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<r><URL url="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/aug/25/boris-johnson-no-deal-uk-brexit-divorce-bill"><LINK_TEXT text="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... vorce-bill">https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/aug/25/boris-johnson-no-deal-uk-brexit-divorce-bill</LINK_TEXT></URL> <b...

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<r>UK fracking site near Blackpool reports largest tremor yet <URL url="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/aug/25/uk-fracking-site-near-blackpool-reports-largest-tremor-yet"><LINK_TEXT text="https://www.theguardian.com/environment ... tremor-yet">https://www.theguardian.com/env...

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<t>Would make more sense and actually improve the econoimy to invest in providing everybody with access to high speed broadband. Not least because they could video conference rathar than take a train. Been down in the south of england and london couple of times recentky the broad band speeds are app...

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A year ago but even more relevant now perhaps.

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<t>spot;1524325 wrote: The thing about independence is that the government which emerges has full spending power over all taxation within the new country. What happens at the moment is that all taxation, corporate as well as personal, is effectively confiscated by London. All major local...

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<t>spot;1524308 wrote: I'd be delighted to see the Union dissolved though I'm not sure the Welsh could cope if they tried it. Why would you be delighted to see the union dissolved? I didn;t think there was much actual supporty in ales for independencee. Most dcots would ...

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<t>More than that it is increasingly likely that northern ireland might go for unification with ireland in some form or other. Scotland will have another referendum and quite possibl;e a yes for independemnce vote this time. The latter prospect is beginning to worry the westminster establishment now...

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<t>Americans are no more prone to violence than anyone else on the planet. They are not any more prone to mental illness than anyone else. The biggest difference is that we don't allow our nutters to buy assault rifles. There is a shooting lobby and an active hunting scene I know gamekeeprs andthe l...

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<r>This might cheer you up. <URL url="https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/top-stories/scottish-independence-polling-1-6198755"><LINK_TEXT text="https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/top-st ... -1-6198755">https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/top-stories/scottish-independence-polling-1-6198755</LINK_T...

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<t>Seems to me now there can be little doubt that trump is inciting right wing racists to violence. Don't suppose he will stop though. keep expecting the NRA to start wearing blackshirts and hold torchlit parades. If the threat of being killed in punishment for murder actually worked amer...

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<r>spot;1524121 wrote: The current Act, not to mention its predecessor pre-war Act, predated all the EU regulations for regional product protection by decades. What puzzles me is that search as I might, I can't find any hint anywhere that an EU protected designation of origin (PDO), prote...

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<r>spot;1524116 wrote: The protection derives under the Harris Tweed Act 1993: Registered trade marking isn't an EU function and Harris Tweed, with the orb and suchlike, is protected worldwide. Anyone doing it without permission of the authorized body is counterfeiting. Their ...

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<t>spot;1524108 wrote: If you'd like to check the Harris Tweed Act 1993 you'll see that it's defined as " handwoven by islanders at their homes in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, finished in the Outer Hebrides, and made from pure virgin wool dyed and spun in the Outer Hebrides". The local artisans a...

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<r>spot;1524096 wrote: In 2017, approximately 40 million kilograms of wool was imported into the UK. Net. I doubt whether one bale in a hundred used in Britain is locally produced. We'd have City and Guilds in Shearing if it were otherwise. Brexit or no Brexit isn't going to have any effect on wool ...

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<t>What brexiteers can't seem to grasp (and I kmow you are not one my apologies if I gave inadvertant offence) is that the eu are trying to implememt our decision to leave. The backstop was theresa mays idea not the eu's. Peop[le entyering ireland have cleared security. It is no dofferen...

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<r>magentaflame;1524021 wrote: So do you want to import wool and sugar and bananas again from us? Merino wool is sold in high end sports clothing and the best wine comes from new zealand or so I have heard. The last sailing clipper ships such as the cutty sark went from t...

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<t>spot;1524076 wrote: In what way is this back door for goods and services any more nonsensical than letting anyone, regardless of origin, who has physically set foot in the Republic have a right of travel into all parts of the UK without producing any paperwork whatever? We've lived with that for ...

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I didn't miss it I just think it nonsensical.

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<t>Most of the polioce forces in europe are paramilitary i.e. armed and capable of being used as a military force. the Uk is almost unique in having an unarmed civilian police force. Americans speak american english poor dears do get things wrong sometimes. To us a military policeman would be a memb...

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<r>"I see no reason why the EU should not allow Dublin to agree an extension to this process and to apply a zero-tariff policy to all goods moving anywhere on the island of Ireland, and to fictitiously assume an equivalence of regulations. If it subsequently physically finds its way across into Engl...

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<t>Ireland isn't in the schengen agreement either the soft border only works because both the uk and ireland are in the eu and it's noy just about the movement of people also bear in mind norther ireland voted to remain. Goods entering the eu from outside have to be checked to ensure the...

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10 minutes in.

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What I find most depressing is I am not far off her age and I can't understand how someone can be so ignorant.

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She will also go down as the prime minister that ended the uk union. Not to include the devolved parliaments in discussions may well be the last straw as well the sight of toery MP's telling scots MP's to go home.

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<t>magentaflame;1523854 wrote: How do you ask for rape? The entire definition of rape is that you are not a willing participant. Women have been getting the blame for being raped ever since eve got them chucked out of the garden of eden even although Adam was the one who could not c...

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<t>spot;1523913 wrote: The President is not engaged in politics, he is a part of the entertainment industry. He has invented the newest biggest badest reality event and every day he wakes up and chooses how to hit the headlines. That's what he does, that's what he's good at, that's what he knows. He...

