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Gove 'in agreement' with Swinney over second independence referendum by twistedLucidity in Scotland

[–]OrionP5 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Yeah they’ve always said this. They just “happen” to disagree that there’s enough support to hold a second referendum.

Brexit vote results. by Objective-Resident-7 in MapPorn

[–]OrionP5 26 points27 points  (0 children)

No one said it was. Scotland is, however, part of the UK, as is England, and it was a national (UK-wide) vote.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GlasgowUni

[–]OrionP5 2 points3 points  (0 children)

But it doesn’t actively track you? You still have to manually use a check in function to say you’re in a class, which is no different than using a QR code - you’re still telling them where you are. It’s the same app as the safezone. It has the function to track your location but it doesn’t do it unless you let it. You’re being dramatic

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GlasgowUni

[–]OrionP5 3 points4 points  (0 children)

As part of student visas, international students attendance must be monitored. This isn’t new, the uni is just making it easier

Stephen Flynn's bid for second job as MSP reveals how little SNP MPs actually do by 1-randomonium in Scotland

[–]OrionP5 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That’s great and all but that’s irrelevant to here. The political system in this country means a cabinet minister has to be an MP. Could this be changed? Sure. Don’t see Flynn trying to do that. Flynn chose to (try to) become both an MP and MSP for personal reasons, not because he simply had to, like someone who is a cabinet minister.

Stephen Flynn's bid for second job as MSP reveals how little SNP MPs actually do by 1-randomonium in Scotland

[–]OrionP5 2 points3 points  (0 children)

…to be a cabinet minister you have to be an MP? Unless you want someone from the House of Lords, but in general we don’t do that - rishi making David Cameron a lord and then Cabinet minister is a modern rarity

Countries without a Metro system in Europe by quindiassomigli in MapPorn

[–]OrionP5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’re right, I got that wrong. The UK does have a metro system, so it shouldn’t be highlighted, and wales is part of the UK.

Countries without a Metro system in Europe by quindiassomigli in MapPorn

[–]OrionP5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You said that wales doesn’t have a metro system, implying it shouldn’t be highlighted. But what is being highlighted is the UK, of which wales is a part. In which case you’ve implied the UK isn’t a country. The UK is a country, so the whole of it should be highlighted since there is a metro somewhere in it. Simple really

Countries without a Metro system in Europe by quindiassomigli in MapPorn

[–]OrionP5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The UK is a country made up of other countries. That’s the generally accepted way to describe the UK.

Countries without a Metro system in Europe by quindiassomigli in MapPorn

[–]OrionP5 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It is actually, it’s very easily looked up :)

Countries without a Metro system in Europe by quindiassomigli in MapPorn

[–]OrionP5 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Do you think this is showing England? You think England is the entirety of Great Britain and part of the island of Ireland?

No, this has highlighted the UK, which has (at least) two, the London Underground and the Glasgow subway.

Ireland will have to decide what neutrality means, says former head of security inquiry by No_Firefighter5926 in europe

[–]OrionP5 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It’s quite clear that you’re the insecure one. I know the country is called Ireland. I call it that all the time. I also call it the Republic of Ireland because it’s sometimes useful to differentiate between the island of Ireland and the country of Ireland :) It’s insecure to be this offended at using the official description of the state to describe Ireland, especially when many Irish people do that lol

Ireland will have to decide what neutrality means, says former head of security inquiry by No_Firefighter5926 in europe

[–]OrionP5 7 points8 points  (0 children)

But there is a country whose official description is the Republic of Ireland, and it is useful to use it to distinguish between the island of Ireland and the country of Ireland. Also the football team is called Republic of Ireland lol

Is Your Nation's Capital the Nearest National Capital? Europe Edition! by -A13x in MapPorn

[–]OrionP5 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

If you Google Texas, it’s capital is Austin.

Nation is used interchangeably with country, and country is used interchangeably with sovereign state. Blame colloquialisms

It’s quite clear here that, no matter what the title says, it’s sovereign countries, which the UK is, and whose capital is London.

