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I like to imagine that Cameron's legacy will be the breakup of the united kingdom
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# ? Sep 1, 2014 09:50 |
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KKKlean Energy posted:I like to imagine that Cameron's legacy will be the breakup of the united kingdom I'd like to imagine that Clegg's legacy would be the breakup of Cameron's face.
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# ? Sep 1, 2014 09:54 |
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Crossposting from the EDL thread because I think we can all do with being cheered up on a Monday morning: Gobby EDL shite mouthing off for thirty seconds and then Nirvana: http://youtu.be/UmP9mVv-DEQ e: now with a youtubes link. KayTee fucked around with this message at 15:33 on Sep 1, 2014 |
# ? Sep 1, 2014 12:03 |
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UKMT September: fucken have that ya fucken oval office
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# ? Sep 1, 2014 12:15 |
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The last UKMT EDIT: Actually, what the gently caress will the UK be called after Scottish Independence? Obviously The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is right out. Prior to the addition of Ireland and Scotland it was just The Kingdom of England (even though it included Wales because gently caress you that's why), so I guess it will end up as The United Kingdom of England and Northern Ireland? Which is pretty weird I guess. Pasco fucked around with this message at 12:22 on Sep 1, 2014 |
# ? Sep 1, 2014 12:17 |
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Pasco posted:The last UKMT I wouldn't worry about that: I expect they'd go with 'The United Kingdom of England, Wales and Northern Ireland'.
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# ? Sep 1, 2014 12:19 |
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Pissflaps posted:I wouldn't worry about that: I expect they'd go with 'The United Kingdom of England, Wales and Northern Ireland'. Wales should be so lucky. Maybe they'll be added in as a sop to stop Plaid Cymru turning into the SNP Mk.2
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# ? Sep 1, 2014 12:24 |
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Pasco posted:stop Plaid Cymru turning into the SNP Mk.2 e: also, can't afford a house? Don't worry! With a new 40 year mortgage, you can reduce your payments to a level that's right for you! If you're finding the payments on the 40 year product a bit too stiff, look out for our forthcoming generational mortgages, which will let you sign over not just your lifetime earnings but those of your children and extended family as well! LemonDrizzle fucked around with this message at 12:29 on Sep 1, 2014 |
# ? Sep 1, 2014 12:27 |
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LemonDrizzle posted:There's no real prospect of that - you can argue the toss one way or another about how Scotland's wealth as an independent nation would compare to the rest of the UK, but there's no argument to be had for Wales. It's a total financial dead zone and without transfers from the rest of the country it'd be in a very bad state indeed. Speaking of which, how is the Cornish independence movement going?
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# ? Sep 1, 2014 12:28 |
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Pasco posted:Wales should be so lucky. Maybe they'll be added in as a sop to stop Plaid Cymru turning into the SNP Mk.2 I think it has a nicer sound to it than just 'England and Northern Ireland'.
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# ? Sep 1, 2014 12:29 |
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Pissflaps posted:I think it has a nicer sound to it than just 'England and Northern Ireland'. How about the United Kingdom of Northumbria, Mercia, Anglia, Essex, Wessex, Sussex and Kent? That sounds like a lot of places!
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# ? Sep 1, 2014 12:32 |
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Pissflaps posted:I wouldn't worry about that: I expect they'd go with 'The United Kingdom of England, Wales and Northern Ireland'. It'll still be known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, it's just that Scotland will be known as 'lovely Britain'
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# ? Sep 1, 2014 12:40 |
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Hong XiuQuan posted:It'll still be known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, it's just that Scotland will be known as 'lovely Britain' 'Britannia Inferior' is already a place thanks. (Basically Northern England: so called for its distance from
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# ? Sep 1, 2014 12:44 |
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United Conglomerate of ATOS.
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# ? Sep 1, 2014 12:46 |
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Kegluneq posted:'Britannia Inferior' is already a place thanks. (Basically Northern England: so called for its distance from Britannia Minima
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# ? Sep 1, 2014 12:46 |
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The Plebgate video has been released by the Met https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHOeOWw-8Rg The Guardian is looking at it here. Looks to me the balding guy with the backpack seemed to react to something said just as Micthell leaves.
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# ? Sep 1, 2014 12:51 |
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LemonDrizzle posted:There's no real prospect of that - you can argue the toss one way or another about how Scotland's wealth as an independent nation would compare to the rest of the UK, but there's no argument to be had for Wales. It's a total financial dead zone and without transfers from the rest of the country it'd be in a very bad state indeed. 100-year mortgages already exist.
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# ? Sep 1, 2014 12:54 |
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Kegluneq posted:Speaking of which, how is the Cornish independence movement going? A lot of people keep talking about Yorkshire independence now too. Where does it loving end this is ridiculous. Let's just have independent streets
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# ? Sep 1, 2014 13:08 |
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i think it'd be nice if they just went for "The United Kingdom" the "of …" part isn't really that useful and just takes up a lot of space on official forms and stuff.
