Fine line Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 More than £1million, much of it coming from the British taxpayer, is being spent drawing up a new map to be distributed to schools and bureaucrats. It defies centuries of history by wiping out current national borders to foster 'cultural identification' between regions and encourage greater integration. Eastern Britain along with Sweden, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and Norway becomes the North Sea region. And Scotland breaks away from Britain to become part of the Northern Periphery with parts of Norway, Greenland, Iceland and Finland. The mapmakers state: 'The channel has become a zone of multiple interacting and overlapping activities. 'It is a shared space, a small Anglo-French internal sea; the interplay of activities both on and around what has become known as the Anglo-French Pond.' Eurocrats admit they are trying to undo the work of the geographer Ptolemy, who named the Channel Oceanus Britannicus in the second century AD. They declare: 'A 1,000-year period, beginning with the Norman invasion of England, now nears its end as that same island becomes physically linked to the continent of Europe.' http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-1263681/EU-wants-spend-1-1m-changing-English-Channels-Le-Pond.html Probably just a pipe dream of the Europhyles but it just shows the mentality of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulgarian Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 More than £1million, much of it coming from the British taxpayer, is being spent drawing up a new map to be distributed to schools and bureaucrats. £1million, how many schools ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 If this is correct, which I doubt, it's Political Correctness gone mad IMO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulgarian Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 it's Political Correctness gone mad IMO! Why is it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyofborg Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 the date on the article is 5th april, so it looks like another april fool thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 I don't think "pond" is even a French word, is it? The French call it "La Manche" and always have done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
websters gue Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 the date on the article is 5th april, so it looks like another april fool thing That's what I said on the other similar thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balpin Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 It has always been known as Le Canal, or The Channel as we know it. Stop it with the windups. The Pond is the salty oggin between us and yankee land. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Sleeps Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Re: Is pond a french word - Nope. pond /pɒnd/ noun (large) l'étang (m) (smaller) la mare (in garden) le bassin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
websters gue Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 I don't think "pond" is even a French word, is it? The French call it "La Manche" and always have done. I think the OP should have chosen Le Troll as a more appropriate username. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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