RuamRudy

If that is to be the case then some fundamental changes need to happen. Brexit, for a start, is hated across all Scotland, and the effect on Scotland has been more extreme than most other areas of the UK. Labour offers no remedy for the situation we have been placed in. The prospect of an independent Scotland joining the EU is much more appealing to many, than to remain a stubborn limb of a sinking state.

Absolutely not - but you made a comment about a Bangladeshi taking control of Wales. Forgive me if I incorrectly inferred that you were suggesting that Humza was Pakistani or Sunak was Indian, but I can't really see any other reason you would make such a comment.

We have a Scotsman in charge of Scotland and an Englishman in charge of the UK.

I am more interested in understanding its provenance rather than upholding forum rules. Surely you know where you copied it from? That said, the spelling mistakes makes me think it is a blog rather than a news or academic - plus it is referring to the boundary defined by the Civil Jurisdiction (Offshore Activities) Act 1987 rather than the amendment made in '99.

I think that the religious fervour is a little less of a concern in either country - plus let's hope that the grasping, thieving days of empire are well and truly in the past. All we need returned is the area of Scottish waters annexed by Blair in '99 and things will be tickety boo, I am sure.

A nobody to those have no idea about Scottish politics...

The SNP is pushing for independence but they are not the only organisation pursuing it. To suggest that Humza Yousef's election as leader means that independence is not going to happen just means that you have failed to grasp the wider movement. Then again, you think that the union is more secure now than it has ever been before,# so I think your grasp of Scottish sentiment or Scottish politics are not your strongest suits.

The SNP is not independence and is not the independence movement. If you genuinely believe that these times are the pinnacle of union strength then you must be living in a cave.

As pointed out elsewhere, if Humza was to lead us to independence, it would be somewhat ironic if a Muslim Scot of Pakistani descent was to negotiate the separation of the UK with a Hindu Englishman of Indian heritage

True, but non-observance and open renunciation are not necessarily the same.

Being born into the Muslim faith does not mean you have to be observant. I have been to many bars in Muscat and seen locals drinking at professional levels. Just as I was born into the Christian faith but am not a believer, it is entirely feasible that, if these guys are Muslims, the faith they were born into means little to them.

Reminds me of this from a decade ago: No Visas: Immigration Arrested Honest Couple An international row has erupted over the arrest of a young French couple and their 22-month-old child. The family arrived on a flight at Phuket International Airport and left the terminal without being processed by Immigration... The blunder was only discovered days later when the honest French couple, on their first trip overseas, took the trouble to return to Phuket airport so the error could be corrected.... The couple were later made to appear in court, fined and sentenced to a suspended jail term,

Just imagine what the UK pension retirement age might be if we Brits were not so weak, servile and supine.

But this forum does not encapsulate the total gamut of protest and campaigning in respect to, well, anything. Therefore, the post to which I was initially responding: is clearly false unless one bases one's perspective solely on the topics posited in World News.

This Monty Python sketch seems increasingly relevant these days:

This thread is not about attempts to force 'propaganda' on anyone; rather it's about a country legislating to jail people simply for existing.

How many such topics appear here?

Should all public displays of community be banned, or only those communities of which you, personally, don't approve?

You do - it maybe you just aren't listening.

The fact that some people still vigorously defend his behaviour after a lifetime of his cheating and lying helps explain why we ended up with the disaster that is brexit.

81? The BBC suggest that the number is lower, and some of those are taking steps to decriminalise homosexuality. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-43822234.amp How many of those are recipients of foreign aid? I can't say, can you? However, human rights should be a fundamental basis for all overseas aid considerations.

Are those the reasons you don't like him or are there some possibly valid ones too?

I hope all foreign government aid donors are reconsidering their support for Uganda in light of this. It is a pity that ordinary Ugandans will suffer if this happens, but all levers should be pulled to put pressure on the Ugandan government to block this bill.

So your criticism of him is based on a scenario you devised in your head? Fair enough...

As far as I know, it's not lineker but the government that decides who pays for the TV license. But the nasty party has significant experience in devising and implementing policies which cause pensioners to freeze to death.