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British in the loose collective sense, yes of course. Okay, let's look at a possible scenario. In the near future spacefarers will colonise the moon, Mars and other moons in our solar system. Children will be born on those satellites or planet. Now, through decent, adoption or any of the myriad other ways these children of British pioneering colonists will be able to claim British Citizenship. Is Zigor from Mars British?
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British Citizens each and everyone of them
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Loz wrote You are really tying yourself into a knot here. What exactly is your definition of 'British'? Someone born in Great Britain All the rest are Citizens. A Mongolian would be a Mongolian who has been granted British Citizenship
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Loz Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Lets put this another way: what is the collective > name for people from "Great Britain and Northern > Ireland", then? > > Answer: British. > > And, as of 21 May 2002, you can add people from > the following places as 'British': > > Anguilla > Bermuda > British Antarctic Territory > British Indian Ocean Territory > British Virgin Islands > Cayman Islands > Falkland Islands > Gibraltar > Montserrat > Pitcairn Islands > Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha > South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands > Turks and Caicos Islands > > https://www.gov.uk/types-of-british-nationality/br > itish-citizenship > > https://www.gov.uk/types-of-british-nationality/br > itish-overseas-territories-citizen Exactly Loz These people are British Citizens, or have the right to British Citizenship, but are not necessarily British except in a loose collective term.
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Loz Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > keano77 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > > Correction Rendel > > > > Northern Ireland is not part of Britain. It is > > part of the United Kingdom. As such, > technically, > > NI citizens cannot be British although > > geographically they reside within the British > > Isles > > On that basis, neither can people on the Isle of > Wight, Hebrides, Orkney Islands and Shetland > Islands. Constitutionally I think they fall under England and Scotland
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"...can choose to be British citizens, Irish citizens or both... Many of our former colonies can also apply for British Citizenship Look at your passport, United Kingdom of Great Britain (ie, England, Wales and Scotland) and Northern Ireland
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rendelharris Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Lordship 516 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > > NI is NOT British > > They belong to the United Kingdom of Great > Britain > > & Northern Ireland > > - they are Irish people who are UK-landers or > > Nirelanders, never British. > > It's a bit more complex than that - under the Good > Friday agreement, those born in Northern Ireland > can choose British citizenship, Irish citizenship > or dual citizenship. There's no such official > title as "United Kingdom and Northern Ireland > citizenship" or "Northern Irish citizenship," if > you choose to identify as a citizen of the UK & NI > then you're officially British. No judgement > intended on any side of the line, but that's how > it's defined. Correction Rendel Northern Ireland is not part of Britain. It is part of the United Kingdom. As such, technically, NI citizens cannot be British although geographically they reside within the British Isles
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I suspect my mate Jean-Claude's idea of a hard Brexit would be a padlock on the EU wine cellar. I'm also surprised no one's yet blamed Trump or the hacking Ruskies for our present mess
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Seabag Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > JoeLeg, you must take keano77 posts with the > 'pinch of salt' they deserve. > 🙂
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Facts are facts JoeLeg. The success of the Labour vote resulted in the Conservatives not having a majority (the other parties all fared badly). In order to govern they now need to seek the support of the DUP. Ergo, Labour voters can hardly complain the Tories are now supping with the devil
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If you look at this objectively, anyone who voted Labour, however good his or her intentions, is indirectly responsible for the DUP being the power brokers. The old adage, careful what you wish for comes to mind.
