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Tom,
My mistake. I thought I had deleted .direct from the post to: field.
Apologies to all.
Paul
In lugnet.lego.direct, Tom Stangl writes:
> Please take this OUT of .direct. It really doesn't have anything to do with
> .direct anymore.
>
>
> Paul Ferguson wrote:
>
> > First, I apologize for jumping into this off-topic discussion with
> > another off-topic response but I'll do it anyhow. What Paul says below
> > is MOSTLY true, with some reservations. My experience is now about
> > a decade old, so you UK people can help me out here where I've gone
> > wrong.
> >
> > 1. Scots Law is not, in fact, exactly the same as English Law. The titles
> > (the "Procurator Fiscal" is one) and duties of the judges and officials of • the
> > legal system are different, and there are some procedural differences. The
> > most notable is that Scotland allows THREE verdicts in a criminal trial:
> > Guilty, Not Guilty, and Not Proven. The last basically means that the jury • may
> > think that the accused committed the crime, but that the prosecution messed • up
> > its case, so the accused goes free. For you mystery novel readers, this is • the
> > origin of the term "Scotch Verdict".
> >
> > Moreover, whenever the Parliament (at Westminster, in London) passes a
> > law, it applies to England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. They then pass
> > an identical or similar bill called the "whatever-this-law-is (Scotland) • Act".
> > Note that it really ticked off the Scots back in the late 1980s when
> > the conservative government imposed on Scotland a "poll tax" which fell
> > more heavily on low-income people than the English counterpart did, because
> > they'd worded the two laws differently. (Perfidious sassanachs!)
> > Perfectly legal in the U.K.
> >
> > This is because, unlike Wales and Northern Ireland, Scotland did not come
> > under the Britsh crown by conquest. Instead, a Scottish King, James VI (of
> > Scotland), inherited the English throne, becoming James I of England
> >
> > 2. Currency: All banknotes in England are printed by the Bank of
> > England, which is kind of like the U. S. Federal Reserve. Bank Notes in
> > Scotland are issued by three commercial bankes, the Bank of Scotland,
> > the Royal Bank of Scotland, and the Clydedale Bank. They all look different
> > from each other and from the Bank of England notes. (Coins are the same
> > everywhere). In fact, the last time I was there, on the English side,
> > all the one-pound paper currency had been replaced with coins, but Scotland
> > still had one-pound paper notes. Now, all of this currency is SUPPOSED
> > to be legal tender throughout the U.K., but as those of us who have taken
> > the overnight train from Edinburgh to London with nothing but a pocket
> > full of Scottish currency know, it can be darn hard to convince local shops
> > in the south of that (I've even had public transit people refuse my
> > Scottish notes) -- they've just never seen the Scottish ones before.
> >
> > 3. Postage stamps: no big deal, cause they all work everywhere in the
> > U.K., but did you know that there are variants of the basic, non-commerative
> > postage stamps, too? In Scotland they have a lion (Scottish royal symbol)
> > in the upper right. In Wales it's a dragon, and in Northern Ireland it's
> > the hand of Ulster.
> >
> > Oh, well, end of tirade. Don't even get me started on the Isle of Man,
> > the Tinwold, and "birching."
> >
> > Paul Ferguson
> > (On behalf of the Community of the Realm of Scotland)
> >
> > In lugnet.lego.direct, Paul Davidson writes:
> > > Well, whether you like it or not, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales are
> > > all subordinate to the sovereignty of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
> > > and Northern Ireland, sharing her laws, defense, and currency.
> > >
> > > But I'd be the first one to support an independent Scotland if they ever
> > > manage to get that far. :) The Scottish Parliament is a good first step!
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > >
> > > Paul Davidson
> >
> > ....<Big snip here of Scott Arthur's message>
> >
> > > >
> > > > Scott A
>
> --
> | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp
> | Please do not associate my personal views with my employer
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