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Might be the only practical solution.

Recent referendum was for independence, they have devolution already.

IMO it would be better taking out the traffickers than allowing the people to die, who are just desperate for a better life. I have no idea how this could be done without close cooperation between countries , but with the tech available now , perhaps a high cost in the short term would mean...

In order for 'Britain' and then the 'UK' to work , Englishness had to be conflated with Britishness , England confused with Britain and so on. This had to be done as England was so clearly the dominant partner. Englishness is actually now coming to the fore as an identity in many ways...

That's why I responded to it. You raised the Irish example to make a point, and I said you could also use this example to make another point to suit my argument. It's the way debating often works. You know- argument,then counter argument kind of thing. However , you never addressed the...

Interesting . Do you think its a bit of a vicious circle, In that the adversarial nature of the system itself feeds into the culture? (Rather than the culture per se) Up until the recent impasse, the NI Assembly had cooperation between people who previously you could not have imagined...

The Scots voted on whether or not to remain part of the UK. Britain being a country wasn't an issue :D

That's quite a statement indeed. It's one thing saying immigrants should not be allowed in to a country but another gloating over the death of people in this way. Not that there will be much reflection on it.

Typo, surely? :D

I thought Farage was hard done by on 5Live today, when he was taken to task for some of the unsavoury characters that support UKIP. He can't be blamed for some of the people that latch on, and specifically said he does not allow the likes of BNP or EDL to join. They dwelt on this too long for my...

I always thought that of all the Mister Men characters, one was the most sinister, apparently killing people all over the place while assuming quite a cheerful name. Remember all the deaths by Miss Adventure?

AS, You could also use the Irish example to show how the resulting oversupply led to a crash in house prices, with ghost estates common , incomplete half built houses in many towns and villages and in some areas, knocking down newly built houses . I've not said that supply is the only...

I seem to remember bailing out the banks and the Iraq war cost us a lot of money and they were supported by Lab/Con, as was the deregulation that led to the bubble/crash

But empty properties that are not for sale do not contribute to the supply! How many of these empty properties are on the market? I'm sure you researched the figures before stating an opinion 8) One tactic to force them to go on to the market is a large council tax surcharge -this...

Does the excess of empty properties occur in areas with sky high prices though? While ownership culture, buy to let, bank lending policies and RTB are all factors of high house prices most commentators and institutions say supply is the main one...

Do they sense the electricity?

Ken - If there is a one party majority under PR , then it would be even more so under FPTP. But I think we need to be mindful that PR comes in different forms. When you say it's moved from the rest of the UK, you mean England? As for NI politics, you only have to remember the old saying...

Some people like their toast buttered when the toast is warm. Some like the butter spread when cooler so that it doesn't melt. Presumably some dont care, but for soldiers soft toast isn't great. Is it the moisture in the air that makes it soft if left?

QED!

On the back of the story of the soldiers who are being buried in Belgium, some WW1 stories. I particularly like the 'Dazzle' camouflage. Perhaps it would help when going past a speed trap :lol: