Scotland the brave

JHC

Chief assistant to the assistant chief
If Scotland do go it alone I assume the Union Jack will have to be rehashed or just remove the cross of St Andrew. I mention this because our politicians want to change our flag.(this is a diversionary trick as we are coming up for a Sept election)

What would a new British flag look like?
 

Dorsetmike

Member
If you look for the union flag on Wiki

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Jack

scroll down and you will find images of the constituent parts, the flag is made from the English St George's cross and Irish St Patrick's cross, both red on a white ground, The Scottish St Andrew's cross is white on a blue ground so you should end up with just losing the blue areas.
 

JHC

Chief assistant to the assistant chief
It could be the start of something new..... who next ?? Dorset, OMG Wales...Brummagem, rebuild Hadrian's wall with some of the unemployed as labour.
 

JHC

Chief assistant to the assistant chief
Looks an interesting blog Mike I will read later when work is done, perhaps tribalism will make a come back it is very real with the Maori and we give them millions as reparation for the lands that the brits took over and developed about 150 years ago but that's the way it goes. united we stand divided we fall eh!
 

teddy

Duckmeister
If Scotland does split they will find things tough. Several national companies are already making arrangements to relocate from Scotland. They will need a new currency, which will not be underwritten by Britain, and it is very unlikely that they will be able to join the EU, or us`e the` Euro. They will also lose the quite considerable benefits such as free university places and free prescriptions and housing benefits. They will also have to issue their own passports. The benefits to England would be quite substantial as we subsidise then to a greater extent. More money for us.

teddy
 

Dorsetmike

Member
The benefits to England would be quite substantial as we subsidise then to a greater extent. More money for us.

Which will not find its way far enough down the trough for the likes of us to benefit!
 

JHC

Chief assistant to the assistant chief
Shouldn't be a problem, already too many students chasing meaningless/useless degrees.

Oh Mike how true, I have been saying this for ages Basket making, media studies?? whats that about, social interaction etc the mind boggles at least they have to pay for themselves. Do you remember when you had to sit a really tough entrance exam or win a scholarship.
 

teddy

Duckmeister
The higher fees are` discouraging some of the wallies from taking the rubbish courses and there are subsidies for science maths and teaching. My daughter is only (?) paying £5,000 this year. Of course the foreign students get their loans and them bugger of back home without repaying them. Hopefully UKIP will put paid to that

teddy
 

Ella Beck

Member
Well, as we know, Scotland voted to remain in the Union. I'm glad, as I'm the product of the Union, with one parent Scottish and one English. They met in wartime.

Of course, with all the Brexit woes, it hasn't really settled the question...

Interesting times we're living in.
 
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