Is it time for England to let go?

[mammutly]

In these hard times, the country can't afford to be subsidising remote Islands and bits of land like the Falklands and Gibraltar. Closer to home, Northen Ireland is costing us £billions every year and Scotland and Wales are busy looking after their own, providing free tuition and further education, using England's money. Meanwhile all we ever hear about here are cutbacks, increased charges, taxes and austerity.

Great Britan is too expensive. Sod the empire. They're like a bunch of 40 year olds still living off the parents. Time to cut loose, get rid and look after the home fires.

 

[BimboBob]

Give the Scots, Welsh and the Irish(if they want it) their country back and they will be bankrupt in 5 years. This will only hurt us. I'd keep Gibraltar and the Falklands just to piss off the argies and spaniards.

 

[bluealf]

No

 

[tueartsboots]

Oil has been discovered off the Falklands so what we have invested over the centuries will be re-couped

 

[mammutly]

Oil has been discovered off the Falklands so what we have invested over the centuries will be re-couped

Yeah. By Shell and BP.

 

[Gaylord du Bois]

Oil has been discovered off the Falklands so what we have invested over the centuries will be re-couped

Ain't that a kick in the Malvinas.
Only a matter of time before the Diegos start tub thumping again.

 

[Ducado]

Oil has been discovered off the Falklands so what we have invested over the centuries will be re-couped

Yeah. By Shell and BP.

Who pay tax and royalties on ever barrel of oil

 

[mancitymick]

Falklands no because of the Oil and Gib no because it is a deccent piss up

 

[kinkysleftfoot]

Oil has been discovered off the Falklands so what we have invested over the centuries will be re-couped

Yeah. By Shell and BP.

Who pay tax and royalties on ever barrel of oil

and pay for drilling rights

 

[stony]

In these hard times, the country can't afford to be subsidising remote Islands and bits of land like the Falklands and Gibraltar. Closer to home, Northen Ireland is costing us £billions every year and Scotland and Wales are busy looking after their own, providing free tuition and further education, using England's money. Meanwhile all we ever hear about here are cutbacks, increased charges, taxes and austerity.

Great Britan is too expensive. Sod the empire. They're like a bunch of 40 year olds still living off the parents. Time to cut loose, get rid and look after the home fires.

Daft to think of handing over the Falklands or Gib. One of them is potentially full of natural resources and the other is strategically one of the most important pieces of real estate in the world.
As for Scotland and Wales, what next, Cornwall ? Some of them want independence, and how soon would it be before they decided they didn't want to pay the benefits bill for counties which used to be industrial giants but are now just a drain on the country? Just where would it stop?