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  1. Lord Valentine

    Another potentially angry thread

    Since there appears to be another cold war on the horizon, I would guess that the only reason Russia would enter Europe would be to keep the US influence out of it.
  2. Lord Valentine

    Motion to try PacifEx Economy

    Heh. Looks like someone's using my MoEA get-out clause ;) Glad to see it put to such good use.
  3. Lord Valentine

    Issue

    Not my place to say anything obviously, but I have to agree with the Prime Minister that a certain amount of discipline should be exercised by any official when dealing with matters of the state.
  4. Lord Valentine

    Thought: Appointed cabinet?

    pwnt? Either the constitution's poor grammar and layout have finally got the better of Grosse, or there's some random legal procedure that only two people know about that we've forgotten. I'm going to go with the latter.
  5. Lord Valentine

    Thought: Appointed cabinet?

    The only problem is the collective pants-filling of certain members of the RA. It looks good, HC. Shame we can't clean up a few other bits whilst were at it.
  6. Lord Valentine

    Thought: Appointed cabinet?

    Can we axe the term limitations for the appointed cabinet?
  7. Lord Valentine

    Help me, deusche-sprechers!

    Why not use the original KMFDM translation: Kein Mitleid Für Die Mehrheit/Kein Mehrheit Für Die Mitleid Since no compassion for the masses/majority would certainly suit a large (+scary) pretty-bomb like the one you're making. Great band live, btw.
  8. Lord Valentine

    Turkey at the edge of Europe, yet in the EU ?

    I'm not saying that Britain is superior to anyone, I am saying that the British government's first interest should be Britain and her citizens. You'll note that I have not spoke about closing the borders, or removing the current immigrants in the country. My argument was that Britain has a...
  9. Lord Valentine

    Thought: Appointed cabinet?

    Except the PM has a hand in the selection of the Judiciary doesn't he?
  10. Lord Valentine

    Investigative Comittees

    This does not have my support for reasons mentioned in this thread. Can't see a good way to improve it to my liking, so I'll leave it at that.
  11. Lord Valentine

    Thought: Appointed cabinet?

    Once again, we make make the Judiciary independent of the cabinet, and we replace the MoJ with an attorney general.
  12. Lord Valentine

    Turkey at the edge of Europe, yet in the EU ?

    So, in the interests of Welfare, we should allow immigrants to move to this country and live rough on the streets because we do not have the facilities to cater for them? We should not restrict immigration at all? My reference to socialism was more to do with the ideals of social rights over...
  13. Lord Valentine

    Turkey at the edge of Europe, yet in the EU ?

    I don't believe that anyone said a home government is solely responsible for natives! In fact, I believe my argument was that a government would and should put the welfare of its citizens before the welfare of others. Do you disagree? Also, I don't believe that economic equality is a right...
  14. Lord Valentine

    Embassy and Consulate requests

    We are considering this, and shall contact you shortly. Thank you for your patience.
  15. Lord Valentine

    Turkey at the edge of Europe, yet in the EU ?

    Commie :P The BBC is about as good as source as you can get though, no? That's the Netherlands problem. The UK saw a problem with the spending and decided to remedy it by getting the rebate. Other countries who felt impugned on could have tried to do the same if they had wanted. Depends how...
  16. Lord Valentine

    Turkey at the edge of Europe, yet in the EU ?

    I believe the technical term for what HC has just done to the argument is pwnt
  17. Lord Valentine

    Turkey at the edge of Europe, yet in the EU ?

    Well, it depends on your thinking, doesn't it? Just because others pay more does not mean we aren't paying too much. Not that I agree, I like our rebate. Reform the CAP and the rebate goes. That's always been the gentlemen's agreement we've had with Europe. The whole thing is a shambles...
  18. Lord Valentine

    Thought: Appointed cabinet?

    It only places a barrier on those wishing to be Prime Minister. Newer members have as good a chance as any of being in the cabinet. I do agree that some limitations should be placed on the prime minister's powers to reshuffle the cabinet.
  19. Lord Valentine

    Turkey at the edge of Europe, yet in the EU ?

    Appeasement was a big mistake on our part (but in our defence, we were still influenced by the sheer number of losses we suffered in the first World War), but it doesn't detract from that fact that our navy and armies were honed policing the in-fighting in Europe. France still receives the...
  20. Lord Valentine

    Thought: Appointed cabinet?

    Exactement! :winner:
  21. Lord Valentine

    EEEEEEEEEK

    Hacked account?
  22. Lord Valentine

    Thought: Appointed cabinet?

    It wouldn't encourage more people to run, it would just mean that the same people could run again. It would create the problem of incumbents that are hard to unseat. My system allows for a natural selection of Ministers unhampered by the democratic process (in a nutshell, you get picked if...
  23. Lord Valentine

    Oak Apple Day

    There's been lots of talk of creating a republic in the past, but in the end everyone admits that the royal family is such a big part of our heritage that it would be political suicide to try and remove them. The Queen has also become a lot more popular recently (perhaps something to do with...
  24. Lord Valentine

    Thought: Appointed cabinet?

    But then you run the danger of someone consistently in power :P hardly democratic is it :eyeroll:
  25. Lord Valentine

    Turkey at the edge of Europe, yet in the EU ?

    That's exactly what I'm arguing for... Colonialism hardly raped the third world; in fact, the empire did as much good as it did bad. In any case, I hardly see what Henry's little problems with the Pope have to do with our position policing Europe? Italy was a strategic sector of Europe because...
  26. Lord Valentine

    Thought: Appointed cabinet?

    Well, you have to agree we've had some pretty poor turn-outs for our elections in the time since Pixiedance. We're hardly doing the ideals of democracy justice if we have to force people to run for positions. Never said they couldn't enact their vision, but why should it all stop and go in...
  27. Lord Valentine

    Thought: Appointed cabinet?

    We've got a bureaucracy! I'm simply suggesting that we create a proper one so that it can be controlled! Because your true choice might not be the best choice for running the ministries? It could be that your choice is simply a pick of whomever hasn't been disqualified by the term limitations...
  28. Lord Valentine

    Turkey at the edge of Europe, yet in the EU ?

    So we should allow unfettered immigration because they'll just break into the country anyway? I can't agree with that at all, I'm afraid. Our military was superior out of necessity! It's hardly shameful to say that we had the bigger gun because we needed it to keep the rest of Europe from...
  29. Lord Valentine

    Turkey at the edge of Europe, yet in the EU ?

    Europe tends to forget that Britain spent a good proportion of its history (and eventually its empire) policing the disagreements and wars between European countries. We've always had a sense of detachment from the main land because we've had to. So, after watching centuries of petty squabbles...
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