These British Regions Could Soon Get Regional Governments...
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- čas přidán 25. 05. 2020
- While there's a lot of talk about the potential for Scotland and Britain's other constituent countries to become fully independent, there are also several places within the country that desire regional governments. Today, I take a look at just seven of these regions to ask the question - What could be Britain's newest constituent country?
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What do you think will be Britain's next constituent country?
I think maybe Cornwall
Yorkshire
London
The USA
In terms of the areas mentioned, I think Cornwall has the strongest chance. There are two more places you did not mention that I think would have fit into this video somehow: The Isle of Man and The Channel Islands. Both of those areas have very distinct cultures, all be it their political status is a little bit different. I recommend looking into those.
In addition, with the Channel Islands, the Isle of Sark would make an excellent That Is Interesting video as it THE last place in Europe that has a feudal society! :
-czcams.com/video/WNEm9xFD9_w/video.html
-en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sark
And while these are totally different from the topic above, I do have another suggestions for vidoes since I have your attention.
1. Insular Chile-Where some of the most exotic islands on Earth reside
-en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insular_Chile
2. Bir Tawil-One of the last places on Earth that belongs to no country, though nobody wants it for very good reasons!
-en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bir_Tawil
-czcams.com/video/o8nqbVYUNss/video.html
3. Neutral Moresnet/Amekijo-A place that almost became the world's only Esperanto speaking micronation
-en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutral_Moresnet
4. Principality of Seborga-The de facto micronation that is probably the closest to legitimately being an actual country
-en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seborga
-czcams.com/video/g-NwV7N2tkk/video.html
5. Antarctic and Subantarctic Islands-Some of the most overlooked places on Earth that have some fascinating stories behind them (*Ascension Island is called "Mars on Earth" because it was actually terraformed to be habitable, Tristan da Cunha is the most remote inhabited place on Earth, etc.)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Antarctic_and_Subantarctic_islands
A foreigner drawing lines on the map in Britain. Well played 👏👏👏
JSF107 lol
It is revenge time
It’s what the British did to every other country they left
guess to make britain judges we should use a ruler and refuse to make other then stright lines disregarding culture and geografic features
I will admit this did feel weird, usually we draw the borders.
That is interesting, in spite of the fact that you pronounced "Hebrides" incorrectly.
Heeeebrides ha ha.
Haha it was getting to me too
Yep I cringed every time, but equal opportunity here, Liechtenstein got it real bad too! Now to be fair most names in Britain are unpronounceable to other English speakers because they break every rule! You almost have to guess... At least he didn’t say the “Isle of Ski” ;P
The Heeeeeebrideeeees of Doll-riodda
Wasn’t expecting glorious Little Liechtenstein to be mentioned in this. That is interesting
Dude your freaking everywhere haha 😂
You’re in every single comments section
Why are you everywhere!?
Spotted
Liechtenstein almost bought Alaska!
Hey, *That is Interesting,* I just wanted to give you a quick KUDOS for the quality of your facts and presentation in this video. It's obvious to me that history and/or geography is a huge passion of yours, and today's youth needs more good teachers who can keep them engaged.
Thanks!
Bradford won't contribute to a thriving economy, unless you consider drug dealers and minicabs part of a thriving economy
The best way for autonomy for England would probably be to have regional parliaments within the country, a potential example - the Southwest (Cornwall would probably be lumped in but with people of a far closer culture and as a larger percentage than it is in England), East Midlands, West Midlands, North East, Northwest, London and then the rest of the Southeast. Given we have a far denser population, with large regional splits within, than the other parts it makes sense to have many somewhat more proportionally sized divisions compared with the Celtic nations.
Problem is that these boundaries are arbitrary, and no English actually feel loyalty these regions. I say to the English, just go for it, get your independence, still a big enough country to have international clout, GNP would only decrease about 10%, still be a G7 nation. It'd have a natural conservative majority and maybe better able to get a grip on things like the economy, immigration regional inequality. If you have to ditch Trident, is that a bad thing?
This is really good and informative content thanks
I think they should let London be it's own city state... mostly for the sake of the rest of England!
