royalistbert
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I really hate that term the Westminster Parties. I find it insulting to the rest of UK.
I really hate that term the Westminster Parties. I find it insulting to the rest of UK.
The UK Parliament works for me !
The Queen’s Balmoral ball put back until a day after Scottish referendumThe annual ball that The Queen throws for staff at her Aberdeenshire estate has been put back by a day, it is reported. Usually, the Gillies Ball is held on a Thursday, and it seems the upcoming referendum could be the cause for postponing the event until Friday 19th September, the day after Scotland votes on independence.
It remains to be seen whether the event, described by one worker as ‘[just about] the most exclusive ball in the world’, will be a celebration or a more solemn occasion, depending on which way the Scottish vote goes.
I really hate that term the Westminster Parties. I find it insulting to the rest of UK.
Symbols Of State Vulnerable To Scotland VoteBy Alastair Bruce, Sky News Constitutional Affairs Commentator
Great Britain's name as a nation, its Parliament at Westminster and its flag are all potentially vulnerable to the vote that Scotland will make on Thursday.
Political change to the constitutional settlements, which have lasted for three centuries, will inevitably start on Friday but there is a strong possibility that Scots, who form the second largest nation in the Union of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, will irrevocably leave.
The monarchy may change, too, but much to the format that lasted a century, from 1603 to 1707, in that the Queen would be monarch of two rather than one nation in the British Isles.
The humor of John Oliver hit it right on the spot. All the nonsense that has been spouted on both sides, has led them to this. It is a real conundrum, how it will all work, will have to be seen. But it is for Scots to say and no one else.
Some of you foreign types who seem to be so keen to break up a nation that isn't YOURS, should perhaps read this...
http://wakeupscotland.wordpress.com/.../ewan-morrison.../
Roslyn.. My Father is a Scot,and both he and my brother are resident there... I grew up there...and left just ten years ago ! So how dare you have the temerity to tell me I am a foreigner there !
Yes, I think at this stage some lightheartedness is needed, because it is almost crunch time and my nerves are getting frayed. Is anyone staying up all night tomorrow to find out the result? The announcement is expected around early morning here in the UK.
I keep thinking of all our overseas friends - in the US particularly - who have to burn the candle at each end to watch a royal wedding. What do I need for an all night TV watching marathon apart from coffee?! Will anyone be online here at 3.30am
Is there any way to watch Results come in online from the U.S? I do have BBC World News but don't know if they will be carrying it