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To the man that asked my 6 year old to cycle on the road
keano77 replied to R U IN ED's topic in General ED Issues / Gossip
intexasatthe moment Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Bring back horse and cart I say -) They would be too fast for the current 20 mph zones -
To the man that asked my 6 year old to cycle on the road
keano77 replied to R U IN ED's topic in General ED Issues / Gossip
From the Daily Mail The velocipede appeared in 1865, and had pedals applied to the front wheels. It was popularly known as the 'Bone Shaker', as the combination of wood and metal tyres and cobblestoned streets made for a very uncomfortable ride http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2339507/The-hobby-horse-style-bike-pedals-saddle--holds-riders-harness.html -
TheCat Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > While it is a broadly good thing that the young > voter turnout was high, I must say, watching the > news tonight, I'm getting a little irritated with > 'young people' telling us all how much more they > 'care' about others and a fair society.... > > Note to 'youth'...most people care a lot. But > there's a few other things to consider once you've > actually got some skin the in the game... You could of added Note to youth ... when you start paying your own phone bills, your college accommodation and living expenses then tell us where society is going wrong
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Oh dear, what a mess A lame duck PM with no mandate to represent the UK in Brexit talks. Even if she resigned a new Conservative leader still would not be able to claim a mandate. Brenda from Bristol must be pulling her hair out
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To the man that asked my 6 year old to cycle on the road
keano77 replied to R U IN ED's topic in General ED Issues / Gossip
If you don't mind me asking where were you when this happened? Cycling with him on the pavement? walking beside him? Cycling on the road next to him? Just curious -
Very informative Lordship 516. I agree that all these technologies show promise and hopefully one day will be fit for purpose. What you conveniently fail to mention is all this nascent technology is hugely subsidised by the tax payer. As it doesn't really work yet companies are not spending huge R&D in the field unless governments cough up because there's no profit in it. An interesting post-US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement row on Newsnight cited figures from the International Energy Agency that current global subsidies are $150Bn a year and that the IEA estimates that over the next 25 years $3 Trillion will go in subsidies. (A counter argument here is those subsidies create green industries and jobs but it is still inefficient technology). (Newsnight 31 May around 35 mins)
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I'm sure my Weetabix biscuits this morning were less compressed than usual. I opened the packet and noticed loose flakes but when I put two biscuits in my bowl they looked less compacted than usual, less robust. After adding milk and a sprinkle of sugar my spoon didn't meet the usual resistance as I tucked in. Another case of less product for the same, or even an increased, price? I think we should be told.
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I don't agree with him that it's a hoax. It's a very serious problem. The Paris agreement is a well intentioned step in the right direction but is not the solution.
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Steady Rendel, calm now, calm. I admire your spartan lifestyle, which is of course the point here. If the First World really wants to reduce carbon emissions we need a drastic lifestyle change to allow the rest of the world to use the resources we've dominated so they can modernise and improve the lot of their populations. I fear though the West is not prepared to adopt 1950s-type lifestyles. Trump's point is it's all very well letting China, India, Brazil etc burn fossil fuels to modernise but it can only do so if the West reduces its emissions and this is hindering the US economy. He was voted in to put America first and the Paris agreement is seen as unfair to the US. To answer your question whether I think Trump will put in place a better agreement than the Paris Accord my answer is no. How can he? Group think has ganged up against him.
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I see you've conveniently overlooked the carbon emissions that provided your electricity today Rendel. Not easy to be a sanctimonious green is it?
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Your words not mine Rendel. I merely cited electricity as an example. You Rendel may, or may not, have got up this morning to an alarm on a clock radio, boiled a kettle, run a bath or showered, put the news on the telly, did some vacuuming, cooked some lunch, put washing in a washing machine, crockery in a dishwasher, worked on a laptop, charged a mobile or tablet etc etc. Nothing wrong with doing any of that, that's what we do in the First World. But, think about it, your use of resources is probably more than a whole village in India who don't have electricity. Now, India is modernising fast. 300m Indians who don't currently have access to electricity (Cited BBC today) will (hopefully) one day get it together with the white and brown goods, mobiles, laptops and tablets. This is just one aspect of global warming, use of scarce resources etc. The Paris climate agreement will do little to address it. If Trump can negotiate a better agreement he will be doing the planet a favour.
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malumbu Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > WTF HTF can the US use anti-science to pull out of > the climate change agreement. Arrogant, ignorant, > small minded, shockiing. Not necessarily. It's generally accepted that the Paris Accord, while being the best international agreement we have so far, will do very little to solve climate change. At the moment we have green technology subsidised by tax payers that doesn't work. Wind turbines that need to be turned off if it's too windy. Solar panels that cost more to produce and run than the energy they provide. It amuses me that Facebook and Apple are pretending to be outraged. Between them they have probably been responsible or more electricity consumption (in the West at least) manufacturing tablets and phones, constantly recharging them, to engage in social media. Resist the knee-jerk reaction malumbu.
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red devil Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Macron is doing well at home since his election. > There was a fear that as he had no established > party as such, he would be a lame duck President > when it came to getting his reforms through the > French parliament. But his En Marche! movement is > now expected to do very well in their up-coming > elections, giving him a clear majority to carry > them > out...https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-france-ele > ction-poll-idUKKBN18S5M3 Wait and see. I think the unions might have something to say about down-sizing its bloated civil service and ending the 35-hour working week.
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