Cultural Learnings Of United Kingdom To Make Benefit Glorious Nation Of Hungary

[The Minsky Moment]

Its not quite local but it is the same country...

For the time being.

Yes soon they may be two countries.
. . . except for currency, head of state, regional transport planning, foreign policy, language, etc.

This may be an outsider thing, but they already have there own football team and a parliament.  What else does independence get them aside from the dubious privilege of having to send a delegate to the UN General Assembly.

[Gups]

They wouldn't share foreign or defence policy. They would set their own taxes (.e.g low corporation tax a la Eire). They would recieve the revenues from those taxes and from thieir natural resources. They will get rid of nuclear weapons. Then there are all the intangibles - pride, self-determination etc etc

That's what the SNP say anyway

[The Minsky Moment]

They wouldn't share foreign or defence policy.

De facto that seems questionable.

[Queequeg]

For Tamas:

[Jacob]

One more thing: how does a flower become "ethically sourced"? Does it get killed very gently?

You should totally aske the people selling them.

[Tamas]

One more thing: how does a flower become "ethically sourced"? Does it get killed very gently?

You should totally aske the people selling them.

Matters of green stuff, local produce, fair trade etc. seem to have religious significance here. I ain`t revealing my heretic tendencies to random strangers, thankyouverymuch.

[Gups]

They wouldn't share foreign or defence policy.

De facto that seems questionable.

Why do you say that?

[crazy canuck]

They wouldn't share foreign or defence policy.

De facto that seems questionable.

Why do you say that?

Its like saying the US and Canada dont share foreign or defence policy.  There may be disagreements on the outer edges of those policies but at core they are always going to be tied to some degree by necessity.

[The Minsky Moment]

Why do you say that?

Practicality.  They share the same island, they already have integrated air and naval defense systems, not to mention production and basing facilities - it would be insane to break that all up.  There are already strong pressures for defense and foreign policy integration within Europe (see UK-France) and Scotland on its own would have no clout anyways.  So I would forsee Scotland pursuing a scare-quote "independent" foreign/defense policy in the symbolic sense -- setting up consular missions and trade promotion offices, putting the St. Andrews cross on a couple of frigates, sending grunts in tartan to the occasional peacekeeping mission -- but otherwise closely coordinating.  Based on recent experience, the days of Britain/England supporting US military ventures without any European partner are probably over in the post-Basra world, so that probably won't be a significant point of contestation.

[mongers]

Why do you say that?

Practicality.  They share the same island, they already have integrated air and naval defense systems, not to mention production and basing facilities - it would be insane to break that all up.  There are already strong pressures for defense and foreign policy integration within Europe (see UK-France) and Scotland on its own would have no clout anyways.  So I would forsee Scotland pursuing a scare-quote "independent" foreign/defense policy in the symbolic sense -- setting up consular missions and trade promotion offices, putting the St. Andrews cross on a couple of frigates, sending grunts in tartan to the occasional peacekeeping mission -- but otherwise closely coordinating.  Based on recent experience, the days of Britain/England supporting US military ventures without any European partner are probably over in the post-Basra world, so that probably won't be a significant point of contestation.

Yes, but rationality and nationalism often make strange bedfellows. 

[Ed Anger]

Spellus is owed one (1) punch to the balls for the stupid cartoon.

[CountDeMoney]

Spellus is owed one (1) punch to the balls for the stupid cartoon.

I don't even know how those Eastern Europeans even managed to make it this far.

http://youtu.be/jR7m-4Vc3MU

In. A. Nutshell.

[mongers]

Spellus is owed one (1) punch to the balls for the stupid cartoon.

I don't even know how those Eastern Europeans even managed to make it this far.

http://youtu.be/jR7m-4Vc3MU

In. A. Nutshell.

Fanboy's keeping the 'memories' alive ? *

Talking of which the bbc have new series beginning next week, it's the story of Byzantium. 



*very tenuous link to mention the tv programme and Spellus.

[Ideologue]

Its not quite local but it is the same country...

For the time being.

Yes soon they may be two countries.
. . . except for currency, head of state, regional transport planning, foreign policy, language, etc.

This may be an outsider thing, but they already have there own football team and a parliament.  What else does independence get them aside from the dubious privilege of having to send a delegate to the UN General Assembly.

A W76 over Glasgow.

[Tamas]

Oh an other favourite of mine: how the relation between curtains and privacy at home is apparently lost on a lot of Britons. They. Just. Would. Not. Put. Curtains. Up.
What the hell?!!