Ive heard it remarked that paragraphs are thought as superfluous as cutlery in certain parts of the NW, though some of it's population seem to remain partial to a heavy diet of tripe
The Union was something of a stitch up, greased with cash to a select few to ease it through. The 'glorious revolution' quickly became less glorious and more taxing
It's funny that those who voted out of the EU and who cite the rather muddled idea the UK has lost it's sovereignty ( it hasn't ) or claim it doesn't decide policy, direction, etc ( it does) reverse their position when it comes to Scotland, which doesn't have its former sovereignty, nor does it have control over many areas that a nation state would, because it is no longer one
Independence supporters therefore have far more justification to wanting to reclaim a former status, than those who whinge on incorrectly about the UK claiming back a sovereignty it never lost
Cameron may have expressed reservations about appearing on TV, but he did eventually do so. I think it's difficult to see TM not being returned with a substantial majority on current polls which is doubtless the reason for her u turn, so she can likely afford to lose the odd point or two by not appearing on telly.
Westminster has little interest in vast areas of the UK because their votes are already in the bag, and its quite likely the referendum was in some part a reaction against that, albeit some might say misguided
Gosh those TV presenters are made to sound like RT lol
Still, most presenters have at least some vague idea about what they are talking about
Interviewers in the 50's and part of the 60's were largely deferential here in the UK, until satire like TW3, the decline of clipped vowels, norvern drama and an increasing sense that broadcasters ought to be something more than a free ad for politicians.Standards vary considerably but in general regulated broadcasters are still ahead of Print which is often just their proprietors propaganda
The US debates started circa 1960 with Kennedy and Nixon, and attracted audiences of some 70 million. Its often said that Kennedys narrow win was helped considerably by those same debates.Nixon did of course eventually go on to win the presidency, then lose it again while still in office
Unfortunately you can't uninvent technology, just live with the results. For broadcasters electioneering is cheap material, for politicians,its cheap advertising, for joe public a brief if misguided sense of temporary importance
I bet there weren't many 'happy 17th birthday' cards sent
I believe Clarke made his remark based on what should have been a 2020 election in what was supposedly a fixed term parliament
Lol, the history of England's relationship with Scotland is hardly one of great harmony
'Scotland has and always will be ante (sic) Tory '
Acshually Scotland returned sizable numbers of Tory MPs back in the baby boom years
'Scotland is littered with problems entirely of its own making'
Somewhat lacking in substance since it has not until recent times had any political power, having signed over to Westminster at Union
Isn't it the case that the whingers claim the EU is responsible for everything bad, because the uk has 'lost' it's sovereignty ( incorrect )
Sounds like having ones tripe and eating it dahlings
