The UK election involves people in Scotland, Wales and the north east of Ireland. As a Canadian I would have hoped you would be more sensitive to the sensitivities of countries with large overbearing neighbours
Ha! Nice try at co-opting the canuk against the yank. The Euro press have been trying to drive a wedge between us canuks and our American cousins for a donkey’s age – to no avail. Are you suggesting, in the light of 1812, that us pore lil canuks have something to fear from those south of 49? And let us keep in mind the British yoke which we shucked from our shoulders.
So what? What is your point? I will not be divided an ruled. As Catholics we share goals which span borders. I (this pore lil canuk up here in Turanna) have been phoning and emailing American politicians, clergy, and diplomats in bulk. I, for one, am not keeping my canuk butt out of US affairs. Nor English affairs in the coming election. The gig is up.
Yes, I am too. Certainly a bold response to the situation in England. I didn’t realize how severe it had become. My aunt has been talking in this sort of language for quite some time. In any case, I have emailed my cousin in London asking for his take on the parties and on what the issues are. I also asked him to tell me who had decided on what the issues would be.
I was trying to do nothing of the kind. I was suggesting that you do not refer to non English people as being English. The Canadians I have met do not like being called Americans. New Zealanders do not like being called Australian and Swiss do notlike being called French, German or italian.
There is no English election there is a UK wide election. England is part of the UK. It has no separate parliament. It has no separate election.
You do not know the difference between Britain and England so if you express your opinion about the election to Brits your ignorance is more likely to antagonise voters than encourage them to vote for your favoured right wing candidates. So please go ahead antagonise away.
They are racists who hate foreigners and British Muslims. They are interesting in the sense that Fascism is interesting. And horrible. Veritas are wicked. And horribly mis-named
Matt is correct- the guy who leads this party was sacked from the BBC for making racist comments in a newpaper. He strikes me as a xenaphobe.
I don’t think so. It’s just my personal opinion. I don’t know if I would want it used as a cynical election ploy either- although I think it would be good to encourage the debate to be brought more to the public fore!
I think citizens in the UK are more secular and more cynical. One thing I have found here is that American posters are vehemently in favour of GW Bush- in the UK, I would say we are much more cynical and criticise the party we support as well as the opposition. The general feeling is don’t trust anyone (I think), so when you get someone like Ken Livingstone, who appears to actually be telling the truth, he recieves massive support.
Gorgeous George? He featured a lot up here as a Glasgow MP. He always rubbed me up the wrong way. He would take the same sort of stance as me on issues like the Iraq war but then use such extremist demagogic ranting that he would do the cause more harm than good.
I do yes. Its not my Parish but they have a Mass at 4.30pm on Sundays which is sometimes convenient for me. Do you know it well then?
You are sidestepping.
Did the U.S. annex Canada? Did Australia annex New Zealand? Did France, Germany, or Italy annex Switzerland? No. So false analogy.
The United Kingdom is hardly united. The question was a simple one as to how the Scottish parliament functioned. Now that we are on that topic, how does the Welsh Assembly function? You would do well to refrain from being confrontational and simply answer the questions put to you instead of sidestepping. I think the purpose of these discussions is to increase our knowledge as Catholics as to how to vote pro-life. If you want to score points for the Culture of Death then the BBC message boards will accommodate you. If you want to contribute to discussions on voting pro-life then please remember your manners when addressing people who are not English, whether they be Scottish, Welsh, Canadian, New Zealanders, or Swiss.
Oh but I do. I never refer to England as anything other than what it is: England.
Will do. By the way, for clarity: it is not a question of right-wing; it is a question of heterodox. That’s you told.
Yes, rather well. One of my best friends, Dominic, lives in the community there he was ordained last year and I was honoured to attend, do you know him?
'Fraid not. I do like the Church though. It looks gorgeous this Easter.
Right, I meant to type Mrs.and typed Mr.
As a UK citizen I would say that the US posters (here, at least) are vehemently in support of George Bush because he is vehemently pro-life. None of the major parties in the UK have anything to say on the matter unless you ask them, and then it’s mostly to tell you to go away, it’s not a political issue. ‘Life’ as we understand it isn’t part of their manifesto. So there isn’t anything truly moral to divvie them up.
I think if you read through some of the post election threads you’ll find many are disallusioned with how well, GWB has lived up to his pro-life mandate. Would you not be worried that people would start using this important issue as a political football?
I think you can divvie them up based on their stand on social justice issues which have to be of primary concern to Catholic voters.
I would be more concerned with his ardent pro-war, pro-violence policies.