FabSwingers.com forum: Orkney Independence

By *ssex_tom OP Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

The Orkney Islands are considering leaving the UK and joining Norway. Is this the beginning of the end for the British Empire?

What's going on here. It's all over the news.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

What British Empire?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I wish the North East could do the same.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I wish the North East could do the same."

It has been talked about in the past... I would rather we stayed together but I must admit I can see why people want to be away.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I wish the North East could do the same."

Me too

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I wish the North East could do the same.

Me too

Me too!

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By *elvet RopeMan
over a year ago

by the big field

"I wish the North East could do the same.

Me too

Me too!"

Shall we just build a wall round the inside of the M25, declare independence and charge people to get out of the centre bit?

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By *oggoneMan
over a year ago

Derry

"What British Empire? "

The one that still exists in the imaginations of some?

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By *ittlemiss Hal O weenCouple
over a year ago

Southampton

"What British Empire? "

More like The brittas empire (

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By *ee04Man
over a year ago

Essex

"What British Empire?

The one that still exists in the imaginations of some?"

Mail and head spring to mind

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I wish the North East could do the same.

It has been talked about in the past... I would rather we stayed together but I must admit I can see why people want to be away. "

I have my reasons but this isn’t the politics forum.

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By *r PantyMan
over a year ago

Morpeth

Set them adrift, I really cant see how much that would impact the rest of the UK. Same goes for mainland Scotland, as much as I love the Jocks, if that's what they want, let them have it but I know who'll be the losers.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Is this the beginning of the end for the British Empire?"

Best not tell all the Irish home rule peeps about The Empire beginning to end. It might start independence movements in the outer colonies like Australasia, Canada and Caribbean, Indian subcontinent, and even East Africas.

It is 2023, not 1823

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I wish the North East could do the same.

It has been talked about in the past... I would rather we stayed together but I must admit I can see why people want to be away.

I have my reasons but this isn’t the politics forum."

I think this thread (independence) is about politics is it not? But yeah we could write big essays on the subject if we're not careful

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By *oggoneMan
over a year ago

Derry

there a much longer and better supported campaign for NI to leave the uk. I do think if it fails it won't be lack of support in NI. I think if it fails it will the refusal of Ireland to accept it. But yeah, anyway orkneys.

But all the independence movements would be weakened by the Uk rejoining the EU. That's a delicious irony.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I wish the North East could do the same.

It has been talked about in the past... I would rather we stayed together but I must admit I can see why people want to be away.

I have my reasons but this isn’t the politics forum.

I think this thread (independence) is about politics is it not? But yeah we could write big essays on the subject if we're not careful"

It is but going into politics in the lounge never ends well.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I wish the North East could do the same.

It has been talked about in the past... I would rather we stayed together but I must admit I can see why people want to be away.

I have my reasons but this isn’t the politics forum.

I think this thread (independence) is about politics is it not? But yeah we could write big essays on the subject if we're not careful

It is but going into politics in the lounge never ends well. "

Agreed. Its definitely kitchen banter

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By *ob Carpe DiemMan
over a year ago

Torquay

As the only way into Cornwall is through Devon I think Devonians can force it on those pesky pixies

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By *iking 777Man
over a year ago

wick

I'm in Orkney now and most up here not bother at all

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By *a LunaWoman
over a year ago

South Wales

Norway is very beautiful. Bloody expensive though.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Except its Denmark being mooted, not Norway

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By *dmundwilsonMan
over a year ago

Llandudno

Orkney is a rate case but generally the decimation if political nionsand admitedly flawed demicracies is part of a corperate take over. Small ndependent states will have to compete for the liusy jobs corperations offer and the wages paid will be one bargaining chip, environmental controls another. Devolution of power inside political unions may be stronger. No mistake nasty rupert murdoch pushed leave in england and eales, remain in scotland. Two unions damaged with obe iniquitous teferendum. The outcomes so far so loysy

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By *ndycoinsMan
over a year ago

Whaley Bridge,Nr Buxton,

If anyone wants independence let them have it,but it's independence warts 'n all.No Sterling,get your own Army/Navy/Air Force etc and good luck with Spain if you want to join the EU.Spain has repeatedly told Scotland they will Veto an independent Scotland joining the EU because that will set a precedent allowing the Basque region to leave Spain but join the EU.Funny how the SNP don't mention that at all but when it is mentioned to them they claim "Spain doesn't really mean it".

