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2020-09-11 Britain

Shetland Islands Council votes to explore breakaway from SNP-run Scotland

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Posted by Bright Pebbles 2020-09-11 07:31|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 It isn't tribalism. It's clans.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2020-09-11 12:31|| 2020-09-11 12:31|| Front Page Top

#2 Secession for me, but not for thee...

Posted by magpie 2020-09-11 14:14|| 2020-09-11 14:14|| Front Page Top

#3 Great for the Shetland Islands....hope they go through with it. On the other hand, there's also the old saying, "sometimes you get what you ask for".

Posted by Clem 2020-09-11 14:38|| 2020-09-11 14:38|| Front Page Top

#4 Shetlands located in a weird place to be run from Scotland. Geographically and ethnically should be run from Britain and breakaway would screw Scotland's exclusive economic zone (fishing rights) north of Britain.

Posted by Shutle Jones3986 2020-09-11 16:42|| 2020-09-11 16:42|| Front Page Top

#5 (fishing, oil rights)

Posted by Shutle Jones3986 2020-09-11 16:48|| 2020-09-11 16:48|| Front Page Top

#6 What does that do to Scottish North Sea Oil claims? Is Shetland making a grab for it? Or helping English claims?

Posted by rjschwarz 2020-09-11 17:54|| 2020-09-11 17:54|| Front Page Top

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