On 14-3-2017 13:57, Stephen wrote:
> 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.

Let's say that mr E's behaviour is closer to chimpanzee's than Mark 
Rutte's  ;-)  Otherwise, yes. Both gain by it. I could make a little bet 
about Mr E's international behaviour /after his/ referendum (if he wins 
of course).

>
>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> 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. :-)
>


-- 
Thomas

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