On 3/14/2017 12:18 PM, Thomas de Groot wrote:
> On 14-3-2017 9:33, Stephen wrote:
>> On 3/14/2017 7:40 AM, Thomas de Groot wrote:
>>> On 13-3-2017 14:21, Stephen wrote:
>>>> On 3/13/2017 12:38 PM, Thomas de Groot wrote:
>>>>> Interesting speech by Nicola Surgeon. I am curious to see what
>>>>> manoeuvring room she will have in the coming months and what the UK
>>>>> will
>>>>> accept or not.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I'm interested in hearing how Mrs May responds.
>>>
>>>  From Sturgeon's speech, it has not been very promising until now.
>>>
>>
>> She is just mixing it, putting pressure on the Westminster government.
>> Well, not just. Tactically it is probably the best time to further her
>> cause for independence. If she left it any later the situation would be
>> too uncertain to predict.
>
> I agree. Her timing seems to have been very good and she seems to be a
> good tactician too.
>

Yes if you are going to chib someone. Do it when they don't expect it. :-D

>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> In the end, Scotland can always join our Banana Republic of course.
>>>>> :-)
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I invoke Godwin's law.
>>>
>>> Indeed! Indeed! And the exchange had not even really started.
>>>
>>
>> Ah! well, only a couple of days to go.
>
> As for that, the whole mess seems not to have influenced the upcoming
> elections tomorrow to any degree. Of which I am glad.
>
> Otherwise, the little fight we seem to be involved in with Mr E from T
> has a high degree of Chimpanzee Politics (see:
> https://books.google.nl/books?id=XsrhU2vV5PIC&redir_esc=y)  ;-)
>

There was a Dutch analyst on Radio 4, this morning. Who said the spat 
suits both Mark Rutte and Mr E. It has increased both of their standings 
in the polls.

Which is maybe the reverse of Chimpanzee Politics or playing to your 
audience.

>>
>>>>
>>>> What happened to the movement from a few years ago, for Flanders (I'll
>>>> use the English term, not wanting to start any flame wars) to join the
>>>> Netherlands?
>>>>
>>>
>>> It drifted away without a trace with the realisation that too much
>>> separates us culturally speaking. It would never work. What does work
>>> however is the cooperation successively known as Benelux and European
>>> Union.
>>>
>>
>> It just drifted out of my thoughts. I was wondering.
>>
>
> Utopia... :-)
>

A fool's paradise, maybe. :-)

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Regards
     Stephen

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