Winner
Diverse in Unity
Czechoslovakia dissolved although Czechs and Slovaks were very similar in culture, customs, language etc. I'd go as far as to say that they were closer to each other than the nations of today's Britain are.
What caused the break up were the ambitions of a minority of people who wanted their own country to rule and a deadlocked political system designed by the Communists which couldn't cope with an emerging democracy (you know, under the previous system, all Deputies have always voted for everything the Government came up with ).
Now what does this experience tell us about United Kingdom? I don't want to jump to conclusions, because I admit my knowledge of local sentiments is very limited.
Are there politicians/parties in Wales and Scotland, that would really seek independence just to get themselves a country to rule? Would people support such a move? Would the central government allow it? What about the political system? Could it cope with a broad autonomy of parts of the country?
What caused the break up were the ambitions of a minority of people who wanted their own country to rule and a deadlocked political system designed by the Communists which couldn't cope with an emerging democracy (you know, under the previous system, all Deputies have always voted for everything the Government came up with ).
Now what does this experience tell us about United Kingdom? I don't want to jump to conclusions, because I admit my knowledge of local sentiments is very limited.
Are there politicians/parties in Wales and Scotland, that would really seek independence just to get themselves a country to rule? Would people support such a move? Would the central government allow it? What about the political system? Could it cope with a broad autonomy of parts of the country?