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Old 12-04-2008, 08:15 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Hartlepool View Post
I don't think so N.

The United Kingdom as it is known consists of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland which equates to England,NI,Scotland and Wales along with some of our Islands.

So,Scotland is only a small part of the UK(8.36%).
And how do you think we got to this 'nation state'?

1707 - Act of Union between Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland to form Kingdom of Great Britain

1801 - Act of Union between Kingdom of Great Britain and Kingdom of Ireland to form United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

1922 - Amended to United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland following southern Irish independence.

Scottish independence is dissolution of the 1707 Act of Union. Anything after that is null and void. We're back to pre-1707.
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