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# ? Sep 1, 2014 13:14 |
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Cerv posted:i think it'd be nice if they just went for "The United Kingdom" We should just rebrand as "UK". Acronyms help to better clarify our position in the global marketplace and articles like "The" are no longer engaging the target demographics.
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# ? Sep 1, 2014 13:35 |
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KKKlean Energy posted:We should just rebrand as "UK". When will I need to apply for my Yookay passport?
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# ? Sep 1, 2014 13:40 |
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The United Kingdom of UKIP
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# ? Sep 1, 2014 13:40 |
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KKKlean Energy posted:We should just rebrand as "UK". 'UK' isn't an acronym, it's an initialism. This mistake is a constant bugbear of mine.
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# ? Sep 1, 2014 13:43 |
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thehustler posted:A lot of people keep talking about Yorkshire independence now too. It potentially ends with federalism and a tiered system of governance where smaller groups/areas have a direct impact. Until that happens, people who don't like a body of governance will try to get out of it.
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# ? Sep 1, 2014 13:45 |
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thehustler posted:A lot of people keep talking about Yorkshire independence now too. Give each EU regional area official status as a province/state/whatever (personally I like whatever combination allows Wales to be called the Welsh Autonomous Zone), drop the 'countries within a country (within a country?)' thing which has only ever found use in sports and loving over the periphery, make the Westminster government federal. Plus it means lots more miniature flags to wave. Pissflaps posted:'UK' isn't an acronym, it's an initialism.
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# ? Sep 1, 2014 13:51 |
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Pissflaps posted:'UK' isn't an acronym, it's an initialism. Maybe not the way you pronounce it.
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# ? Sep 1, 2014 13:59 |
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Guavanaut posted:There's already a logical dividing point at the EU Statistical Regions, which were supposed to each have their own assembly until the central government remembered that it liked being probably the most overly central government anywhere outside of a dictatorship.. That seems like a weird spin to put on it. Wasn't the Regional Assembly plan squelched because people overwhelmingly voted against it?
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# ? Sep 1, 2014 14:35 |
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Undead Hippo posted:That seems like a weird spin to put on it. Wasn't the Regional Assembly plan squelched because people overwhelmingly voted against it? e: I don't think it's controversial to say that the government in the UK (Scotland excepted in the past couple decades) is far more centralized than most other European countries though.
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# ? Sep 1, 2014 14:48 |
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Guavanaut posted:Which regions actually got to vote on it? All I remember was the government stirring up a lot of 'are costs ' arguments in Yorkshire, which smacked a lot of the 'This baby needs new body armour, not a fair voting system' adverts. I can't remember the midlands or north-east getting any kind of vote. There's this thing called the internet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_England_devolution_referendums,_2004
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# ? Sep 1, 2014 14:50 |
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Cerv posted:i think it'd be nice if they just went for "The United Kingdom" Aren't the Dutch also a United Kingdom? That might be enough to set them over the edge and raid the Medway again. (Although admittedly hauling back a Poundstretcher isn't quite as impressive as capturing the Royal Charles)
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# ? Sep 1, 2014 15:03 |
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goddamnedtwisto posted:Aren't the Dutch also a United Kingdom? That might be enough to set them over the edge and raid the Medway again. They can have it. Come to think of it, Medway and Nederlans share the bizarre inability to have more than one haircut in the country at any time, so it'd work great.
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# ? Sep 1, 2014 15:19 |
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I hear Cameron's pretty fond of the name UK plc
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# ? Sep 1, 2014 15:51 |
UK brought to you by G4S.
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# ? Sep 1, 2014 15:58 |
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Serco Austerity Stadium
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# ? Sep 1, 2014 15:59 |
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Perfidious Albion.
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# ? Sep 1, 2014 16:08 |
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Guavanaut posted:e: I don't think it's controversial to say that the government in the UK (Scotland excepted in the past couple decades) is far more centralized than most other European countries though. Not even Scotland excepted, if you're talking about local government - our council areas are massive compared to elsewhere in Europe, both in size and population terms. Not sure about the rest of the UK but I have the feeling it doesn't compare too well either.
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# ? Sep 1, 2014 16:28 |
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Brown Moses posted:The Plebgate video has been released by the Met How comes some people are pixelated and others not?
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# ? Sep 1, 2014 16:47 |
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goddamnedtwisto posted:Aren't the Dutch also a United Kingdom? That might be enough to set them over the edge and raid the Medway again. Koninkrijk der Nederlanden so just Kingdom, not United. I think. If only McCaine hadn't left years ago.
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# ? Sep 1, 2014 17:06 |
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notaspy posted:How comes some people are pixelated and others not? It's how you tell the plebs from the not-plebs
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# ? Sep 1, 2014 17:15 |