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I believe this part was what that pertained to: > tribal separatist movements in the regions of Scotland and Northern Ireland
by lelandfe 5y ago
I believe this part was what that pertained to:
> tribal separatist movements in the regions of Scotland and Northern Ireland
- beardyw 5y agoAh, thanks, I see. But they are already separate countries, not regions. It's a state divided into countries already, which in itself recognises that ethnic diversity.
- dboreham 5y agoDepends a bit how you define country. Scotland wasn't able to stay in the EU for example. A country would be able to do that, I think.
- rsynnott 5y agoPlenty of federal and quasi-federal countries have tensions between their constituent states, and separatist movements. The UK isn't a proper federal system, of course, but much the same principle applies.
- dangerbird2 5y agoIt's borrowing the language typically used in the media to describe Middle Eastern ethnic conflicts to a European ethnic conflict. The same way it describes the U.K. as an "Oil Rich Kingdom" (which it is, of course).
- pjc50 5y agoAdministratively, Scotland is less of a country than, say, the British Virgin Islands. While it has a Parliament and separate legal system the list of independent competences is much smaller.