annqldau

Well we did have till Maggie closed all the mines and noticed Tony didn't open them all back up.

You're biased as you also lived in the no go area North of the great divide... we have more in common with you than them I often think although, only the women wear dresses in the North of England....

Scossie

Indeed...!
I've always wondered why you English people haven't shown any interest in having your own parliament like the rest of us have?!?

soapy©

im still laughin at it, it was class. thanks for making me laugh at this thread, it was gettin really dull

soapy©

couldnt agree more mate

kez81

I was born in souith sheilds england brought up in scotland from the age of 2 so i class myself as British, i have strong ties with both england and scotland.

kezx

NKSK version 2

We get sufficient income from invisible trade (insurance, banking etc) and there is a lot of resources (natural gas) in the English sector of the North Sea

Fenton

All this passport stuff is really confusing

My family is from Manchester but I was born in Northern Ireland so I can have a British/UK/European passport, but being born in the Island of Ireland means I can also have an Irish passport

My wife's family are from Ireland but she was born in Australia so she could have a British passport (mother born in Northern Ireland), an Irish passport (father born in Republic of Ireland), and an Australian passport as that is where she was born

So I guess its really all down to a sense of belonging, I dont feel English as I have always lived in N.Ireland, and my wife is 100% Aussie as that is where she was born and raised..In the end its doesnt really matter what passport you have


As for Parliaments , well when we have one in N.Ireland its a good thing, least we still dont have water charges and they have been put back for another year

curly

You mean we have a say

the4ofus

As for Parliaments , well when we have one in N.Ireland its a good thing, least we still dont have water charges and they have been put back for another year[/QUOTE]


HEAR HEAR!!! I hope to avoid these too by getting out of here befoer they take effect

Lynn xx

Fenton

Yup us to

breezeboylan

My brother in law was born in England to two parents from the Rep of Ireland.He has only ever lived in the U.K. When he applied for a British passport to go away with his school he was refused. They said the law had changed in 1982 that anyone born to two Irish parents was not entitled to a British passport.
Tracie

Scossie

Of course you have.
England can have its own parliament if it wants. It just needs enough English people to ask for it which so far you haven't done!

curly

Yeah you're right, but we don't do we head in the sand and all that

smiling4

I was born here.... n not alot of choice in that matter
but when it comes to sport....I always support England...no matter how good or bad....oh unless we don't include DC in that as I am a DC F1 fanatic

worzel

My passport and birth certificate say I am but that's about it. I might support England in the cricket etc but partly cos I like the banter it creates, partly cos you don't change teams - that isn't a national loyalty only a team loyalty. I moved from the north to the midlands 18 years ago and gradually lost my allegiances with the north. It is happening again only much much faster.