Thousands call for the North of England to become part of Scotland

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Thousands call for the North of England to become part of Scotland
'New Scotland' would take in everything north of Chester to the west and Sheffield to the east - including Manchester
BY JENNIFER WILLIAMS



MANCHESTER: -- Thousands of people have signed a petition calling for the north of England to break free - and join an independent Scotland.

The extraordinary demand - on the change.org website - would create a border from Chester in the west to Sheffield in the east.

So far the petition has accrued more than 6,300 supporters.

Using the hashtag #TakeUsWithYou Scotland, the call appears to have originated in Sheffield.

It says: “The deliberations in Westminster are becoming increasingly irrelevant to the north of England. The northern cities feel far greater affinity with their Scottish counterparts such as Glasgow and Edinburgh than with the ideologies of the London-centric south.

“The needs and challenges of the north cannot be understood by the endless parade of old Etonions lining the frontbenches of the House of Commons.

Full story: http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/thousands-call-north-england-become-9248178

-- Manchester Evening News 2015-05-19

[Basil B]

Just the Labour Party breaking wind again, trying to break the SNP monopoly of Scotland.

[Steely Dan]

As a Northerner I would comment that it matters little what school tie those in Westminster wear because even if we had their ears there is little material change they can make without the say so of Brussels. Get the UK out of the E.U before deciding whether or not a split into smaller groups would do any good, if said groups were answerable to Brussels that is.

[silver sea]

I am sure that Everton, Liverpool, Man U and Man City will be only too happy to play in the Scottish Premier League.

[lor]

There was a book wrote about this happening. It was banned in England. It was called. "The day the queen flew to Scotland for the grouse shooting". I come from Manchester and I am going to sign that petition immediately.

[jpinx]

Amazing stuff -- you couldn't make it up ..... and they say Thailand is amazing

[Thongkorn]

hha you have to laugh, is it April fools day again already

[Baerboxer]

There was a book wrote about this happening. It was banned in England. It was called. "The day the queen flew to Scotland for the grouse shooting". I come from Manchester and I am going to sign that petition immediately.

6,300 and one then. Yep, there's always one.

[Robby nz]

Oh my god no thems scouse we don't want them.

[Shiver]

Although I haven't been back for a while, I did sign. This is the first election that is really scaring me (if not for me, then for the people I left behind). Prior to that it was "new boss, same as..."

Edited May 19, 2015 by Shiver

[Jockstar]

I've always said. Everyone wants to be Scottish.

[Chicog]

They can't just take all the bits they like, they have to have Stoke as well.

[wooloomooloo]

Fink those few who signed were all on the dole...........

Waiting on their giros is tedious.

[lee b]

Bit slow reporting this, I read this last week. It does not matter to me what gov are in power in the UK, they all lie and take and give nothing in return.

[yardrunner]

May I make a different suggestion, that the people of England hold a referendum on whether Scotland should be allowed to be part of Great Britain. As the Scots have always said the best thing about Scotland is the road to England

[Prbkk]

Elements of Lanna v the Bangkok elite

[samsensam]

complete bo**ocks.

[7by7]

There was a book wrote about this happening. It was banned in England. It was called. "The day the queen flew to Scotland for the grouse shooting". I come from Manchester and I am going to sign that petition immediately.

Banned?

I needed to look it up, and having done so and seen the synopsis I now vaguely recall reading it in my youth; and its still freely available from Amazon and similar sites!

Edited May 19, 2015 by 7by7

[Benmart]

Who cares?

Everyone knows that those in the north have always preferred to wear a dress anyway.

Those that are supporting the petition seem to care.

As for dresses versus trousers. Some of the worlds worse scoundrels wore trousers (pants). A persons worth is not in what they wear, rather by what they do, say and believe.

Tolerance is an alien concept for those who find difference a subject for ridicule.

[northernphil]

A red line across the map. Tosh ! The Thames barrier , thats more like it ,north of the Thames for the scots and south for the English ( and Cornish ). Mind you not having been back to Great Britain ,Scotland nor Northern Ireland for 11 years .......................just ignore I will be off to the pub very soon.

[Foxman888]

Sheffield is in the East??

[Johpa]

Northern Soul??

[nontabury]

There was a book wrote about this happening. It was banned in England. It was called. "The day the queen flew to Scotland for the grouse shooting". I come from Manchester and I am going to sign that petition immediately.

Shame on you.

[chickenslegs]

So, 6,300 people say that they support this idea.

In England and Wales 390,127 people (almost 0.8%) stated their religion as Jedi on their 2001 Census forms.

The British have a sense of humour.

[uptheos]

There was a book wrote about this happening. It was banned in England. It was called. "The day the queen flew to Scotland for the grouse shooting". I come from Manchester and I am going to sign that petition immediately.

Encourage a few mates to sign it too.

[smokie36]

We don't want Middlesbrough.

[Lokie]

I can understand it if you come from Sheff, being a Manc is no way we would want to be part of this load of codswallop, even if we was the new capital (obviously)

Narr, we're doing alright in Manchester, the Northern Powerhouse as our mate Ossie said; new transport links going in (Northern Hub) etc, even Liverpool, Leeds and Newcastle will prosper (oh there we go again Sheffield not involved lol?) Only time have been there is when I have to change trains for Doncaster or Sunny Scunnie ha ha ha... (did have some good 80s bands though) Ehh up! Don't you want me Ba...by...

[NeverSure]

"Thousands call for the North of England to become part of Scotland."

It makes sense. London is Pakistani and the area between London and the N. of England is mixed Arab so it just needs to be made official.

[FangFerang]

Bit slow reporting this, I read this last week. It does not matter to me what gov are in power in the UK, they all lie and take and give nothing in return.

I feel the same way about US govt reps.

[landemanstoy]

Away the lads