Still less Red Comyn. But of that, another time.
The Shetland Question has reappeared in another forum. In Shetland, they object to the teaching of the Medieval wars against England, on the grounds that all of that was nothing to do with them. They flatly deny that they are Scots.
Another Realm, where aspects of Scots Law have been found not to apply, and not exactly signed up to the Braveheart Project. They will be keeping their oil to themselves. Just as the British Government will continue to own HBOS and RBS.
Leaving Scotland with Rab C Nesbitt and no means of supporting him.
Yawn, you have discovered Udal Law and now think that you are a clever boy! Udal Law also applies to Orkney and tempers a lot of the UK Crown's "rights". For example anything washed up in Shetland or Orkney with no obvious owner becomes the finder's property, not the Crown's. I am sure you are happy with this--------
ReplyDeleteSo you have discouvered a hobby horse to ride on. I would agree, many Shetlanders do not consider themselves Scottish and indeed they have their own sports teams - such as the national Shetland pool team. And of course the Wars of Independence is not part of their history and should be corrected.
However politically, you are of course aware the SNP has had no objections to the Northern Isles choosing their future. And of course you were aware that the SNP was allied to the now defunct Shetland and Orkney Movements (which had significant amounts of councillors on both councils at one point). And I am certainly sure that unlike the SNP, you knew the two movements took an active part in the Constitutional Convention that drew up the plans for devolution in defiance of the almighty soverign imperial parliament you so do adore-----------
And historically well, your meanderings in your first posting on the subject last week are er wrong. "Orkney is legally and culturally part of Scotland. But Shetland just isn't"
Er on the legal side, you will find every Act of Annexation of the islands by the Scottish Parliament - 1472, 1485, 1540, 1612 and 1669 applied equally to both Shetland and Orkney. And of course unlike lets say the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands vis a visa England, both sets of islands sent elected members to the Scottish Parliament and Parliament levied taxes on them.
Should Scotland become independent, I would like it to be federalised. And Shetland and Orkney respected within it with special autonomy - such as the ability to be out of the EU if they so chose - such as the Faroes.
Certainly my soundings from Shetland are none of this talk of "Crown Dependency" - a trick tried in the 1970s.
Maybe London has lost the stomach for divide and rule - like it did in India. Now two states point nukes at each other and would the sadness of 7/7 happened if Britain had not encouraged the Jinnah to break with Congress?
Now, what about England annexing the Isle of Man from Scotland which we leased from the Norwegians and not paying the agreed lease to the Norwegians----------
Is King Harald the true head of state in Douglas because of this? Also if the Queen claims to be the Duke of Normandy does that make her a vassal of Sarko?
Oh, yes, I know all of this. But I don't see what your point is. You seem to have gone in for "write all you know about". But that wasn't the question.
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