Is this the end for New Zealand?
What about this for a collossal failure of national will:
"A bipartisan parliamentary committee has recommended Australia and New Zealand consider becoming one country. The House of Representatives committee - which examined the possible harmonisation of the nations' legal systems - suggested much closer ties, including a common currency. But the committee's report went a step further, recommending the nations consider a full union in the future". This is care of the Sydney Morning Herald. The NZ Herald does not seem to have a mumbling word to say about it, either because the Kiwis are hideously embarassed, or because they do not update very often.
I expect combined cricket and rugby teams would humiliate us even more comprehensively, so it is a big thumbs down from me. Meanwhile, if they ignore me and press ahead, what should the union be called?
Minor footnote - under FoI legislation, someone discovered that if Canada broke up into a number of still very large bits, the only province Uncle Sam had his beady eye on was Alberta.
"A bipartisan parliamentary committee has recommended Australia and New Zealand consider becoming one country. The House of Representatives committee - which examined the possible harmonisation of the nations' legal systems - suggested much closer ties, including a common currency. But the committee's report went a step further, recommending the nations consider a full union in the future". This is care of the Sydney Morning Herald. The NZ Herald does not seem to have a mumbling word to say about it, either because the Kiwis are hideously embarassed, or because they do not update very often.
I expect combined cricket and rugby teams would humiliate us even more comprehensively, so it is a big thumbs down from me. Meanwhile, if they ignore me and press ahead, what should the union be called?
Minor footnote - under FoI legislation, someone discovered that if Canada broke up into a number of still very large bits, the only province Uncle Sam had his beady eye on was Alberta.
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not a good idea.. they are so similar and yet so far apart (not geographically ofcourse); its much like the difference between the english and the irish.. ..
Oh I'm sure there are some Kiwis thinking "They can have North Island".
wake up C this is hapening all over the world, the EU ,the secret signing of north american union treatys , its all part of the NWO plan for one world govt
As I believe I've mentioned before, Kiwis call Oz West Island. A useful tip if sharking an antipodean lass is to ask, North, South or West Island? - if she's a Kiwi she'll be impressed, whereas an Oz girl will be either confused or laugh.
Maybe if Wellington makes overtures to Canberra and they are rebuffed they could try it on with Fiji or the Solomon Islands. Meanwhile, although Peter came down strongly against my doing a piece on national anthems, I will mention the anthem of Vanuatu, which starts 'Yumi, yumi, yumi'. And, no, as ever, I'm *not* making this up.
Canada's not going to break up, but if it did, of course the US would want Alberta! Wouldn't you?
Sure it won't happen. Too many cultural barriers.
I asked an Australian chum and she said
"How ridiculous is that! There are too many of them over here leaching off our great country already, we should be pushing them back not inviting them in - where's our hostile illegal immigrant policy when you need it! I think the committee is the only group who think this is a good idea (mind you we would have the most awesome Rugby team in history!)
What no mention of the cricket? 2-0, 2-0, 2-0, 2-0.
See ya
Lesley"
Wish I hadn`t bothered really ...
Do you like Alberta Verity I lived there for a year ? Its a bit brass monkeys in the Winter and they have lairy bears in Edmonton
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Tejus - No it isn`t
A few hundred square miles of oil sands would suit me very nicely, thank you. Mind you. Alberta added on to the lower 48 would look very odd on a map.
As to far north, I'm having Nunavut...
Mr mania
according to certain posters on cranmer you have psychological issues
Mind you, Peter is being quoted by the Chadster.
...wonder why ? Never go there.
better pop over to grandma`s with my little basket of sneers then . Busy busy busy
Thus far I can detect no trace of this unreasonable questioning PHITCH
chadster?
Ukiphome, although I find ukipmoan a lot more entertaining.
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Mr.Newmania! I have been chastised enough for that - I will not remove the photo - she has simply scrolled down. Life is hard enough in Devon without the forces of political correctness attacking our smut. The curfew bell is sounding - so I have to go - I can't face another night in jail.
By the way - the Adam Smith Institute Blog listed on this site is possibly the dullest blog ever written - my God why??
