abhi_the _gr8_maratha
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you mean it will effect but not badly ?No it wont.
And yes it is.
you mean it will effect but not badly ?No it wont.
And yes it is.
Hi Verdane :thumb: ... Hey really i had realized that i overdid it butI apologise if i misrepresented you. Since you seem very defensive I'll seek to clarify.
Taking your assumption to its natural conclusion... for the descendent of "English families" to have an effect on an independence vote thereby preventing independence taking place they would need to be in the majority. I therefore inferred that you meant that there was a majority.
Either way you are still wrong.. anyone descended from the English centuries or even a couple of generations back will almost certainly now consider themselves Welsh not English - even if they also consider themselves British (which the majority of Welsh people do).
People within the British isles are very mixed, there is no English or indeed British race. People in England with names like Hughes (Welsh) for example with mostly consider themselves English, not Welsh.
not an admirer of any nation other than india israel russia and usa - but the english are a very resourcefulyou mean it will effect but not badly ?
I mean it wont have a bad effect - it may knock the UK a few places down international GDP rankings but it wont impact on standard of living.you mean it will effect but not badly ?
I'm really not sure what you mean?Mr Verdane are you a Paki using different flag?
Admit it.
Would a independent - Scotland join the European Union
Would that be a indirect referendum on European Union by the "British people".
British Brainwashing Corporation does what it does best - brainwashing. They should simply shut down all BBC offices in Scotland.Crisis-Hit BBC Scotland Faces Summer Of Disruption Amid Claims Of Bias
Crisis-Hit BBC Scotland Faces Summer Of Disruption Amid Claims Of Bias | World | RIA Novosti
Opinion polls show more people are planning to vote "no" on the question of whether Scotland should leave the U.K. - but it's getting closer.
The people of Scotland have just 100 days until they vote in a referendum on whether their nation will remain part of the United Kingdom or separate to form its own country.
Opinion polls between those planning to vote "yes" or "no" to the split have narrowed in recent months, but the Better Together campaign to keep Scotland in the U.K. still has a firm projected lead.
British Prime Minister David Cameron, a vocal supporter of the "no" campaign, tweeted on Monday that people in the rest of the U.K. - that is Wales, England, and Northern Ireland - must send a strong message to the Scottish people.
The non-partisan website whatscotlandthinks.com collated recent polling figures in the U.K. and its average showed 58 percent of people planned to vote "no" in the Sept. 18 poll and 42 percent "yes."
Opposition leader Ed Miliband also sent a message via Twitter urging a "no" vote and focusing on Scotland's key role in building the U.K.'s widespread welfare state.
The Better Together campaign was given a significant boost last week when President Barack Obama appeared to give it his support.
"There is a referendum process in place and it is up to the people of Scotland," he said, speaking alongside Cameron in the Belgian capital of Brussels. "The United Kingdom has been an extraordinary partner to us. From the outside at least, it looks like things have worked pretty well.
"And we obviously have a deep interest in making sure that one of the closest allies we will ever have remains a strong, robust, united and effective partner. But ultimately these are decisions that are to be made by the folks there."
Alex Salmond, the First Minister of Scotland and supporter of the "yes" campaign, said Monday he thought Cameron had asked his U.S. counterpart to weigh in on the debate.
Speaking to Good Morning Britain, the morning show of NBC News' U.K. partner ITV News, Salmond said Cameron had asked "every world leader he could possibly imagine to make interventions about Scottish independence."
The first minister also hit back at claims by U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne that Scotland would not be able to use the British pound, leaving it to find its own currency.
"It isn't George Osborne's pound," he told Good Morning Britain in a program marking 100 days until the vote, but a currency built up "by the people of Scotland and the rest of the UK over many years."
No one seems to know for certain! I suspect if there is a definitive answer it's being held back by Brussels for two reasons - the EU, like any organisation prefers stability and Brussels is probably also concious that it could be accused of interference if it gave an answer.I think the Scots will need to apply fresh for EU membership if they separated. Can someone confirm on this?
If they have to, it will be interesting to scan the prospects of whether they'll make it into EU or not.
'Impossible' for Scotland to join EU, says BarrosoI think the Scots will need to apply fresh for EU membership if they separated. Can someone confirm on this?
If they have to, it will be interesting to scan the prospects of whether they'll make it into EU or not.
scotland heavily relies on the money it gets from the north sea oil. over £15bn for welfare is largely funded by the oil money. another problem with scotland is that it has more retired people and bigger ageing population which need tremendous supports in many areas like social security, pension, welfare, free transport and elderly care than young and middle aged people who pay the tax and contribute to the economy. adolf salmond, the leader of the nationalist scottish party, whose promise of a prosperous future for the scots in an independent scotland is based on "aspiration and fantasy idea rather than reality". he has been told countless times that scotland can't use the £ when it becomes an independent nation, which is basically the same concept and rule acknowledged and agreed by all the members in the eurozone who share the common currency. he should be ashamed of himself for ignoring the reality of scotland which does not have central bank like the united kingdom has. all the scottish banks, including the rbs and others have warned that they would relocate their HQs in london if scotland voted yes. a lot of highly talented professionals and engineers in scotland depend on defence industries and shipbuilding yards which are owned by the british giant defence contractor such as the bae systems, which also has warned that they would shut down all their manufacturing sites and factories in scotland if they voted yes. i dont know what this dude with a smug face has been smoking, but he has failed to deliver any promising plans for his own people.While I would enjoy witnessing the Scots winning back their due, I am not exactly sure if Scotland without England would go very far...just my personal exp.
Can someone give a fair idea about what Scotland produces & sells (except for Tourism)? Unlike Ireland, Scotland is not very high on the hi-tech industry' radar or even commerce (which is England's lifeline). What does the prospects of an independent Scot nation look like...?