tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153845628469776909.post3718818949202725786..comments2024-03-24T09:13:28.758+00:00Comments on The Plashing Vole: Scotland the Brave?The Plashing Volehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13021407602157515927noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153845628469776909.post-58777300656174225702014-09-10T21:11:07.830+01:002014-09-10T21:11:07.830+01:00I think it's slightly unfortunate that nobody&...I think it's slightly unfortunate that nobody's really paying attention to the questions this raises about cultural identity in the rest of the UK, specifically just how artificial England really is as a polity.<br /><br />I mean, I'm a native son of the Midlands. How much of a culture do I really have in common with someone from Yorkshire, or Cornwall, or London for that matter? Tea and football?<br /><br />Maybe it's time to take a second look at the idea of regional parliaments.Jakenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153845628469776909.post-78429467069806158372014-09-10T12:02:49.256+01:002014-09-10T12:02:49.256+01:00Well, I'm effectively an economic migrant from...Well, I'm effectively an economic migrant from Scotland to England and as such I don't qualify for a vote under the arrangements that the idiotic Cameron struck with the wily Salmond. This saddens me since I always intended to go back there.<br /><br />I'm a bit annoyed that debate seems to now depend on the fact that the Tories are hated in Scotland rather than on the merits or demerits of independence.Grumpy Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15703709656407662867noreply@blogger.com