Yep, it is a parasite
@@deanfirnatine7814 lmao. its where all the wealth is.
Wait, Yorkshire was a Viking kingdom? That’s why my ancestors from Yorkshire have a Scandinavian last name. Thanks so much!
That's really interesting! Glad I could help!
Most of the eastern side of England was settled by vikings in an area called the “Danelaw.” It’s why our days of the week are named after Norse gods; like “Woden’s Day,” “Thor’s Day,” and “Frigga’s Day.”
Yes, Jorvik. Before that It was Roman Eboracum, and headquarters of Legio VI Victrix.
@@keirfarnum6811 All Germanic languages have their weekdays named after the Gods. German lost their version of Woden’s day, but Thursday is called Donnerstag (“thunder’s day”). The English days of the week aren’t named after Norse gods, but English gods! Their traditions were quite similar to Norse traditions from what little information we have about Anglo-Saxon Paganism.
Viking "Yorkshire" included Lancashire, you are going to have a hell of a time convincing them to join in.
An easy way to see how the UK works is ..... The further north and west you go the less London cares about you..... the further north and west you go the more the people there hate London and want to leave the UK..... Im up in County Durham and it would be better for County Durham, Northumberland, and Cumbria to join Scotland.
Thank You so much ❤️
Great video. Keep it up.
Awesome channel
He-bre-deez not Hee-bre-deez ma man
It's not Hebrideasy for him to pronounce properly.
I’m glad I discovered this channel.
You should have mentioned the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. Both already have a significant degree of independence.
Greetings, from Yorkshire!
A nice way for Americans to think about devolution is if only California and Texas had separate Congresses
We’re united.
The Perfect Mix so they’re basically states?
Or are you saying Texas and California would act more like countries?
He's saying that in the US devolved powers already exist because we are a federation.
Several western european countries like france and the uk are unitary states.
In the last half of the last century the uk gave the constituent countries(not including England) devolved powers.
The UK is still a unitary system with only a couple parts having devolved powers which can be imperfectly compared with a US where only 2 major culturally notable regions are given devolved powers like California and Texas with their state leegislatures.
13:30 wait how would it be hard to enforce legislation at the federal level? since now they are just 1 of four constituents, instead of basically being the whole country, wouldn't it be easier? how would their parliament work? I take it not like the US senate, given your characterization?
all very interesting stuff for sure keep up the good work-just binged several of your vids haha
Cornwall and Yorkshire?? Does cornwall have a strong national identity? Doesn't 62% of cornwall identify as English. As for Yorkshire, what you said about it actually applies to much of the rest of England. Almost every county has it's own identity and culture. And Lancashire would get very prissy if the Yorkshire was given more devolution.
Where do we get merch from?
do a vid on Connecticut next
where did you get the footage from 1:42?? i think i might be in it..
Haha commenting before watching video go brrr
Edit: ty for heart, keep up the amazing work
I've often joked that the only reason why the UK never established an English regional Parliament and a full federal system is because there'd be no way to claim four "national" football teams without the same claim applying to, say, Bavaria or California.
That is interesting
Isn’t there an independence movement for the Isle of Wight as well?
its already independant
@@peterforden5917 No it’s not. You are thinking of the Isle of Man.
I watched this with interest while thinking about the US. Our states each have their own legislatures, but it seems that the federal government is hell bent on eliminating states' rights and assuming control, eg., the recent proposed legislation to determine govern ow elections are conducted nationwide, rather than allowing states to make their own rules, as has been the case for more than 200 years.
As a Western Islander off the coast of Alba, I was thrilled when he called the islands their proper name, 02:14.
Halò a charaid!
@@andrewjennings7306 Feasgar a mhath ma ha!
@@jamiemcintosh3030 tapadh leibh. Alba gu bràth!
Ha?!
They're countries as much as US states are "states". We use the equivocal term "state" all the time, I see no reason we can't use the term "country" in the same way. Yeah, it's a bit confusing. Such is life.
Berlin IS a own Staat Inside Germany as well as Hamburg and Bremen. Vienna IS an Own Staate in Austria, as are Basel and Geneva in Switzerland.
