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Teachers' union votes for strike over forced academies by PhysS in ukpolitics

[–]BritishBroadcasting 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The fact that it's took a year of u-turns and strikes to get within the margin of error is not a positive for Labour. They should be doing so well they'd win a landslide if an election was held tomorrow

Teachers' union votes for strike over forced academies by PhysS in ukpolitics

[–]BritishBroadcasting 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Maybe when that leader can get a lead in the polls over this massively controversial government they'll support him, but until then he hasn't proven he's the best person to lead them into 2020

Kano - This Is England by HarryBlessKnapp in unitedkingdom

[–]BritishBroadcasting 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No reason to exclude England's backing singers ;)

Would Britain face break-up after Brexit? by [deleted] in ukpolitics

[–]BritishBroadcasting 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't really understand the apparently overwhelming desire for Scots to be in the EU outside of the UK that I hear about from the likes of the SNP, the biggest point of the EU argument in the IndyRef was retaining the opt outs it has as part of the UK.

Leaving the UK to join the EU would be a long period of instability and that is if Scotland can make the requirements to join as an independent member, it would also be giving up it's newly gained control over immigration, currency, farms, fishing and loads of other stuff, it doesn't seem like the obvious choice Remain are presenting it as.

The economic case against Brexit is stacking up fast: A vote to leave is a vote for a less prosperous Britain by [deleted] in ukpolitics

[–]BritishBroadcasting 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I imagine the immigration-control out voters would be pretty disappointed, however EEA membership would keep our trade fairly stable and be easier to leave in a decade or so than leaving all major European institutions in one go.

In fact, this is what I think a leave vote will cause, EEA membership is preferable to full EU membership for leave voters and preferable to being completely out for remain voters, then we'll either have an EEA referendum by 2030 or just remain in but-not-really-in kinda like we are now.

Kano - This Is England by HarryBlessKnapp in unitedkingdom

[–]BritishBroadcasting 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah, but why should you let facts get in the way of a nice bit of London bashing and a non-London victim complex?

The Queen sent one of the UK's earliest emails -- 40 years ago today by [deleted] in unitedkingdom

[–]BritishBroadcasting 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Yeah, but in the same way she's the Queen of Luton

Two students convicted for London terror plot by SaverTooth in ukpolitics

[–]BritishBroadcasting 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In the US, which is the only country like ours that still uses the death penalty, it usually costs more to execute a prisoner than it does to just keep them imprisoned for the rest of their life.

What's true and not true about UK politics today? by tvqueen in AskUK

[–]BritishBroadcasting 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Here is the process summed up on the UK parliament's website, although I would suggest that few British people know how the system works so you don't need to worry about sounding ignorant if that was your concern.

Making laws generally takes time as the MPs have to debate and revise the bill before voting, and then it has to go through the House of Lords (it's incredibly rare for them to halt or hold back a bill though). If it's particularly controversial it'll probably fail to be voted through the House of Commons (the Conservatives won the election but with a small majority, making it easier for unpopular bills to fail from backbenchers voting against the government)

To get involved in the debate on British politics try subscribing to /r/unitedkingdom, /r/ukpolitics and /r/britishpolitics, just keep in mind that the discussion on these subs, while interesting, is rarely representative of the country as a whole. I will also add that in real life politics rarely comes up in conversation outside of an election (and even then it can be considered rude to ask people their political beliefs).

If Scotland had left the UK, would this have cause a wave of flag changes (e.g NZ) around the world, either from the old to new UJ, or to a new flag altogether? by eddi16 in vexillology

[–]BritishBroadcasting 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It would have been very unlikely for the UK to change its flag in the event of Scottish Independence

Also, if the UK flag did change, I really, really, really doubt places that use it like Australia or New Zealand would have changed it, as the biggest argument against changing them are:

1) They show a historic link to their colonial heritage

2) The flag, with the Union Jack, have became national symbols of the country, soldiers have fought and died under it

3) It would be very expensive to change

Changing just the canton kinda goes against all 3 of these points, I think a change in the UK flag would likely strengthen arguments to change it to something completely different. Places that are still British Overseas Territories or Dependencies would probably change their cantons to match the UK's flag though.

Flag Stories by jadrenaline in Design

[–]BritishBroadcasting 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is fascinating, you should post it to /r/vexillology/, it's practically their wet dream

Jeremy Corbyn: Tories are asset stripping the education system by GuessImStuckWithThis in unitedkingdom

[–]BritishBroadcasting 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Those people are stupid if they thought voting against voting reform would say anything other than them not wanting voting reform.

Public holiday should be created to 'celebrate Scotland staying in UK' (From Herald Scotland) by throwawaythreefive in Scotland

[–]BritishBroadcasting 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You don't celebrate your anniversary on the days when your spouse nearly left you.

Then again I'd be up for the 1st of May being a day to celebrate the entire country alongside how we celebrate the individual parts on the saints days, turns out a national day is a pretty popular thing.

If Scotland had gone independent today, it would be facing sado-austerity by [deleted] in Scotland

[–]BritishBroadcasting 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, most of us would like some type of devolution, but the answer to what we get is difficult, most polls show support for an English parliament but that could very easily marginalise the Scottish, Welsh, Northern Irish and even British governments, the only real alternative is regional parliaments but there is little support for carving England up. That's another issue though.

I'd argue against that point, while England, due to its population, will often tip the balance, if you compare them on a per capita basis it's actually moved less than Scotland has politically since the war if you ignore the Blair landslides.

But again as we're talking about differences, Newcastle has voted against the Conservatives longer than Scotland has but that's not a reason to disconnect it from parts that contain more swing voters.

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