Olympian1010 7,417 Posted November 24, 2020 #7511 Share Posted November 24, 2020 2 minutes ago, rybak said: Wait a second. I did miss something or Scotland became independent country after all? Scotland is both an independent country and a member state of the United Kingdom. I’m not quite sure how it all works, but I know they have an independent parliament that passes laws that only affect Scotland. “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NearPup 2,095 Posted November 24, 2020 #7512 Share Posted November 24, 2020 19 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said: Scotland is both an independent country and a member state of the United Kingdom. I’m not quite sure how it all works, but I know they have an independent parliament that passes laws that only affect Scotland. Scotland is not an independent country. They have less autonomy than an American state or a Canadian province. They have devolved powers, but they can be taken away at will by Parliament. The confusion is that Scotland (like Wales, England and Northern Ireland) is a country within the context of the United Kingdom, but that’s just what the UK calls it’s top level subdivision. It isn’t a country in the sense of being an independent nation. rybak and Olympian1010 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,417 Posted November 24, 2020 #7513 Share Posted November 24, 2020 5 minutes ago, NearPup said: Scotland is not an independent country. They have less autonomy than an American state or a Canadian province. They have devolved powers, but they can be taken away at will by Parliament. The confusion is that Scotland (like Wales, England and Northern Ireland) is a country within the context of the United Kingdom, but that’s just what the UK calls it’s top level subdivision. It isn’t a country in the sense of being an independent nation. Hey, I’m just going off what all the YouTube geography nerds have told me Like said, I’m not all that familiar with the governing system of the UK. “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,172 Posted November 25, 2020 #7514 Share Posted November 25, 2020 :gasp: heywoodu 1 #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,417 Posted November 27, 2020 #7515 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Never thought I’d write the sentence: “Pope pens Op-Ed in New York Times to criticize the decision of Catholic Supreme Court justices.” But here we are in the year 2020. “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon 1,674 Posted November 27, 2020 #7516 Share Posted November 27, 2020 On 24/11/2020 at 20:13, rybak said: Wait a second. I did miss something or Scotland became independent country after all? Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have the right to do this and other things without the permission of the British government Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monzanator 3,569 Posted November 27, 2020 #7517 Share Posted November 27, 2020 2 hours ago, Olympian1010 said: Never thought I’d write the sentence: “Pope pens Op-Ed in New York Times to criticize the decision of Catholic Supreme Court justices.” But here we are in the year 2020. Pope Francis is a left-wing Catholic. He's at odds with mostly right-wing Catholics across the world (because right-wing military juntas in South America oppressed the Catholic Church). That's also why Pope Francis doesn't have much staying power because most Catholics in the world side with right-wing, especially those who experienced the wrath of communism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NearPup 2,095 Posted November 27, 2020 #7518 Share Posted November 27, 2020 8 hours ago, Dragon said: Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have the right to do this and other things without the permission of the British government Only as long as the British government lets them. All the devolved powers come from an act of parliament and can be taken away by an act of parliament. This isn't like the US, Canada or Australia, where the states / provinces have powers that cannot be taken away, interfered with or modified by the central government. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,417 Posted November 28, 2020 #7519 Share Posted November 28, 2020 “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,172 Posted November 28, 2020 #7520 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Aaaaand that's how the swime flu started. #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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