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By *aGaGagging for itCouple
over a year ago

Newcastle upon Tyne

Fuck em! They contribute nothing

Just go!

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By *ndycoinsMan
over a year ago

Whaley Bridge,Nr Buxton,

"Fuck em! They contribute nothing

Just go!

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By *ssex_tom OP Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

"Except its Denmark being mooted, not Norway"

Norway

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

It's an interesting thought but it may be little more than the local council there aiming to get more money or power. Certainly, only they will know what they really have as their objectives.

Perhaps an island state like Guernsey, Herm or Sark.

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By *iscreetMan_UKMan
over a year ago

nearby

"I wish the North East could do the same."

I’d love the scenes of riots on the streets when Wetherspoons in the newly Norwegian-annexed Newcastle starts charging £10 for a pint of beer.

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By *abioMan
over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead

"I wish the North East could do the same."

I’d vote to join Scotland…. But if we can’t even get our shit together to vote for regional devolved government.. then we seal our own fate

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I spent a year up there for work.

Insular cnuts can fuck right off as far as I’m concerned.

Plus if it ain’t pissing down and blowing a gale then you’re not in Orkney.

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By *iltsTSgirlTV/TS
over a year ago

chichester

"I spent a year up there for work.

Insular cnuts can fuck right off as far as I’m concerned.

Plus if it ain’t pissing down and blowing a gale then you’re not in Orkney. "

It’s certainly the uk version of redneck hillbilly states from our fabulous American cousins at times

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By *wisted999Man
over a year ago

North Bucks

Are they aware of Norwegian booze prices?

Tempered by a slice of that sovereign wealth fund though.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Some pretty offensive statements on this thread regardless of them being 'tounge in cheek' or not.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I wish the North East could do the same.

Me too

Me too!

Shall we just build a wall round the inside of the M25, declare independence and charge people to get out of the centre bit?

They are already doing it

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By *inda May SimmonsTV/TS
over a year ago

hexham

"I wish the North East could do the same."

I have advocated that Northumberland become Norwegian sovereign territory

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By *ndycoinsMan
over a year ago

Whaley Bridge,Nr Buxton,

"I spent a year up there for work.

Insular cnuts can fuck right off as far as I’m concerned.

Plus if it ain’t pissing down and blowing a gale then you’re not in Orkney.

It’s certainly the uk version of redneck hillbilly states from our fabulous American cousins at times

Rednecks are smarter.As far as offensive comments go "DEB's"?

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By *oggoneMan
over a year ago

Derry

"Some pretty offensive statements on this thread regardless of them being 'tounge in cheek' or not."

Oh c'mon it's just banter

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Some pretty offensive statements on this thread regardless of them being 'tounge in cheek' or not."

If you’d spent a year in Orkney being shunned, ignored and at times verbally abused as I was then you may understand my dislike of the place.

As I said…insular cnuts.

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By *TG3Man
over a year ago

Dorchester

"The Orkney Islands are considering leaving the UK and joining Norway. Is this the beginning of the end for the British Empire?

What's going on here. It's all over the news."
It used to be Great Britain but now its full of foreigners who've come for the money

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By *ndycoinsMan
over a year ago

Whaley Bridge,Nr Buxton,

"Some pretty offensive statements on this thread regardless of them being 'tounge in cheek' or not.

If you’d spent a year in Orkney being shunned, ignored and at times verbally abused as I was then you may understand my dislike of the place.

As I said…insular cnuts. "

Bet they called you DEB

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By *oggoneMan
over a year ago

Derry

"Some pretty offensive statements on this thread regardless of them being 'tounge in cheek' or not.