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<t>spot;1523893 wrote: That depends on whether you feel there was and is a public interest being served in the publication. The leaker is of course criminal, the publisher is quite certainly not. In this case I don't see how they can claim a public interest it was quite clearly imo ...

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700th anniversary of the declaration of arbroath. sssh!

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<t>Whever did it had the intention of possibly forcing the resignation of the ambassador and was most definitelly did not have the best interests of the country as a motive. Those opublishing it knew the likely consequences amd must have known such communications from the ambassador have to be confi...

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<t>In scotland they do the same - put someone in a drug induced coma so they pass away peacefully but that is if someone is near death and has maybe just a few days left and will die soon anyway with or without help but it means the last few days are agony free. Assisted is something bei...

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If someone suggest fargage should be the ambassador and boris is prime minister I think the UK is done for.

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<r>How about you Scan the pages in to your computer then use optical character recognition software to convert it to text that you can put it together and edit it yourself. Probably that's your best option if you have notes on different sizes of paper and things like exercise books. Scanners have th...

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<r>May undertakes review of devolution - without involving any of the devolved administrations. <URL url="https://www.thenational.scot/politics/17747327.may-killed-off-unionism-says-first-minister-nicola-sturgeon/"><LINK_TEXT text="https://www.thenational.scot/politics/1 ... -sturgeon/">h...

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<r><URL url="https://www.thenational.scot/news/17739039.johnson-we-have-an-england-only-parliament-its-westminster/"><LINK_TEXT text="https://www.thenational.scot/news/17739 ... stminster/">https://www.thenational.scot/news/17739039.johnson-we-have-an-england-only-parliament-its-westminster/</LINK_T...

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<t>From the article. Sorry quotes not working properly for some reason "The court heard that Ms Brushett, who works for a finance firm in the City as well as running yoga retreats, was one of a "throng" of people trying to cross the road at the start of rush hour when the accident occurre...

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<t>Bryn Mawr;1523542 wrote: On the other hand, people should be responsible for the consequences of their own stupidity and stepping into the road whilst looking at your 'phone is stupid. Riding at ten to fifteen mph on a public road is not aggressive - twenty to twenty five would have been but he w...

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<r><URL url="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9343692/cyclist-pay-compensation-yoga-teacher-phone/"><LINK_TEXT text="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9343692/c ... her-phone/">https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9343692/cyclist-pay-compensation-yoga-teacher-phone/</LINK_TEXT></URL> I think the judge ...

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<t>YZGI;1523300 wrote: To my knowledge Socialism doesn't seem to work, so capitalism may not be perfect but it seems to lead to overall better lives for most than socialism has shown. You should try visiting just about any european country most of which are social democracies the we...

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<r>spot;1523165 wrote: My own opinion is that Scotland would be far better placed if it were independent of the UK, I have no problem with the idea. I do wonder what you think Section 30 is though, if not a legal prohibition enforceable in the courts against running the Second Scottish In...

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<t>spot;1523159 wrote: On the contrary. Without a Westminster deal to approve the proposed Scottish Independence Second Referendum there can be no such referendum. Local government in Barcelona tried running an unauthorized equivalent, the Catalan independence referendum of 2017, and those leaders a...

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<t>spot;1523153 wrote: That could be interpreted by the English as a carrot, whether it's meant as one or not. As in "Promise us a section 30 permit to run this referendum and we'll give you our votes at Westminster so you can get your English Brexit plan through". I don't see how else yo...

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<r><URL url="https://www.thenational.scot/news/17670506.scottish-independence-referendum-bill-published-at-holyrood/"><LINK_TEXT text="https://www.thenational.scot/news/17670 ... -holyrood/">https://www.thenational.scot/news/17670506.scottish-independence-referendum-bill-published-at-holyrood/</LINK...

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He seems a sad little mysoginist but were you not the type of person you are that would actually be quite intimidating especially ina place like america where you allow nutters to buy guns.

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Would that be the rude man of cerne?

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/cerne-giant

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<t>I'm the wrong on to ask as scotland and england have different education systems we had theis debate ages ago and religious fundamentalisists tried to stop kids being taught thatbeing different is OK. My understanding is it's social studies where they teach that there are different types of peopl...

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<r><URL url="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/lgbt-lessons-birmingham-school-protests-anderton-park-safety-a8927396.html"><LINK_TEXT text="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/educ ... 27396.html">https://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/lgbt-lessons-birmi...

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<r><URL url="https://www.thenational.scot/news/17649135.nigel-farage-says-scottish-independence-is-most-dishonest-political-discourse-in-the-world/"><LINK_TEXT text="https://www.thenational.scot/news/17649 ... the-world/">https://www.thenational.scot/news/17649135.nigel-farage-says-scottish-independ...

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<r>Methinks we are in the middle of a fascist takeover of our political system. Sadly nitb seems the once supposedly impartial bbc is anything but impartial anymore. <URL url="https://www.thenational.scot/news/17631396.bbc-has-explaining-to-do-over-record-farage-question-time-appearance/"...

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<r><URL url="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/may/06/nigel-farage-under-fire-alleged-antisemitic-tropes-far-right-us-talkshow-alex-jones"><LINK_TEXT text="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... alex-jones">https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/may/06/nigel-farage-under-fire-alleged...

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<r><URL url="https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/top-stories/date-set-for-court-against-boris-johnson-1-6034496"><LINK_TEXT text="https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/top-st ... -1-6034496">https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/top-stories/date-set-for-court-against-boris-johnson-1-6034496</LINK_TEXT></URL><br/...

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