XPost: soc.culture.irish, soc.culture.scottish, soc.culture.british   
   XPost: uk.politics.misc   
   From: ciaran@ciaran.com   
      
   The Highlander wrote:   
   > On 18 Jan 2007 12:13:48 -0800, "scally"    
   > wrote:   
   >   
   >>> That's right. The negotiations surrounding Scotland's independence should   
   >>> bear this in mind. As a means of compensation, I therefore propose that   
   >>> Scotland be awarded complete soveriegnty over the old English city of   
   >>> Liverpool, including all territory within a 25 mile radius of the centre of   
   >>> this valuable asset.   
   >> Hold on a minute True Blue. The Scottish already stand to walk away   
   >>from the Union with 90% of the north sea oil tax revenues. Now your   
   >> suggesting we hand over 90% of the U.K shell suit tax revenues as well,   
   >> along with all those publicly funded methadone clinics and dole   
   >> offices. I didn't study economics and anger management at Strangeways   
   >> for nothing you know. I am all for a fair settlement but this is   
   >> totally unacceptable.   
   >   
   > You've already stolen most of it. Bastards!   
   >   
   > The Highlander   
   >   
   > Faodaidh nach ionann na beachdan anns   
   > an post seo agus beachdan a' Ghàidheil.   
   > The views expressed in this post are   
   > not necessarily those of The Highlander.   
      
   Hardly compensates for the devastation and and pain across the   
   generations inflicted - as the Russians learning Gaidhlig say:   
      
   http://www.gaelic.ru/   
      
   "That is how we feel about Scottish Gaelic. We have to fight for it   
   again. A tremendous blow was inflicted on the Gaelic language and   
   culture at Culloden and the Highland Clearances. The language and   
   culture were devastated. It is a miracle it survived at all! Now we have   
   to refight the war to recover Gaelic."   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)