An area I think is worth considering is that Parliament have already ceded a lot of autonomy to the constituent Countries in the UK. What is virtually never discussed is the reverse argument that constituent regions/countries are never offered a democratic vote to re-join. Would Scottish nationalists ever offer a referendum every 5 years or so if it didn't suit their nationalism? I doubt it . To be honest I know they would not.
As an Irish I'm watching the slow disintegration of the English empire with a lot of popcorn.
Imagine every possible devolution happening and now the UK’s gotta redesign their flag
Easy. The flags for the isles, Yorkshire, Cornwall and London will go next to the Whales.
Wales already lacks specific representation in the UK flag. Some show the Welsh dragon in the center.
Tell us why in the later part of your video when you are talking about Greater London, you show clips of Salisbury Cathedral and Stonehenge? Just Strange! As Salisbury has devolved over the last decade....
Hello from Kansas 🇺🇸
Cornwall-Devon need recognition. Maybe recognize all Crown Dependencies in the “British Isles.” Devon counts too because the Cornish and the English intermarried
Cumbria, Northumberland and North Yorkshire have little love for London and the south, if fact Cumbria gets a bit pissed off being lumped into the Northwest with Manchester and Liverpool etc. all three Northern Counties would like a bit of devolution. English by birth, Cumbrian by the grace of God.
Isn't there a lot of Celtic blood running around in Cumbria? I know there is Devon
@@deanfirnatine7814 According to genetic testing, not as much as you'd think the Celt's seem to have gone down the western side of the Irish Sea with very little exploring into Cumberland, Lancashire.
@@deanfirnatine7814 there is celtic blood all over England.
They are already constituent countries - historically countries that were united to become the UK. And it's Hebrides, pronounced heb (heb, not heeb),
Great video! Just a constructive criticism: your audio needs improvement....
You two sentences contradict eachother
@@jxavier3876 Well, your reading comprehension needs improvement!
@@MrPrivmack sorry I thought it said video not audio
Isle of Man?
Definitely a possibility...
Jersey and Guernsey too
The Isle of Man and The Channel Islands aren't part of the United Kingdom, they're self-governing British Crown dependencies.
@@ThatIsInterestingTII You know they already are semi independent country?
@@deanfirnatine7814 they’re not colonies
Hobbitshire should have it's own nation-state in the U.K., even if it's actually in New Zealand.
@Thomas Hobbs-Allen Haha!
Interestingly enough, most of this video mirrors the constitutional issues in Canada, and why it’s been a 125 year long nightmare to sort out... The idea of Nation and Country has changed so many times over the past 200 years I think we’re just starting to see the collapse back into smaller and smaller units of control and identity.
The Channel Islands
I know I’ll get hate for this but I say north Ireland should be a constituent country of Ireland, Scotland should be independent and England can then Have its own parliament because their won’t be the issues of too much power. Plus London as it’s own thing as well.
Agreed
Why not split English regions into certain administrative regions?
2:55
I told an English coworker the only reason the UK doesn't establish an English Parliament and full federal system is that there'd be no justification for four "national" football teams that wouldn't open the door to separate ones from, say, Bavaria or California.
Who recalls Hay-On-Wye? 🤣🤣🤣
What about Gibraltar?
It’s a dependency rn i think so it’s different
It’s a British overseas territory .
Good video. Geographically you could basically fit Britain into our Great Lakes.
Wales fits into Lake Huron twice.
Then zoom out to see how much bigger Canada is than the Great Lakes. That will give you a good visual scale to work by. Most of Britain is north of the 50th Latitude.
I'm sitting south of Lake Huron on the 43rd!
As an English man thank you for showing the problem of Englands witch we don't have parliament ,I hope if we get one it isn't in London because London already has it own parliament for London(not the same as the British parliament already in London. And for not talking about the uk breaking or Brexit like most videos on the uk do these days. :)
I have heard of Yorkshire looking to seek some form of Autonomy from the Westminster Government but by this logic you can argue that both Lancashire and Birmingham are deserved of this right too. Having similar levels of population to Yorkshire.
Regarding the comment on an English Parliament I whole heartedly support the idea of an English Parliament, those not in favour of it are either from the other Constituent countries of the UK or do not know why it would benefit them.
