O/T:- The Union Flag if Scotland leaves

[TheBlackHorse]

"As Covid and climate change have amply demonstrated, countries need to unite and work together to find solutions"
... we don't need to unite; we just need to work together. The 'unite' thing is a typically socialist attitude. We don't need a United Kingdom; we never have been - that's just a political expression. Scotchland, Wales and NI have always been a financial drain on England - a bit like southern Europe is to the EU. Happy for all three to leave. That wouldn't stop us trading with each other. It always makes me wonder why so many clever Scots desert their own beloved country instead of making it so wonderful ...

[pingu_pie]

"As Covid and climate change have amply demonstrated, countries need to unite and work together to find solutions"
... we don't need to unite; we just need to work together. The 'unite' thing is a typically socialist attitude. We don't need a United Kingdom; we never have been - that's just a political expression. Scotchland, Wales and NI have always been a financial drain on England - a bit like southern Europe is to the EU. Happy for all three to leave. That wouldn't stop us trading with each other. It always makes me wonder why so many clever Scots desert their own beloved country instead of making it so wonderful ...

The thing with this argument is wondering how far do you want to take it. It's a fairly typical Little England sort of statement to denigrate the devolved nations at the expense of England being so wonderful and powerful, but, if you keep zoning in like that, then the next step is "what if London told the rest of England to sod off". Because, when you talk about economic power, the likes of Nottingham, Derby, Leicester, Leeds, etc etc etc have far more in common with Glasgow and Swansea than it does with the Square Mile.