XPost: soc.culture.irish, soc.culture.scottish, soc.culture.british   
   XPost: uk.politics.misc   
   From: allan@EASYNET.CO.UK   
      
   "Ciaran"  wrote in message   
   news:45A02770.3020005@ciaran.com...   
   > Boedicia@isp.com wrote:   
   >> Ciaran wrote:   
   > Better idea ? ENGLAND withdraws from the EU and leaves Alba, Cymru,   
   > Mannin, Kernow (including Devon ?) as independent nations within the EU.   
   > We'll see the truth or otherwise in what you say then :-)   
      
   The Isle of Man isn't even in the EU. In all seriousness what kind of   
   support is there in Devon and Cornwall for being independent? Outside of   
   these newsgroups that is:-)  I would imagine that support for Welsh   
   independence wouldn't be as strong as support for independence in Scotland!   
   Remembering that people tend to dismiss polls which don't back them up I can   
   still imagine that the SNP will be a bit worried about the latest. Support   
   for independence has been growing again of late, but the latest poll sees it   
   falling back a tad, but more pointedly support for the union seemed to be   
   strongest among the youngest age group. This is a reversal of what used to   
   be the norm. Perhaps we're just seeing young voters who are way removed from   
   the Thatcher/Major years. Then again it may just be a blip poll and of   
   course a lot depends on what question is asked.   
      
   cheers   
      
   Allan   
      
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