
...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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Tue 19 Oct 2004, 22:31,
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We'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
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Tue 19 Oct 2004, 22:38,
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I couldn't believe that they are considering giving the NE its own "parliment"
more money being wasted on more useless self serving wankers

there'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
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Tue 19 Oct 2004, 22:44,
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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

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.