December 2019 | 531 comments (531 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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London Will Never Give Independence - We Must Take It

Yesterday the Scottish Government published "Scotland's Right to Choose, its long heralded paper on the path to a new Independence referendum. It is a document riven by a basic intellectual flaw.
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Both propositions cannot be true. Scotland cannot be a nation with the right of self-determination, and at the same time require the permission of somebody else to exercise that self-determination.
I was trying to find the right words to discuss the document.

The situation here is pretty psychotic? simile suicide? misplaced precision? cognitive dissonance?

I am frequently told that this paper is all just a cunning ploy, and that when the Tory Government rejects - as it will reject - this servile request to grant Scotland the powers to hold a referendum, the Scottish Government will go to court to say it has the right to a referendum.
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The truth is there is no route to a referendum by legal challenge in the UK courts. The UK Supreme Court has already ruled that Westminster, the "Crown in Parliament" is sovereign, that the Sewell Convention has no legal force and that any powers that the Scottish parliament has, and indeed the very existence of the Scottish Parliament, is entirely at the gift of Westminster. The clue is on the tin.[?!] It is the UK Supreme Court.

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Sat Dec 14th, 2019 at 08:51:49 PM EST

Diversity is the key to economic and political evolution.

by Cat on Wed Jan 1st, 2020 at 02:09:35 AM EST
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'Singapore-on-the-Thames' Rival to Europe

Writing in Il Corriere della Sera the day before the pivotal British general election on Dec. 12, Beppe Severgnini feared a win by pro-Brexit Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his right-wing Conservative cohorts would tempt the Tories to "transform Great Britain into a buccaneer's ship off Europe's shores."

meaning, super-secret "circumnavigation of the globe" in search of "rival" flagged galleons loaded with clove, "cotton," tobac, potatoes, "corn," and ~~slaves~~ indentured servants, for example.

Severgnini had a warning: "This would be a big mistake. This is no longer the era of the pirate Sir Francis Drake and the European fortress is strong and its defenders have powerful cannons at their disposal. The idea of -- metaphorically -- firing upon our English friends is repugnant. But, if they force us to, we will."

How in hell is that "enterprise" related to the city-state Singapore, past or present?

In other words, akin to Singapore, the U.K. will be able to reduce taxes to attract corporations and investment, deregulate to increase production, inject state funds to bolster U.K. enterprises over European competitors, strike new trade deals and allow only the people it wants into the country.

sort of Hong Kong SAR but not

She said the Singapore-on-the-Thames comparison is "an illiterate analogy" because Singapore's system of government and economy are so different from the U.K.'s. [!]
For example, Singapore, a ["]tiny country["] in Asia, is run by an authoritarian and illiberal [!] government where much of the real estate is owned by the [COMMUNIST-ish] state and the economy depends on manufacturing [?!] and state ~~intervention~~ subsidies.

by Cat on Wed Jan 1st, 2020 at 11:37:22 PM EST
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UNDP and the making of Singapore's Public Service
This partnership commenced when Dr Albert Winsemius (1910-1996) first visited Singapore as the leader of an UN mission in October 1960. After studying the nation's prospects, he delivered a report that proved to be a roadmap for Singapore's development. Former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew recalled two pieces of advice that Winsemius offered when presenting him with the report: "Don't remove Raffles' statue" and "Get rid of the communists". Prime Minister Lee remembered being "left speechless ... at the absurdity of this simple solution", but then came to appreciate his clarity of vision. Winsemius' judgement and advice was increasingly trusted, and in due course he became one of the 'old guard'.

So BoJo is already half-way removing the "Communist" leader Jeremy Corbyn from British parliamentary soil. Is the UK searching for their Winsemius?

○ Dutch economist Albert Winsemius' legacy to Singapore remembered

Global Warming - distance between America and Europe is steadily increasing.

by Oui on Thu Jan 2nd, 2020 at 12:01:29 AM EST
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Re: SIMILE SUICIDE depends on manufacturing (none / 0)

Hong Kong reinforces financial hub position with HKEX topping global IPO market
despite "democracy" protesters

Banking Regulation 2019 | Singapore
despite "communist" ray-geem

by Cat on Thu Jan 9th, 2020 at 01:49:22 AM EST
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Re: PFEFFLE'S EXIT waitwut (none / 0)

When you've lost WoS ...

by Cat on Fri Jan 17th, 2020 at 04:09:24 AM EST
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Brexit: Scottish Government frozen out of Westminster talks

[Secretary for Government Business and Constitutional Relations Michael] Russell stated: "We have the absolute right and must be involved to deal with devolved competencies, and it's important for us to give opinion on reserved competencies, even though there is no absolute obligation.
"One of the ways we can protect our position is to diverge as little as possible from the European Union. We have the right to do that but the UK Government is very uncomfortable about it.
"That affects areas like the habitats directive and workforce rights, and the loss of freedom of movement will have a big impact on devolved areas."

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EU (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill , Oct
henry viii clauses identified in EU (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill

by Cat on Mon Jan 20th, 2020 at 05:39:44 PM EST
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Re: PFEFFLE'S EXIT waitwut (none / 0)

wut: "We have much to offer African nations."

by Cat on Tue Jan 21st, 2020 at 12:52:24 AM EST
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December 2019 | 531 comments (531 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)