A point of contention is English votes for English laws. Again this is despised by the Devolved Governments and the Nationalist Parties in Parliament (The SNP and Plaid Cymru) because they are not allowed a say in the laws that affect England only.
My logic is, if it doesn't involve your part of the country you don't need to get involved.
But that's just my take on it. Great Video, keep up the great work.
Being Welsh I think there should be a devolved English Parliament. If they want to save the Union then it is imperative that those who govern England are not the same as those who govern the United Kingdom.
The Tories have scrapped English votes for English laws, which could backfire on them. Because if in the future England were to get an unpopular laws 'imposed' on them by a UK majority then they are not going to have a leg to stand on.
Not sure you're grasping the point of devolution, it's helps to represent people on a more local basis, for England it would be better to have say at least 4 assemblies, North, Midlands, South West and South East, with London continuing to operate as is, far more accountability and helps with power be decentralised. Westminster then retains control of non devolved matters but could also be massively reduced in size.
@@jono_cc2258 yes I agree with that. However I think it the boundaries would need to be taken into account.
As for example you can't shove the East of England for example in with the South East. One, the size would be to large. Two, it would cover too many different areas.
But yes some form of devolution in England would be nice, and it would show that even England can be listened to
@@awestruckbeaver3344 definitely, I did say 4 minimum as well, in reality it could easily be 7 or 8 to get a more balanced approach. People hate on Scotland and Wales for devolution but at least there's accountability unlike Westminster, you change your MP but it may not have any real impact as there's over 600 of them.
Westminster already has England-only sessions, so they are quietly getting their devolution.
They should divide England into several smaller constituent regions (like the old Heptarchy) plus London as a separate constituency, and form a parliamentary federation with Scotland, Wales, and Northern Island. It could be a similar federation to Canada or Australia. It would still have the main parliament at Westminster acting as the national parliament, but the smaller regions could have some self-government the way Scotland and Wales do today. Or the way Newfoundland and Labrador and British Columbia do, today, alongside the Canadian parliament. England is just too big to be an effective subnational division, though. England could still exist as an association of English regions, and as a football team and in the Olympics. Kind of like how ceremonial historical counties within England still exist, but they don't really exist for administrative purposes anymore. The 'provinces' of England could be something like Yorkshire, Northumberland, Cumbria,, the Midlands, East Anglia, the West Country, Cornwall, Middlesex (London), Kent, Essex, and Lancashire, for example.
that is not how you pronounce Hebrides, and g-ay-lic is Irish, g-aah-lic is Scottish (:
Americans just pronounce it different I think, because I’ve never heard it pronounced differently than the way he pronounced it
Irish people just call the language Irish, not Gaelic.
@@GeographyWorld Good point. Gaelic’s the root only, isn’t it? Bit as if proto-Irish?
@@pixlplague Scottish, Manx and Irish are all Gaelic languages. In Ireland, the term is more used for Gaelic Football and the Gaelic Athletic Association (which hurling and Gaelic Football are a part of)
Why does England not have a devolved government?
Because the English tend to regard England and Britain as synonymous, therefore treat Westminster as "their" parliament. No great surprise when the UK is 84% English.
The Western Isles is not another name for the Hebrides. Only the islands to the west of the Minch.
Just FYI: Scottish Gaelic is (Ga-Lick) Irish Gaelic is (Gay-Lick) although lots of Irish Gaelic speakers refer to it as Irish.
I have an idea, devolve England and at the same time reform the outdated House of Lords into something like House of the Countries where eat Country gets equal representation, in that way even tho England would continue dominating the House of Commons, other Countries would have equal say in the House of Countries
Good idea, regardless - maybe I'll start referring to US states as "constituent states"
The UK as a concept is finished.
“Imagine if the US consisted of just four states...” I mean it kinda does. California, Texas, and New York are responsible for how much of the country’s GDP respectively? They have have their own distinct cultural identities. And there is the rest of America with pockets of people in the same situation as Shetland and Cornwall, especially the Native American tribes. It is interesting to think of how this would play out in the US.
