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shenmue

(38,506 posts) Tue May 19, 2015, 12:12 AM May 2015

Petitions ask, should north of England join Scotland or become separate country?

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The near-miss of the Scottish independence vote has inspired similar petitions in England. Two online polls invite people from northern England to decide whether they'd like to become part of Scotland, or form a different country.

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Petitions ask, should north of England join Scotland or become separate country? (Original Post) shenmue May 2015 OP

I've half-joked many a time about my own county, Northumberland .... non sociopath skin May 2015 #1

If those were to be the boundaries... T_i_B Jun 2015 #2

non sociopath skin

(4,972 posts)

1. I've half-joked many a time about my own county, Northumberland ....

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Tue May 19, 2015, 06:25 AM

May 2015

... applying to re-join Scotland if it gains Independence.

Seriously, though, the cultures of the North and South of England are as different as those of Scotland and Wales and I can't see a federal system which treats England as one entity ever improving things much.

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T_i_B

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2. If those were to be the boundaries...

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Fri Jun 5, 2015, 10:01 AM

Jun 2015

....I'd need a passport just to get into work every morning.

Borders can f**k off.

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