How the north/Northern Ireland differs from England, Scotland and Wales

Started by redcard, December 08, 2017, 11:22:58 PM

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redcard

Seen the usual stuff about Abortion laws, LGBT rights, Irish Language Act etc but there are many many more differences

Organisation and Integration of health and social services
Pub licensing laws and opening times
Times for shops to open on Sundays
Bookies closed on Sundays
Destruction of the railways in the west
Use of PR in elections
Different powers and responsibility of local authorities/Councils
Frequent resignations of ministers compared to infrequent resignation of ministers
11 plus/transfer tests and grammar schools
Different educational qualifications and education structure
Passport eligibility/dual citizenship
Housing Executive
Marching season
Different political parties
Different equality legislation
Right of ways
John Lewis
50 per cent remission prison sentences
Armed police
Petition of concern





Anything else to add?


BennyCake

Quote from: hardstation on December 08, 2017, 11:25:09 PM
We have a Giants Causeway. They don't.

This could go on...

They (Scotland) do, of sorts. It's called Fingal's cave.

Anyway, the Giants Causeway is hardly something to boast about.

Targetman

They named a few more there on The Blame Game, was funny tonight with the DUP the butt of most jokes

laoislad

When you think you're fucked you're only about 40% fucked.


Rossfan

6 Cos subject of International Treaty and right to join another State.
Davy's given us a dream to cling to
We're going to bring home the SAM

Rossfan

Davy's given us a dream to cling to
We're going to bring home the SAM

Minder

Quote from: Targetman on December 08, 2017, 11:30:46 PM
They named a few more there on The Blame Game, was funny tonight with the DUP the butt of most jokes

Blame Game funny ? That should be in the WTF thread
"When it's too tough for them, it's just right for us"

seafoid

*The motorway system is limited to areas majority populated by Protestants

*There is no motorway link to the main trading partner.

Imagine Edinburgh having no motorway to Glasgow.

*A history of political violence

* convoluted power sharing

* much of the political activity is dominated by identity issues

* Prominence of characters such as Sammy who would be an estate agent in England

*Politics by religion

*2 education systems

* No Scottish team ever won the All Ireland

From Slugger

https://sluggerotoole.com/2017/12/04/how-brexit-is-destroying-nis-centre-ground-and-could-take-the-union-with-it/comment-page-1/

The point I find myself reflecting on is that despite all of the talk of parity, the DUP and UUP seem to view the Union as a vehicle to ensure that Northern Ireland's residents are denied many of the rights enjoyed by British citizens. Finchley is a place where a DUP MP could not be elected.  Gay British citizens living in Finchley can get married. Women living in Finchley benefit from choice and bodily autonomy. Newspapers published in Finchley are freer due to the libel reform which the DUP blocked in Northern Ireland. Political parties running for election in Finchley must publish details of their donors. Practitioners of Islam in Finchley are considered part of the community, rather than people who can barely be trusted to go to the shops. Politicians in Finchley do not use their authority to set up slush funds which direct funding to paramilitary-linked community groups. People in Finchley do not burn down party political offices because they discovered that the town hall wasn't flying a Union flag 365 days a year.
"f**k it, just score"- Donaghy   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbxG2WwVRjU

Aaron Boone

Some NI MP's don't take their seats in Westmonster.

Halloween night vs Guy Fawkes

Motorways named M1/M2, separate from GB road network.

Different car numberplates.

redcard

University fees
Insurance etc "not available in NI"
Television roulette "not available in NI"
RHI cost controls

BennyCake

Quote from: seafoid on December 09, 2017, 05:00:51 AM
*The motorway system is limited to areas majority populated by Protestants

*There is no motorway link to the main trading partner.

Imagine Edinburgh having no motorway to Glasgow.

*A history of political violence

* convoluted power sharing

* much of the political activity is dominated by identity issues

* Prominence of characters such as Sammy who would be an estate agent in England

*Politics by religion

*2 education systems

* No Scottish team ever won the All Ireland

From Slugger

https://sluggerotoole.com/2017/12/04/how-brexit-is-destroying-nis-centre-ground-and-could-take-the-union-with-it/comment-page-1/

The point I find myself reflecting on is that despite all of the talk of parity, the DUP and UUP seem to view the Union as a vehicle to ensure that Northern Ireland's residents are denied many of the rights enjoyed by British citizens. Finchley is a place where a DUP MP could not be elected.  Gay British citizens living in Finchley can get married. Women living in Finchley benefit from choice and bodily autonomy. Newspapers published in Finchley are freer due to the libel reform which the DUP blocked in Northern Ireland. Political parties running for election in Finchley must publish details of their donors. Practitioners of Islam in Finchley are considered part of the community, rather than people who can barely be trusted to go to the shops. Politicians in Finchley do not use their authority to set up slush funds which direct funding to paramilitary-linked community groups. People in Finchley do not burn down party political offices because they discovered that the town hall wasn't flying a Union flag 365 days a year.

As is the railways.

Owen Brannigan

In N.Ireland the first question in our heads, is he/she a Catholic/Protestant.  In GB they don't care.


T Fearon

And the differences between North and South are plentiful too

Northern Nationalists not allowed vote in Irish  Presidential election

Difference Measures, KM V Miles

Different Currencies

Northern nationalists forbidden from doing Irish Lotto on line

Dublin allegedly nationalist  parties will not enter coalition with SF unlike Unionist Northern parties

€13 evening rate parking fees in Dublin City Centre v £4 in Belfast

No ice hockey in South

North doesn't deal with South via a Foreign Affairs Dept

Same sex marriage illegal in North

No Irish language tv channel in North

No road tolls (after already paying Road tax) in North.

No TV toy shows in North.