good point well made
Attila the Bun is not in a right cunt of a mood,
Tue 19 Oct 2004, 22:24,
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It......struck me that they were a microcosm of the problems facing European union. Two possibilities... on one hand they could be effective if united, on the the other, self-interest can undermine them.
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DaveBr tes noisivelet ruoy tsujda ton od,
Tue 19 Oct 2004, 22:31,
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Not possible at the momentWe're in the devolution swing in History
I couldn't believe that they are considering giving the NE its own "parliment"
more money being wasted on more useless self serving wankers
(I couldn't believe that they are considering giving the NE its own "parliment"
more money being wasted on more useless self serving wankers
Attila the Bun is not in a right cunt of a mood,
Tue 19 Oct 2004, 22:38,
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Luckily it looks likethere's not enough public support for it to happen.
Which isn't suprising, considering the whole regionalist thing is a Scottish/Welsh attempt to break up England and counteract the influence we have on national politics through having 10 times more people then they do
(Which isn't suprising, considering the whole regionalist thing is a Scottish/Welsh attempt to break up England and counteract the influence we have on national politics through having 10 times more people then they do
Shrub Rocketeer is a twisted emotional husk,
Tue 19 Oct 2004, 22:44,
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Nah,The Welsh neer wanted an assembly. Less than half of the country voted, and only 53% of those that did vote said yes.
I did hear tell that it was largely a europe-driven initiative: apparrently the UK as one unit had too much voting power in the E.U., so we've been subdivided into smaller units with much less power.
The other theory is that it was just to stop the welsh from whining "..but the scots got one, why can't we?".
Speaking as a welshman, the Assembly is a load of bollocks.
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Tue 19 Oct 2004, 23:03,
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I did hear tell that it was largely a europe-driven initiative: apparrently the UK as one unit had too much voting power in the E.U., so we've been subdivided into smaller units with much less power.
The other theory is that it was just to stop the welsh from whining "..but the scots got one, why can't we?".
Speaking as a welshman, the Assembly is a load of bollocks.
Fantastic ideaTake it to its logical extreme and I'll have my own parliament. Sounds good to me.
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evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick,
Tue 19 Oct 2004, 22:47,
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