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BBC News - Orkney council to look at proposals to become territory of Norway (www.bbc.co.uk)

submitted 2 years ago by frozengriever to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I don't think the UK will let go of them... Strategically, Scapa Flow is incredibly important and played a huge part in both world wars.

This is a quite clever publicity drive to get some more money, nothing more. Good luck to them - although I recently visited and the roads were in better condition than those in my county in England, and the ferry services (Except Pentland was still down) were excellent. Quality of living looked (admittedly, through the eyes of an outsider in summer) pretty good too, certainly equal to similar rural parts of Cornwall and large areas of Wales)

[–] frozengriever 4 points 2 years ago

Yes, it's certainly a catchy headline. Interesting they're essentially resorting to clickbait to get a reaction.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

I had to check it wasn’t April 1st.

Fair play to them, if they think they can do better elsewhere then have at it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Fucking lol. What a nothing burger. The UK is going to say, no way. Your oil and territory is ours. Your opinion is irrelivant.

[–] Ron_Swanson 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

At this point, I wouldn't be surprised if we just decided to split the UK up to its shires. Each operating independently and requiring a passport to travel through.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The Kingdom of Gwynedd is back, boys. MAE'R DDRAIG GOCH WEDI DEFFRO O'I GWSG HIR. CRYNWCH GER EI DRAED MEWN PARCHEDIG OFN. CYMRU AM BYTH.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Fi godwn ni eto fy mrawd

[–] Sirico 1 points 2 years ago

Mercia will rise again! Have at you Wessex!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Weren't they technically only on loan to us, and supposed to be returned - but as with most things we "borrowed" we kind of forgot the islands weren't ours?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I might understand if it was Shetland. We often leave them off the map anyway and they are a long way away, but orkney is pretty much just offshore.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Shetland has its own independence movement, along with one nut job who has declared the islands to be under occupation, declared himself president and tries to get away with not paying road tax on his car on account of it being a diplomatic vehicle.

[–] wildeaboutoskar 1 points 2 years ago

He sounds like a character!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Orknoitexit, orkyesitis!