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Old May 18th 15, 09:37 AM posted to uk.railway,misc.transport.urban-transit,uk.transport.london
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Default UK faces first major train strike in 20 years

On Mon, 18 May 2015 07:43:46 +0100
Martin Edwards wrote:
As Orwell wrote in a different context, Scotland is no more capable of
being independent than a cat or a dog. I am not hostile to the people,
but they are being led.


The cat analogy is probably quite good. Has the pretence of independence until
its meal time, when its back at the bowl looking mournful and waiting for the
handout.

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Spud