Ours should be Je-fuckin-rusalem goddamnit

( ArthurTheRat, Sun 10 May 2009, 13:50, archived)

Only after you make Scotland and Wales independent.

( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Sun 10 May 2009, 13:50, archived)

Cool

( ArthurTheRat, Sun 10 May 2009, 13:51, archived)

Surely that's make England and Wales independent.
It's the scotties running the show these days.
( Dr Preference AjcuiVd289, Sun 10 May 2009, 13:51, archived)

The fact that the Prime Minister happens to be Scottish doesn't mean shit.
Besides, it doesn't particularly look like he's running anything at all.
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Sun 10 May 2009, 13:52, archived)

And Jock sits in Westminister while the saxon can't affect tartan law.

( Dr Preference AjcuiVd289, Sun 10 May 2009, 13:54, archived)

Yeah, he sits there, because that's where the PM sits,
but that's not in any way England being ruled by Scotland. Otherwise he'd get to sit in Edinburgh to do his job.
I've honestly no idea what the process is for changing Scots law. I probably should.
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Sun 10 May 2009, 13:58, archived)

It's done through the scottich parliament.
But the point is that Scottish and Welsh MPs have a say over the domestic law of England, while the english have no say over Scotland. And for the last decade almost all of the senior leadership of Labour, and hence your country, have been haggis munchers.
( Dr Preference AjcuiVd289, Sun 10 May 2009, 14:00, archived)

Apparently
"Many areas of Scots law are legislated for by the Scottish Parliament, whose authority devolved from the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster). Areas of Scots law over which the Scottish Parliament has competency include health, education, criminal justice, local government, environment and civil justice amongst others. However, certain powers are reserved to Westminster such as defence, international relations, fiscal and economic policy, drugs law, and broadcasting, amongst others. The Scottish Parliament does retain limited tax raising powers."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scots_law

I know, it does seem odd that we should have our own parliament as well as the UK one, while England only has the UK one. I never understood why the existing MPs in Scottish constituencies could just be the Scottish parliament, why do we need two sets of politicians anyway?

The European elections are coming up soon, we've got our polling cards. I know fuck all about European politics so I'd best not stick my oar in, it would only be adding noise to the signal.
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Sun 10 May 2009, 14:04, archived)

The scot and taaf parliaments exist to weaken the tories.

( Dr Preference AjcuiVd289, Sun 10 May 2009, 14:06, archived)

Now there's a conspiracy I'd never considered.

( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Sun 10 May 2009, 14:06, archived)

It's the argument that won over Blair towards devolution.
100% of fact.
( Dr Preference AjcuiVd289, Sun 10 May 2009, 14:08, archived)

i reckon every part of the internet
should be capable of doing wikipedia mashups

this has just occurred to me. i might write a greasemonkey script this afternoon
( spacefish bong!, Sun 10 May 2009, 14:06, archived)

I like Rule Britannia

( Rev. Cleo still alive, Sun 10 May 2009, 13:50, archived)

Rule Britannia is shit because:
It's a fucking ridiculous pantomime of a tune
Nobody knows past 'slaves'
Everyone says 'Rules the waves' and not 'Rule the waves'
It's a fucking ridiculous pantomime of a tune
(rnuk http://flickr.com/rnuk, Sun 10 May 2009, 13:57, archived)

This right here

( ArthurTheRat, Sun 10 May 2009, 14:00, archived)

I still like it though.

( Rev. Cleo still alive, Sun 10 May 2009, 14:08, archived)

I agree with this
Top choon.I recall the Ozzie RL side walking on to the pitch at Wembley as the song reached its crescendo. They physically shrank.
(bogus official shove it up your cunt, Sun 10 May 2009, 13:51, archived)

Land of Hope and Glory ftmfw

( Mrs Sp@m, Sun 10 May 2009, 13:52, archived)

I think it should be Umbrella, by Rihanna

( minimum fuss - an all time favourite, Sun 10 May 2009, 13:52, archived)

Or this;
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vUVJsfG3eA
( Dr Preference AjcuiVd289, Sun 10 May 2009, 13:53, archived)

Oh yes.
It would spread fear throughout the universe.
( Rev. Cleo still alive, Sun 10 May 2009, 13:55, archived)

fucking yes

( spacefish bong!, Sun 10 May 2009, 14:07, archived)

This is my second choice

( ArthurTheRat, Sun 10 May 2009, 14:22, archived)