I tell a lie - the one linked to Helen Szamuely is even duller! (cant be arsed to find the real name of the blog - if you are short of slep then.zzzzzzzzz
Each to their own...
You`ve done it now old Mutt , C`s ,"each to their own", was between gritted teeth as he crushed a paper cup with cold fury.
PHITCH should you spot this if anyone liked me down Cranmer way. Now they don`t
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If the US graciously agreed to Alberta's terms ... look at the map, you silly boys. The lower 48, Alberta and leading directly to the great American state of Alaska. Things happen for a reason.
But Canada won't be breaking up in our lifetimes. At least they've got a Conservative prime minister now and - I haven't checked it - but a dime to a dollar Alberta as a province is conservative.
There is indeed a Conservative administration in Edmonton, but no border with Alaska.
If Verity would care to check, a Canadian correspondent put me straight on who votes what in Canada and I posted it a couple of days ago.
Whoops better take care! Who do you think would win if New Zealand and Australia had a war - and would it be the most pointless conflict ever? Is that back on topic?
Given that the Royal New Zealand Air Force has no strike capability - they scrapped that in 2001 - whereas the Royal Oz Air Force has 71 Hornets and 35 F1-11s, I do not think the Kiwis would have a prayer.
Further, Oz has 13 frigates to NZ's 2, and 71 tanks to NZ's zero.
Anyway, I hope that our Antipodean friends do not fall out.
yeah but it would be funny!
Croydonian - I didn't mean to imply that there was a border with Alaska, but it's a tiny distance (in N American terms, to the Yukon, which abuts Alaska.
(Nunavet - v good!)
Looks to be only about 400 miles from Alberta's western border to the Alaska panhandle. I would think that it would be worth making BC the 52nd state just to round off the map.
Canada is Conservative from Manitoba West, with Alberta being effectively a one party state. Unfortunately the massed ranks of lefties in Ontario and Separatists in Quebec make Conservative governments rarer than they should be.
Their is also a party called New Democracy that George Galloway would be happy to join.
A popular bumper sticker in the west some years back was 'Let the eastern bastards freeze in the dark'.
That bumper sticker, I'll have you know, originated in Texas and it didn't have the word "eastern" in it, although it did refer to the liberals in the NE US. Thousands of driver in Houston, the oil capital of the world, slapped that bumper sticker on their cars and pick-ups.
Re BC, yes, I can see that it would be tidier if BC joined the US at the same time. It would also be excellent news for American business as there is such a huge proportion of ex-Hongkies in BC and they are, as has been their wont throughout human history, coining it.
I've been led to believe that Vancouver consistently rates as the most liveable large city on the planet. Lots of sensible Honkers folk there, as you've pointed out.
Apparently that's right, Croydonian. They ran into some trouble some years back when the Chinese had first arrived and were buying big houses with gardens in very posh suburbs, then knocking down the house and rebuilding it, to include the garden, the whole rebuilt as living quarters. I saw photos of some of what they had done, and they were ghastly beyond belief. But I think things have settled down since then, and the Hongkies have certainly made a great contribution to the wealth and livability of the city.
Anyway, for sure Uncle Sam would not have a beady eye on Quebec. Can you imagine?
PHitch - There is no N American union treaty! Just NAFTA - the North American Free Trade Association - the US/Canada/Mexico - one big duty-free area. Meaning big American manufacturers could open factories and take advantage of cheaper Mexican labour, then re-export their goods back to the US and Canada for sale. It works in everyone's favour.
V - I suspect not. Maybe the Quebeckers could cobble together a union with Wallonia - just to annoy the French.
And if only the EU had ended its ambitions at facilitating cross border free trade....
Quebeckers cobbling a deal with Wallonia - that is funny. Was Jacques Brel a Walloon, btw?
I thought it was quite a concept...
Brel was indeed a Walloon. I liked the English translations of his songs until I heard the originals, which are powerful indeed.
Croydonian - please excuse me...
MutleyTheDog - I was going to contribute to your quite good blog but I am not going to arse around with impenetrable password requirements. Suggest you alter that or, if you like to give us a hard time, get a job with an internet 'service' company. Then you can sod us all about. It's late and you are not the first today...
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