04-21-2012, 03:26 PM
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The Scots and the Welsh have their own parliament now, have for some years. They still get their funds from central government (London) but budget themselves.
The Scots now have a Labour majority, so have pressed to be their own country financially, in other words any Scottish income stays in Scotland and belongs only to them.
It will take ages to finalize and at the end of the day will not happen.
Ireland is a totally different kettle of fish, nothing to do with devolution. Both Scotland and Wales come under a Royal charter (so does Normandy in France, but Henry VIII, blew that away).
Scotland became part of England when James I became king, he was king of Scotland and inherited the position when Elizabeth I had no heir.
Wales, much the same, Edward I offered the Welsh their own 'leader', who couldn't speak English when he invaded and lived at Camarthon (brilliant castle there). He cheated the Welsh really by offering them his new born son. That is why the first born son of the Monarch is always the Prince of Wales.
The Scots now have a Labour majority, so have pressed to be their own country financially, in other words any Scottish income stays in Scotland and belongs only to them.
It will take ages to finalize and at the end of the day will not happen.
Ireland is a totally different kettle of fish, nothing to do with devolution. Both Scotland and Wales come under a Royal charter (so does Normandy in France, but Henry VIII, blew that away).
Scotland became part of England when James I became king, he was king of Scotland and inherited the position when Elizabeth I had no heir.
Wales, much the same, Edward I offered the Welsh their own 'leader', who couldn't speak English when he invaded and lived at Camarthon (brilliant castle there). He cheated the Welsh really by offering them his new born son. That is why the first born son of the Monarch is always the Prince of Wales.
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