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Old June 5th 12, 03:54 PM posted to uk.railway,misc.transport.urban-transit,uk.transport.london
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Default London Overground in chaos
Bruce wrote:

Conservatives are a party committed to the UK as a whole and its position
in
the world.

What 'position in the world' would that be?

That of a third rate former Imperial nation? That of a third rate
former military power? That of a bankrupt former economic power?


Well to pull just one example off the top of my head, John Major always
believed that if Scotland went, so would the UK's permanent seat on the UN
Security Council (see his memoirs for more of this). Then there's the weight
in Europe (not all Conservatives want to pull out). The UK does punch above
its weight more than is often realised and isn't just a US satellite.
Breaking up the UK would reduce all that.
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