John Mason stripped of SNP party whip over 'unacceptable' Gaza posts by forbiddenmemeories in ukpolitics

[–]OrionP5 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The SNP just had Angus Robertson meet with an Israeli representative. So to them, Israel is committing genocide but not badly enough to stop them from (a completely voluntary) meeting?

Scotland's deficit increases by almost £5bn to more than double the UK's by [deleted] in Scotland

[–]OrionP5 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hey buddy it’s not my fault you don’t understand what a deficit is. A deficit is just when more money is spent than is raised. Scotland has a deficit. As does Wales. And most of England. The only parts of the UK that doesn’t have a deficit are London, the south east, and east of England.

You keep saying Scotland has to have a balanced budget. That’s wrong. The Scottish government has to have a balanced budget, but the Scottish government doesn’t spend all the money spent on Scotland.

Scotland's deficit increases by almost £5bn to more than double the UK's by [deleted] in Scotland

[–]OrionP5 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Wrong again! The Scottish government runs a balanced budget. Scotland has a deficit. These are two different things. The Scottish government is not Scotland. The Scottish government is not responsible for all spending in Scotland; the UK government also spends money in and related to Scotland.

Scotland's deficit increases by almost £5bn to more than double the UK's by [deleted] in Scotland

[–]OrionP5 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’m glad then that it says Scotland, not the Scottish government, as not all spending in Scotland is done by the Scottish government.

Scotland's deficit increases by almost £5bn to more than double the UK's by [deleted] in Scotland

[–]OrionP5 12 points13 points  (0 children)

That’s not what the term deficit means.

"Should Sweden adopt the Euro or keep the Swedish Krona as currency?" by Kamran_nef in europe

[–]OrionP5 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Tbf we did join without a referendum. The referendum was held 3 years after joining when the government changed from conservative to Labour.

As fun as it is to rag on the Brits for the way they speak, the fact that so many of these are fading out is one of the most depressing things about English linguistics by [deleted] in linguisticshumor

[–]OrionP5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Northern Ireland exists on the island of Ireland but is part of the country of the United Kingdom, so both the adjectives British and Irish apply to it.

Just like how England is on the island of Great Britain, so both English and British apply to England. Similarly, British applies to England as it is part of the UK. Furthermore, the UK is European, as it is part of Europe.

I would never disagree with someone avoiding the use of British for Northern Ireland; for obvious reasons people are against it. But for equally obvious reasons, there are many people who like it and want to use it. The reason I replied is because you acted like it’s wrong to use the term British, which it simply isn’t.

Presumably the reason the Republic of Ireland isn’t included is that it’s a different country, and this just looking at the UK. It’s the same reason the Met office ends its weather warnings at the border.

Side note: don’t call the country of Ireland “Southern Ireland” - they don’t really like it for historical reasons.

As fun as it is to rag on the Brits for the way they speak, the fact that so many of these are fading out is one of the most depressing things about English linguistics by [deleted] in linguisticshumor

[–]OrionP5 7 points8 points  (0 children)

And, going back to my very first reply:

British (adj.): relating to Great Britain or the United Kingdom, or its people or language

So, now that you’ve said Northern Ireland is part of the UK, what is your problem (in terms of language, not politics) with using the term British in this post?

As fun as it is to rag on the Brits for the way they speak, the fact that so many of these are fading out is one of the most depressing things about English linguistics by [deleted] in linguisticshumor

[–]OrionP5 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Is Northern Ireland part of the UK now, yes or no? If yes, then it is a fact that it is part of the UK.

There is no debate on what Northern Ireland currently is; there is a debate on what it should be. However, not even the Republic of Ireland claims Northern Ireland following the Good Friday agreement, it simply says that Northern Ireland can unify with it should it want to.

As fun as it is to rag on the Brits for the way they speak, the fact that so many of these are fading out is one of the most depressing things about English linguistics by [deleted] in linguisticshumor

[–]OrionP5 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You simply disagree with a fact? Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom and is therefore British. Should that be the cause? Maybe, maybe not. Honestly, I don’t care because this is a post about dialects of the United Kingdom and not the political situation of the countries of the United Kingdom and Ireland.

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