Monthly Archives: June 2011

The wages of Scottish independence – membership of the EU

Posted on June 25, 2011 by Robert Henderson

The Scottish Numpty Party (SNP) leader Alex Salmond has a dream; well, more of an adolescent  fantasy really. He imagines that an independent  Scotland  would  immediately be embraced enthusiastically by the EU. In the more heroically bonkers versions of the fantasy, … Continue reading →

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The wages of Scottish independence – Nationality

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Robert Henderson

The Scottish Numpty Party (SNP) has a rather strange idea of independence. It wants an “independent” Scotland to  use either the pound or the Euro; to be  within that prime dissolver  of national sovereignty the EU; to share defence forces with … Continue reading →

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The wages of Scottish independence – The monarchy

Posted on June 18, 2011 by Robert Henderson

The Scottish Numpty Party (SNP) has committed itself to the Queen being Scotland’s head of state should independence occur.  http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/wintour-and-watt/2011/may/25/alexsalmond-queen). As with so much of the SNP policy towards independence this presumes something which is far from self-evident, namely, that … Continue reading →

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The wages of Scottish independence – immigration

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Robert Henderson

The Scots Numpty Party (SNP) fondly  imagines that  an independent Scotland would continue to have free access to England. They recklessly  assume Scotland’s position would be akin to that of the Republic of Ireland. However, that assumption rests on   a … Continue reading →

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The English in North America – Locating the Hidden Diaspora

Posted on June 11, 2011 by Robert Henderson

http://www.northumbria.ac.uk/browse/ne/uninews/searchenglish  Locating the Hidden Diaspora In search of the English Historians at Northumbria University are embarking on a groundbreaking project to explore why “Englishness” has been overlooked in America, while other ethnic groups are celebrated and well-known. Englishness as an … Continue reading →

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Where are the English-Americans?

Posted on June 11, 2011 by Robert Henderson

There are Irish-Americans, Scots-Americans, Scotch-Irish-Americans, Welsh-Americans, Polish-Americans, German-Americans ,  Italian-Americans, Korean-Americans, Mexican Americans, Cuban Americans, Colombian Americans, Dominican Americans, Puerto Ricans, Spanish Americans, and Salvadoran Americans, Chinese-Americans, Japanese-Americans, Iranian-Americans,   and a host of other hyphenated  citizens  in the USA. Sometimes the … Continue reading →

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Ire in Babylon

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Robert Henderson

UK Cinema Release Date: Friday 20th May 2011 Official Site: http://www.fireinbabylon.com Written and Directed by: Stevan Riley Starring:  Viv Richards, Gordon Greenidge, Michael Holding, Ian Botham, Jeffery Dujon, Colin Croft Genre: Documentary Runtime: 1 hour 27 minutes (approx.) Between 1980 … Continue reading →

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The wages of Scottish independence – Public Debt

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Robert Henderson

One thing is certain about an independent Scotland: it would begin life with a massive national debt. Exactly how much is problematic because  the Scottish referendum on independence will probably not be held until 2015. The Scots Numpty Party (SNP) … Continue reading →

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