
Lordyaswas wrote:
Are you at the Munich Beer Festival again, Walt?


Walt... I think you're gonna have rather a tough time selling people on sticking burning leaves in their mouths... (Bob Newhart)
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timur
 
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Reply Fri 19 Sep, 2014 02:15 pm
I would like to have your opinions about this:

Discrimination
Walter Hinteler
 
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Reply Fri 19 Sep, 2014 02:21 pm
@Lordyaswas,
One of the things I will never do.

No, quite seriously: the West Lothian question will be a topic.
And if there would be an "English parliament" ... would it make decisions only for England? Or one UK parliament and three more regional with the same power as Holyrood will get? Or ...

But I suppose, after a week or so, all will be back to normality: discussing the next general elections and when the UK will leave the EU.
izzythepush
 
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Reply Fri 19 Sep, 2014 02:22 pm
@timur,
The Daily Mail is a right wing rag that drums up the blue rinse brigade by dredging for stories like this. In the build up to WW2 it supported Hitler.

Having said that, there is an expectation, and legislation to make sure our public bodies are more representative of the communities they serve. Political parties have used women only shortlists for MP's seats.

I doubt very much the young lady in question will have problems finding a job, she'll probably get one with the Daily Mail. It's only one job out of many, I don't have a problem with it.
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Walter Hinteler
 
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Reply Fri 19 Sep, 2014 02:35 pm
@timur,
As far as I could find out, under the 1976 Race Relations Act it was (is?) permissible to use racial considerations in recruitment to trainee positions such as the one to which Abigail applied. 
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Walter Hinteler
 
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Reply Fri 19 Sep, 2014 02:37 pm
But what's going on at Glasgow's George Square tonight? It even has been mentioned in our tv-news ...
McTag
 
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Reply Fri 19 Sep, 2014 03:20 pm
@Walter Hinteler,

A stooshie.
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oralloy
 
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Reply Fri 19 Sep, 2014 11:27 pm
@Walter Hinteler,
Walter Hinteler wrote:
No, quite seriously: the West Lothian question will be a topic.
And if there would be an "English parliament" ... would it make decisions only for England? Or one UK parliament and three more regional with the same power as Holyrood will get? Or ...

I think the proposal is a combination of those two ideas, with one UK parliament, and four more regional with the same power as Holyrood will get.

Maybe another way to do it would be to have a single unified parliament, but the MPs would only vote as a single body for certain specific issues. Questions of local governance would be decided by four "subcommittees" that each dealt only with their own specific region.
Walter Hinteler
 
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Reply Sat 20 Sep, 2014 12:59 am
@oralloy,
oralloy wrote:
... and four more regional with the same power as Holyrood will get.
England, Wales, Northern Ireland and ... Cornwall?
oralloy
 
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Reply Sat 20 Sep, 2014 02:08 am
@Walter Hinteler,
Walter Hinteler wrote:
oralloy wrote:
... and four more regional with the same power as Holyrood will get.

England, Wales, Northern Ireland and ... Cornwall?

Sorry, miscommunication. I'm counting Holyrood as one of the four.

If you meant Holyrood plus three others (for a total of four), then I'm trying to say the same thing.
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