My ears: *Kingstuent country*
I hope if this happens I hope they join canzuk to help US maintain stability for freedom
The United States of Britain?
Many Scots want independence cause our oil yet like you say 67% of the oil if from the islands that are threatening to leave Scotland if we leave it’s so stupid 🇬🇧🏴🇬🇧
I don’t know enough about the actual numbers to say for sure, but it’s hard to put a price on self determination, and it’d be a shame to watch y’all get dragged along with all the ignorant shit the English vote for.
Oil is less than 5% of Scotland's GDP, independence has nothing to do with oil revenue nowadays as the cost of oil is relatively low. Scotland would have benefited from the oil if it were independent in the 80s-90s, now it's just a nice to have with renewables being one of the largest growth sectors (already 1/3 the size of oil and gas but the end of 2020).
Gib London, Yorkshire and Cornwall the CC status. Now England isn’t that large. Now gib em parliament. Problem solver.
the ancient language of scotland is/was Cumbric not gaelic.
No, that was Strathclyde.
It's devolution not devilution
He said devolution. !!!
@@donzeigler1021 No, he pronounced it wrong.
if Scotland Leaves the UK Maybe Yorkshire may become a new Constituent country along with Cornwall and keep the Unionjack's blue!
🇬🇧🏴🇬🇧
@@scottishboi6035 what are you trying to say?
@@markperez8177 that I’m pro union
@@scottishboi6035 Traitor
Cornwall flag is black
Yorkshire wants to join Scotland
What id western Canada broke away from the rest of Canada ?How would that look like?
#WEXIT !!!!!
Lame
Scotland is "Sovereign" and always has been. You need to do a little more background research.
Fookin’ ‘ell!
It’s Alba !🏴
None of this will ever happen.
Cornwall wants independence but I don’t think they well ever get it
You forgot liverpool😂😂😂.
Quite a few bad pronunciations!
Especially Hebrides. Heb-rid- ees. Not Hee- brid-ees.
Also Cornish patron Saint was pronounced very badly.
its ok not everyone can pronounce everything correctly
But it helps enormously, if they do.
Make Great Britain a US territory!
Other way around pls
Wtf no 🤢🤢
No
Wow British isles would look sick, no I mean sick it's getting ripped to shreds....
I do not want England
England could recognize its seven regions. London should be it’s own city-state among the UK’s administrative divisions. How about having England’s devolved parliament in Manchester or Birmingham?
WESSEX!!!!
Scotland and Wales are not "Regions," they are countries just as England is.
Country has never meant sovereign state.
Regions? We're not 'regions,' with the exception of Yorkshire we're nations, thanks.
brexit 2.0
That why I like this channel not half as interesting
Heb not HEEB
Scotland and Wales: we are leaving....
Yorkshire Cornwell: we are leaving....
Norn Iron: I'm going to die and become Irland....
England: ....... whose running this place?
Liverpool and Manchester: .....I guess we are in charge now.... 🤷♂️🤷♂️
Haha Shetland
I respect and admire the US flag, first known as "Old Betsy", for representing the 13 original US colonies in red, the virtues of purity and innocence in white, and the unionized states as stars in the deep blue dusk of night. Yet, IMO, Britain has always had the most badass flags and coat of arms with their dragons, lions, griffins, Union Jack, and white crosses over midnight, etc..
Both are cool
Only the Celtic ones are cool
@@deanfirnatine7814 Go back home to yer leprechaun already. We are discuss'n important things here boy.
Scotland (like Wales) is a Nation, not a region. The independence movement in Orkney and Shetland was shown to be a sham - an independent Scottish government would be happy to discuss the increased local autonomy they actually want, and they don't want independence. Na -Eilan an lahr (Hehbridees, not Heebrides), considers itself Scottish.
Yayy Brexit
West lowland Scots are britons not gaels or picts
Gave up 2min in. Do your research FFS!
Cornwall is not a constituent country, it’s part of England. END OF!!
you sound like your teeth are extremely yellow.
@@danksmemington362 I might not have teeth. That doesn’t change the facts.
Author's gross ignorance of history is evident in the 1st minute Scotland was an independent country for millenia & Ireland too! ... & Both are still separate kingdoms from England.