Maybe not, Neil. If the Celtic Confederation assumed its natural boundaries by inviting Cornwall and Brittany to join up (oh yes, and the Isle of Man, in order to have our very own tax haven) then there's the Celtic Sea. The Kinsale Head Field off the Cork coast has been merrily providing natural gas for over thirty years now, there may well be further fossil fuel reserves there.
Francis On 1 Sep., 15:58, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > Welcome aborad Francis - though I note with this suspiciously Welsh > typo that Wales is south of the M62, and as you point out only has > 'choir gas'. > > On 1 Sep, 13:21, frantheman <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Given that the celtic tiger has transformed itself into an arthritic > > tabby following the financial crisis, maybe Ireland could join up. It > > would solve the remaining problems in Northern Ireland nicely and, > > after all, we are all originally Scotii. Here comes the Celtic > > Confederation. Watch out, perfidious Albion; Scots wa-hey, Erin go > > brach! (Now where's that sound of a male choir singing "Men of > > Harlech" coming from? ... ) > > > Francis > > > On 1 Sep., 06:29, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > There is a convenient line drawn across mainland Great Britain - the > > > M62. Not as high as Hadrian's Wall but a useful line to demarcate > > > Scotland from England. Those of us lucky enough to live north of it > > > should lay claim to be Scots and to what is left of the oil and gas > > > other than the hot air of Westminster politicians. These oil and gas > > > reserves are about as big as Kuwait's and our country would be about > > > 15 million strong, ready-made with its own parliament in Edinburgh. > > > We could leave the bwanking debts to the English and join the Euro, > > > committing ourselves to use the oil and gas to create sustainable > > > industries, agriculture and energy -possibly after an emigration to > > > New Zealand. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
