File spoon-archives/anarchy-list.archive/anarchy-list_2003/anarchy-list.0305, message 96


From: "Dave Coull" <coull2-AT-btinternet.com>
Subject: RE: Politicians etc.
Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 00:16:10 +0100



Erik wrote


> Any chance of me becoming family of Duntulm ?


I doubt it.

I understand he is now feeling a lot less confident 
of winning the bet than he was a couple of years
ago. However, if you feel your understanding of Scottish
politics is better than Iain Duntulm's, and so feel
more confident of winning than he does, then you are 
welcome to place a similar bet.

Of course, it could be argued that no small country,
maybe not even big countries, are truly "independent"
in the world of multinational capitalism. However,
all of that was thoroughly discussed by Iain, myself,
and others, on the Scottish Politics list in February 
2001, in order to clarify exactly what the bet meant,
so that neither party could get out of paying up 
due to a lack of precision. For purposes of the bet, 
"independent" is taken to mean as independent as other 
smallish European countries (for instance, Belgium).
Membership of the European Union (for instance) does
not invalidate "independence" for purposes of the bet.


Dave C


   

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