#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #teaparty As Scotland Vote Nears, Fragmentation and Sharp Disunity In A U.K. That Isn't So United http://www.occupy.com/article/scotland-vote-nears-fragmentation-and-sharp-disunity-uk-isnt-so-united If Scotland votes for independence, the United Kingdom in its traditional sense will become meaningless," asserts Paul Salveson, general secretary of the Hannah Mitchell Foundation which advocates greater autonomy and participatory democracy for Northern England. "There will be a need for a new political settlement within the British Isles, which must involve an independent Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and crucially the Irish Republic.” Salveson continues: “I would argue that an ‘England of regions’ would help re-balance the country and open up opportunities for each region to build strong and mutually beneficial economic, social and cultural links with the other parts of the British Isles.”...