Comments on: Crowns of Thorns http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2007/04/12/crowns-of-thorns/ "crass, boorish and more a bruiser than blogger" - Alex Wilcock Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:59:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: James Graham http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2007/04/12/crowns-of-thorns/#comment-43106 James Graham Thu, 12 Apr 2007 22:08:38 +0000 http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2007/04/12/crowns-of-thorns/#comment-43106 On that last point we at least agree Richard. On that last point we at least agree Richard.

]]> By: Richard Thomson http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2007/04/12/crowns-of-thorns/#comment-43086 Richard Thomson Thu, 12 Apr 2007 18:45:57 +0000 http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2007/04/12/crowns-of-thorns/#comment-43086 Hello James. I'm not sure why Geoffrey Wheatcroft needed to refer to the Austro-Hungarian example as to how a joint monarchy has operated in practice. A much more relevant and near-at-hand example can be found in the Union of the Crowns which took place between England and Scotland back in 1603, when the two countries opted to share a king, yet retained their separate parliaments. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_of_the_Crowns The SNP wants to end the 1707 Union of the Parliaments, not the 1603 Union of the Crowns. However, your point regarding England being 10 times the size of Scotland is highly pertinent in another regard. This 'mismatch', if I can put it like that, is precisely why federalism with an English Parliament would struggle if it were ever to come about. Regards, Richard Hello James.

I’m not sure why Geoffrey Wheatcroft needed to refer to the Austro-Hungarian example as to how a joint monarchy has operated in practice. A much more relevant and near-at-hand example can be found in the Union of the Crowns which took place between England and Scotland back in 1603, when the two countries opted to share a king, yet retained their separate parliaments.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_of_the_Crowns

The SNP wants to end the 1707 Union of the Parliaments, not the 1603 Union of the Crowns. However, your point regarding England being 10 times the size of Scotland is highly pertinent in another regard. This ‘mismatch’, if I can put it like that, is precisely why federalism with an English Parliament would struggle if it were ever to come about.

Regards,

Richard

]]> By: Peter http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2007/04/12/crowns-of-thorns/#comment-43021 Peter Thu, 12 Apr 2007 10:37:11 +0000 http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2007/04/12/crowns-of-thorns/#comment-43021 Hi James I have made some similar points here http://www.liberalreview.com/content/2007/04/if-we-were-to-separate-who-would-get-which-passport Peter Hi James

I have made some similar points here

http://www.liberalreview.com/content/2007/04/if-we-were-to-separate-who-would-get-which-passport

Peter

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