My belief is that it is a place where each individual of all the participating countries have equal rights and benefits. Once one country lobbies for, and obtains, special treatment over the others, then it is no longer a 'United Kingdom'. The recent issue over Scottish independence has caused unrest across all four countries that represent the UK. The government in Westminster, witnessed by the Media, has indicated its observations that England has similar rightful claims, which means that there are now probably expectations of some future movement in this direction. Further implications have arisen by discussions in the media of more regional English assemblies.
Surely this would be a sort of return to the old feudal system of centuries ago, where the more successfully powerful 'bully-boys' rake in the rich pickings and the weaker sections of society would struggle in relative poverty.
The Prime Minister is currently at loggerheads with the rest of the EU over Britain's tax contributions. Regardless of the issues at stake, do we not have a moral duty to accept the situation by being EU members? In theory, there would be no difference in the UK countries being in serious disagreement, as is the present wrangling between the EU and the UK.
In short, either all citizens of the UK are "in it together", or there is no "United Kingdom".
Surely this would be a sort of return to the old feudal system of centuries ago, where the more successfully powerful 'bully-boys' rake in the rich pickings and the weaker sections of society would struggle in relative poverty.
The Prime Minister is currently at loggerheads with the rest of the EU over Britain's tax contributions. Regardless of the issues at stake, do we not have a moral duty to accept the situation by being EU members? In theory, there would be no difference in the UK countries being in serious disagreement, as is the present wrangling between the EU and the UK.
In short, either all citizens of the UK are "in it together", or there is no "United Kingdom".
