tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7368175516194303327.post3508069489016008321..comments2023-11-05T01:12:59.322-08:00Comments on Independence Cymru and Alba: Listing the InconsistenciesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16258854366964329334noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7368175516194303327.post-8493489525739099212008-07-21T06:55:00.000-07:002008-07-21T06:55:00.000-07:00No. not England or America. Who financed Cromwell?...No. not England or America. Who financed Cromwell? Those that own the gold make the rules.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7368175516194303327.post-56793126423170751422008-07-17T10:52:00.000-07:002008-07-17T10:52:00.000-07:00I assume you mean this "foreign power" to be Engla...I assume you mean this "foreign power" to be England?<BR/>Or do you mean America?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7368175516194303327.post-48221532940862131702008-07-17T08:50:00.000-07:002008-07-17T08:50:00.000-07:00you have to understand, The UK has been controlled...you have to understand, The UK has been controlled by a foreign power and people since 1649. Their interests are paramount. The Prime Minister is little more than enforcer hired to protect their turf. As an example look at the sell-off of Britain's gold when Labour took office. This was tribute paid to this foreign power and people as a pay-off for allowing Labour to win office in 1997(they knew that gold was going to rise in value).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7368175516194303327.post-8636881076787305312008-07-15T09:20:00.000-07:002008-07-15T09:20:00.000-07:00The fact that the Scottish Parliament has tax rais...The fact that the Scottish Parliament has tax raising powers, but the Welsh Assembly doesn't.<BR/><BR/>The fact that Welsh and Northern Irish AMs do not have to take the oath to the Queen of England, but MSPs do. And if MSPs refuse they lose their seat. In Westminster, they can keep their seat, but not sit in parliament like Sinn Fein.<BR/><BR/>The fact that Hong Kong (under the British) could have an Olympic team, but Scotland and Wales cannot. (Even though Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands etc can and do).<BR/><BR/>The fact that Scotland has its own education system, but the rest of the UK follows the English one.<BR/><BR/>The fact that the Royal Navy uses the St George's Cross in its ensign, in violation of the Treaty of Union of 1707. (Just about every article of the Anglo-Scottish Union has been violated)<BR/><BR/>The fact that Anglican Bishops have power in the House of Lords, and LegCo of the Isle of Man, but members of other churches/religions, including the Church of Scotland (established) do not (not that we necessarily want this).<BR/><BR/>There are a few inconsistencies which are unfair to England, but considering the treatment meted out to its neighbours, these are pretty minor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7368175516194303327.post-29307606082017741632008-07-15T08:51:00.000-07:002008-07-15T08:51:00.000-07:00The Fact that Wales is not properly represented in...The Fact that Wales is not properly represented in international cricket, whilst Scotland and Ireland are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7368175516194303327.post-72920339844538903792008-07-15T07:46:00.000-07:002008-07-15T07:46:00.000-07:00The fact that Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Engl...The fact that Scotland, Northern Ireland, and England can issue their own banknotes but Wales can't.<BR/><BR/>The fact that Wales has decent language laws, but none of the other parts of the UK do.<BR/><BR/>The fact that Northern Ireland has its own civil service, but Scotland and Wales don't.<BR/><BR/>The fact that Scotland, Ireland and Wales have international rugby teams, but the Isle of Man and Cornwall do not.<BR/><BR/>The fact that Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have international football sides, but the Isle of Man and Cornwall do not.<BR/><BR/>The fact that Northern Ireland is treated as a "nation"/"country", but Cornwall isn't, despite existing for ten times longer, and being a real nation.<BR/><BR/>The fact that the Church of Scotland is Presbyterian, but Presbyterians have been traditionally treated as "dissenters" in other parts of the UK.<BR/><BR/>The fact that Britain went to war over a couple of thousand islanders' right to "self-determination" in 1982, but Scotland and Wales had to wait til 1997 to get any choice, and that 50,000 Cornish get ignored.<BR/><BR/>The fact that Elizabeth gets refers to as Elizabeth II, even though in Scotland we never had an Elizabeth I. <BR/><BR/>I could go on. There's dozens more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com