On 31/10/2013 18:16, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a nation
state. Being a member of the EU, NATO, the UN or any other body does not
affect that.

Er wrong. Under the EU framework the UK ceased to be a nation state and
is merely a set of 'regions' within Europe.

Am I still the only one who thinks TFP is absolutely bonkers?

Scotland is - currently - a region of a nation state.

No, it's a region of Europe.

If it was Scotland would not be able to charge students from England
university fees while providing free education for Scottish students and
students from other countries in the EU.

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Roger Chapman