If you’d spent a year in Orkney being shunned, ignored and at times verbally abused as I was then you may understand my dislike of the place.

As I said…insular cnuts. "

Bloody cheek of them. Small isolated communities with distinct cultures. How dare they.

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By *ts the taking part thatMan
over a year ago

southampton

"I wish the North East could do the same."

So do most of the rest of the UK but we have to tolerate you.

It's just silly & bandwagon jumping try & gain funds by the Orkneys.

Most of the Islands are frustrated by the SNP's mismanagement of their Ferry services etc. The SNP are only focused on independence so sadly forgot or never understood how to run the whole of Scotland as a government.

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By *ndycoinsMan
over a year ago

Whaley Bridge,Nr Buxton,

"Some pretty offensive statements on this thread regardless of them being 'tounge in cheek' or not.

If you’d spent a year in Orkney being shunned, ignored and at times verbally abused as I was then you may understand my dislike of the place.

As I said…insular cnuts.

Bloody cheek of them. Small isolated communities with distinct cultures. How dare they."

Interesting they are not being criticised for /accused of lack of inclusivity and diversity.Borderline and actual racism,bigotry and everything else that gets thrown at English people who want to keep their cultural beliefs and identity.

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By *eteranSwingersCouple
over a year ago

Costa del Sol, Spain

is this for real lol I need to google this

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By *oggoneMan
over a year ago

Derry

"is this for real lol I need to google this"

Not really real but it has the flag shaggers frothing a bit so there's a some comedy value in it.

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By *lueFireCouple
over a year ago

just somewhere around here

"What British Empire?

The one that still exists in the imaginations of some?"

Yep the bigoted narrow minded ones

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Some pretty offensive statements on this thread regardless of them being 'tounge in cheek' or not.

If you’d spent a year in Orkney being shunned, ignored and at times verbally abused as I was then you may understand my dislike of the place.

As I said…insular cnuts.

Bloody cheek of them. Small isolated communities with distinct cultures. How dare they."

Does the isolated community / different culture excuse them from turning their backs and muttering English prick every time I walked into a pub or shop?

That is what happened on an almost daily basis.

They have a smiling face in the tourist tat shops but if you go and do a job of work up there which incidentally no one was locally qualified to do that smiling face is turned away from you and your windows will be smashed.

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By *ndycoinsMan
over a year ago

Whaley Bridge,Nr Buxton,

"What British Empire?

The one that still exists in the imaginations of some?

Yep the bigoted narrow minded ones"

The ones who think it was a good idea to give the empire the industrial revolution,railways,India and Pakistan it's democratic system,end the Thugee cult and the Sutee bride burning,sacrifice over 17,000 Royal Navy personnel in the fight against the forced labour trade(the actual word is not permitted in forum)plus Army personnel,expand Indian cotton so we didn't have to use Southern US cotton during the civil war thereby depriving the Confederacy of the funds to fight,the list goes on.....but if you want to airbrush out parts of history you don't like have a look at who else has done that first,Hitler,Stalin,Pol Pot,Mao and the Chinese are still doing it.

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By *ndycoinsMan
over a year ago

Whaley Bridge,Nr Buxton,

"Some pretty offensive statements on this thread regardless of them being 'tounge in cheek' or not.

If you’d spent a year in Orkney being shunned, ignored and at times verbally abused as I was then you may understand my dislike of the place.

As I said…insular cnuts.

Bloody cheek of them. Small isolated communities with distinct cultures. How dare they.

Does the isolated community / different culture excuse them from turning their backs and muttering English prick every time I walked into a pub or shop?

That is what happened on an almost daily basis.

Of course it does,they are the oppressed minority culture,abused and downtrodden who are exempt from all social/civil and legal norms,we are the "evil empire"

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By *ndycoinsMan
over a year ago

Whaley Bridge,Nr Buxton,

"is this for real lol I need to google this

Not really real but it has the flag shaggers frothing a bit so there's a some comedy value in it."

