Last week's question in the FC Poll was:
Independent of the EU, should we:
Go back to the British Union with no devolution? | 13 (32%) |
Keep the current status quo? | 0 (0%) |
Have the Union - but with more powers devolved? | 4 (10%) |
Have a Confederacy of Nations retaining British institutions? | 2 (5%) |
Independence for England and the Celtic Nations? | 21 (52%) |
This produced a number of interesting results.
Right: The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is circa 300 years old. Will it last much longer?
We envisaged that there would be a clear-cut division between the positions we'll label "unionism" and "separatism," which was borne out in the voting patterns.
Interestingly, those favouring English independence were over half of the voters, possibly a stronger vote than may have been garnered in years gone by.
Also interesting is the fact that no-one voted to keep the status quo, presumably no-one happy with a "half way" house.
Is - or has! - nationalism changed and would nationalists be happier with the nations of these isles modeled on the Scandinavian model (friendly, independent, confident various-sizes neighbours with some common history living harmoniously side-by-side) rather than a Belgian model of forced political Union?
When (the currently English border town) Berwick Upon Tweed has voted by almost 80% to rejoin Scotland, there is clearly something in the air.
Many observers think Gordon Brown (as a Scot who has to prove he's "ultra British patriot" as UK Prime Minister) will block any act of parliament allowing Berwick to return to Scotland.
Left: Berwick Upon Tweed, now most residents want the border moved Southwards so the town returns to Scotland. The dotted line is the existent English-Scottish border.
After the farce of Brown's crony/hireling Milliband (offspring of rich, Jewish Marxists) telling other European Nations that the (Neo-Con backed) illegal actions of the Albanians in Serbia won't set a precedent, who would be able to take Brown's blocking of the democratic wishes of the townsfolk of Berwick seriously?
Still unless Berwick becomes a US air base or home to a CIA station, America won't force the issue...
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