Chris from Brum
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Post by Chris from Brum on Aug 9, 2018 14:33:38 GMT
Try telling the Irish that, and you may get a dusty response. Probably as much as telling me that I'm not British. I did say "may". My understanding is that the Irish education system deprecates the use of "British Isles". It's politics getting in the way, sure enough, but that's par for the course. |
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Post by Ghyl Tarvoke on Aug 9, 2018 22:05:09 GMT
Anglo-Celtic Isles.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2018 22:13:28 GMT
Here we go round the mulberry bush, yet again. Why would "Anglo" come first? Why "Celtic" at all? |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2018 22:17:46 GMT
Here we go round the mulberry bush, yet again. Why would "Anglo" come first? Why "Celtic" at all? better than saying pre-saxon as some war of roses reanactors insisted on calling celtics when I said otherwise |
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Post by spqr on Aug 9, 2018 23:16:28 GMT
Here we go round the mulberry bush, yet again. Why would "Anglo" come first? Why "Celtic" at all? In Kingsley Amis's book The Alteration - set in an alternate reality in which the Reformation never happened - several characters call it 'The English Isles'. We should all just use that instead. What could go wrong? |
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Post by offshore on Aug 10, 2018 8:14:17 GMT
The Islands of the North Atlantic was suggested and, iirc, taken up to some degree during Anglo-Irish negotiations.
Has its own problems of course, but the acronym is nice.
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Post by Richard Allen on Aug 10, 2018 10:10:41 GMT
Getting back the the matter at hand. If there is a by election and the DUP dump Paisley you would think that he could quite easily contrast the way the party has stubbornly backed Arlene Foster over an appalling waste of public money while dropping him over what most people will, rightly or wrongly, consider a fairly trivial matter.
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Post by johnloony on Aug 10, 2018 12:27:06 GMT
Michael Crick has tweeted to say "The 2015 Recall of MPs Act says that during the 30-day period NOBODY - journalists or anyone - can make any statements about whether any individuals have signed the petition, or make any forecast of the outcome, based on talking to people who might sign it.". Essentially an adaptation of the rules on postal votes being processed.
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Post by LDCaerdydd on Aug 10, 2018 12:54:31 GMT
Not that different from the reporting ristructions on polling day either.
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Aug 10, 2018 13:08:34 GMT
I don't see any reason why they shouldn't actually give daily updates on the number of signatures TBH.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2018 13:47:51 GMT
Not that different from the reporting ristructions on polling day either. people regularly give forcasts throughout election day |
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Post by ftmu on Aug 10, 2018 17:02:13 GMT
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Post by ftmu on Aug 10, 2018 17:04:07 GMT
Getting back the the matter at hand. If there is a by election and the DUP dump Paisley you would think that he could quite easily contrast the way the party has stubbornly backed Arlene Foster over an appalling waste of public money while dropping him over what most people will, rightly or wrongly, consider a fairly trivial matter. as far as I know, there has never been any evidence that Arlene Foster's "Cash for Ash" disaster enriched her personally, or her immediate friends/family. very different scenarios. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2018 18:09:49 GMT
Getting back the the matter at hand. If there is a by election and the DUP dump Paisley you would think that he could quite easily contrast the way the party has stubbornly backed Arlene Foster over an appalling waste of public money while dropping him over what most people will, rightly or wrongly, consider a fairly trivial matter. as far as I know, there has never been any evidence that Arlene Foster's "Cash for Ash" disaster enriched her personally, or her immediate friends/family. very different scenarios. the general election changed the Alene Fosters fortune overnight |
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Post by therealriga on Aug 10, 2018 19:03:13 GMT
The Islands of the North Atlantic was suggested and, iirc, taken up to some degree during Anglo-Irish negotiations. Has its own problems of course, but the acronym is nice. Not sure I agree. IONA conjures up images of guys with bandanas and sandals, sitting round campfires smoking not quite legal substances before heading to see the sunrise at some "New age" site. British and Irish isles if you must, but it's a non-issue. People using Great Britain to refer to the whole UK on the other hand: grrrr….. |
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Post by finsobruce on Aug 10, 2018 19:14:33 GMT
The Islands of the North Atlantic was suggested and, iirc, taken up to some degree during Anglo-Irish negotiations. Has its own problems of course, but the acronym is nice. Not sure I agree . IONA conjures up images of guys with bandanas and sandals, sitting round campfires smoking not quite legal substances before heading to see the sunrise at some "New age" site. British and Irish isles if you must, but it's a non-issue. People using Great Britain to refer to the whole UK on the other hand: grrrr….. Does it ? Although there is a bit of crossover, Iona is traditionally a place of Christian pilgramage rather than a hippy hangout. Anyway, here's the Waterboys. (There is also a slightly obscure and very untypical Skids single called "Iona" ). |
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Post by greatkingrat on Aug 10, 2018 19:21:47 GMT
I note there has been an application to register a new party with the Electoral Commission ahead of a possible by-election.
"Both Unions Party" - descriptions "North Antrim in Britain and Europe", "British & European Unions for North Antrim"
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Post by The Bishop on Aug 11, 2018 9:42:14 GMT
Anyway, here's the Waterboys. (There is also a slightly obscure and very untypical Skids single called "Iona" ). Though not so untypical of their final album, which was heavy on Celtic mysticism in contrast to their earlier punk-influenced stuff. |
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Post by Ghyl Tarvoke on Aug 11, 2018 14:50:09 GMT
Only 3 places opened in the constituency for people to sign, out of possible 10. Any views on this? Those three are the only places in the constituency you can call a town without feeling silly. Ah, I see you are unfamiliar with the Irish usage of the word 'town'. |
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Post by CatholicLeft on Aug 11, 2018 21:19:11 GMT
Those three are the only places in the constituency you can call a town without feeling silly. Ah, I see you are unfamiliar with the Irish usage of the word 'town'. Indeed, for my family, town is a small collection of shops around the corner. |
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