badgerx16

bogeyman

Why not extend it to include the option of 'independence' for Cornwall, as a celtic outpost, or resurrect the historical early medieval Saxon and Danish kingdoms ? Why should the rest of England, particularly those parts more than 200 miles from London, be dominated by the South-East ? Alternatively, and more realistically, why does everything have to be subject to 'balkanisation' ? Why try to over-emphasise local differences and play down common interests ? The more you try to partition things up, the more distrust and conflict arises. We didn't have an English Empire, we had a British Empire. It is much better that the United Kingdom is a member of the EU, than four self interested and far smaller, ( and therefore less politically and economically significant ), regional identities. How many Olympic medals would each region get in isolation ? Together we amount to something, separately we are much diminished, especially ( ironically ) Scotland and Wales. I am proud to be able to claim I am a Hampshire man, yet at the same time I am a Lancastrian. Even more so I am English and British, a citizen of Europe, and most importantly, a Human Being; part of a population of about 6 billion similar, unique, individuals who should be learning to get on better with each other.

Guv

Styx

Erebus

Java

And a manager that fans of many clubs wouldn't give house room to.

Best line from last night, as the Dr was asking for some more food to try ; "You're scottish, fry something".

gratis

( David ) Essex

Once he'd got past all the slower cars on the screwed up grid, he got stuck behind the Force India, and was lucky that Button got his tyre change completely wrong. How much overtaking was there in the last 20 laps ?

vision

Adam

Presumably, this : http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/167069/Eurocrats-want-to-rename-Channel although the Mail ran this one 2 years ago http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-561342/EU-wipes-England-map--Gordon-Brown-flies-flag-St-George-Downing-Street.html I think some completely bogus anti-EU Tory vote catching is underway. On May 8th 2008, after the Mail article, there were 2 written Parliamentary questions tabled by Greg Knight MP : Mr. Greg Knight: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on attempts to rename the English Channel. [204026] Meg Munn [holding answer 8 May 2008]: My right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary has not discussed the renaming of the English Channel with EU counterparts. Mr. Greg Knight: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make it his policy to oppose any moves to change the name of the English Channel at the next United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names. [204027] Meg Munn [holding answer 8 May 2008]: The next UN Conference on the Standardisation of Geographical Names is in 2012. The Conference cannot legislate, or pass resolutions, on renaming specific geographical locations. We are unaware of any move to rename the English Channel. ( Taken from Hansard )

Another Nazi bites the dust

scrumptious

Madras

wax

dirty

dragon

saga

resignation

double

egg

Modern tracks that limit overtaking, in 3rd world countries that have no heritage, ( just because Bernie is chasing more $US ), and persisting with STUPID rules such as having to use two different tyre compounds regardless of conditions, thereby compromising the setup and performance of the cars. And why on earth is the Malaysian GP scheduled to start at a time of day when everybody on the planet knows it is going to rain like a biblical flood ?