Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/12/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]----- Original Message ----- From: lug-request@leica-users.org Date: Monday, December 12, 2005 8:50 pm Subject: LUG Digest, Vol 31, Issue 42 <<Great Britain, which, although ruled from London, does have regional capital cities with regional parliaments, Scotland has Edinburgh, Wales has Cardiff, The Isle of Man is out on a limb with it's Tynwald in the capital Douglas, a sort of local government related to the Nordic idea of a Ting or Thing, a meeting of elders to decide the fate of a nation, The IOM is actually allowed, along with the Channel Islands, to make their own laws and set the level of their tax levies. To make it even more fun the Channel Islands are ruled in a form of feudalism with a bloke called a Seigneur at the top of the political pile.>> To add to the confusion, the UK is in the throes of a rampant regional nationalism, often called "devolution", which may ultimately result in three independent nations sharing that tiny island. The situation was summed up by a Welsh politician who was asked if he approved of a proposed visit by Charles, Prince of Wales, to Cardiff to cement ties between Wales and England. "I approve," said the politician, "but only if he gets a proper visa first." Larry Z