Tell the IRA and Unionists they are flag shaggers.Say that publicly in the USA,or any country that happens to have a bit of pride in itself.

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By *isfits behaving badlyCouple
over a year ago

Coventry

"The Orkney Islands are considering leaving the UK and joining Norway. Is this the beginning of the end for the British Empire?

What's going on here. It's all over the news."

Emmmm... Not well we still have our land in Mesopotamia, Zanzibar and Ceylon it's not

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"is this for real lol I need to google this

Not really real but it has the flag shaggers frothing a bit so there's a some comedy value in it.

Tell the IRA and Unionists they are flag shaggers.Say that publicly in the USA,or any country that happens to have a bit of pride in itself."
Expecialy tomorrow.

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By *hilloutMan
over a year ago

All over the place! Northwesr, , Southwest

I visited the Orkneys once. Beautiful place. Much like the north Highlands (Caithness) only with much better roads.

I understand they're complaining of under investment on the part of the UK and Scottish governments. I think many other parts of the UK could say the same.

Don't see how becoming a part of Norway round make much difference. I believe they're exploring other scenarios such as the crown dependencies of channel islands / Isle of Mann.

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By *oggoneMan
over a year ago

Derry

"Some pretty offensive statements on this thread regardless of them being 'tounge in cheek' or not.

If you’d spent a year in Orkney being shunned, ignored and at times verbally abused as I was then you may understand my dislike of the place.

As I said…insular cnuts.

Bloody cheek of them. Small isolated communities with distinct cultures. How dare they.

Does the isolated community / different culture excuse them from turning their backs and muttering English prick every time I walked into a pub or shop?

That is what happened on an almost daily basis.

You sound disappointed they didn't acknowledge your right to deflower their firstborn.

Seriously island living is a life apart. I used to regularly go to an island off the west coast of ireland, they're guarded and insular. Never held it against them though. Takes a long time to be trusted. Of course they love tourists, they come and spend their money and are good enough to go back to where they came from.

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By *ndycoinsMan
over a year ago

Whaley Bridge,Nr Buxton,

"Some pretty offensive statements on this thread regardless of them being 'tounge in cheek' or not.

If you’d spent a year in Orkney being shunned, ignored and at times verbally abused as I was then you may understand my dislike of the place.

As I said…insular cnuts.

Bloody cheek of them. Small isolated communities with distinct cultures. How dare they.

Does the isolated community / different culture excuse them from turning their backs and muttering English prick every time I walked into a pub or shop?

That is what happened on an almost daily basis.

You sound disappointed they didn't acknowledge your right to deflower their firstborn.

Did they abuse you there?

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By *ild_oatsMan
over a year ago

the land of saints & sinners

"I wish the North East could do the same.

Me too

Me too!

Shall we just build a wall round the inside of the M25, declare independence and charge people to get out of the centre bit?

Yes a 50 meter high wall and then fill it up with water….

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By *ndycoinsMan
over a year ago

Whaley Bridge,Nr Buxton,

"I wish the North East could do the same.

Me too

Me too!

Shall we just build a wall round the inside of the M25, declare independence and charge people to get out of the centre bit?

Yes a 50 meter high wall and then fill it up with water….

Our quarries would love that,keep them busy for a while,just like re-building Hadrian's wall.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

As I understand it, Orkney islanders are vehemently oposed to an Independent Scotland and would prefer to reamin part of the United Kingdom and that this is their response to the question of Scottish independence

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By *ulfilthmentMan
over a year ago

Just around the corner

"Set them adrift, I really cant see how much that would impact the rest of the UK."

The North Sea oil industry relies on Orkney and Shetland, and the most important production areas would be within their territorial waters if they left. Even if we accept that oil and gas are declining in importance, the effect on the industry caused by such a change would have far reaching consequences for the whole of the the UK.

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By *iking 777Man
over a year ago

wick

See it died a quick death

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