Comments on: Research we’d like to see http://timworstall.com/2010/03/20/research-wed-like-to-see/ It is all obvious or trivial except... Fri, 25 May 2012 23:23:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Left Outside http://timworstall.com/2010/03/20/research-wed-like-to-see/comment-page-1/#comment-42398 Left Outside Sun, 21 Mar 2010 01:26:11 +0000 http://timworstall.com/?p=13963#comment-42398 Don't know much about these days, but I was always fairly interested in this <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dadabhai_Naoroji" rel="nofollow">chap</a>, the 19th Century had a lot going for it. Don’t know much about these days, but I was always fairly interested in this chap, the 19th Century had a lot going for it.

]]> By: rich b http://timworstall.com/2010/03/20/research-wed-like-to-see/comment-page-1/#comment-42371 rich b Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:24:33 +0000 http://timworstall.com/?p=13963#comment-42371 Off the top of my head, Giselda Stuart is German by birth, Patsy Hewitt is Australian and Rudi Vis was born in the Netherlands. Off the top of my head, Giselda Stuart is German by birth, Patsy Hewitt is Australian and Rudi Vis was born in the Netherlands.

]]> By: Matthew http://timworstall.com/2010/03/20/research-wed-like-to-see/comment-page-1/#comment-42362 Matthew Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:57:41 +0000 http://timworstall.com/?p=13963#comment-42362 Can EU citizens stand? Wikipedia says just British, RoI and certain commonwealth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_Administration_Act_2006 Tim adds: I think you're right actually. I'm getting confused between everything except national elections. You can stand for everything except MP as an EU citizen. Councillor, MEP etc etc... Can EU citizens stand? Wikipedia says just British, RoI and certain commonwealth

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_Administration_Act_2006

Tim adds: I think you’re right actually. I’m getting confused between everything except national elections. You can stand for everything except MP as an EU citizen. Councillor, MEP etc etc…

]]> By: Nigel Sedgwick http://timworstall.com/2010/03/20/research-wed-like-to-see/comment-page-1/#comment-42358 Nigel Sedgwick Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:36:49 +0000 http://timworstall.com/?p=13963#comment-42358 Those are very interesting questions of Tim's. Last month, over on A Very British Dude, I suggest something both similar and different: http://brackenworld.blogspot.com/2010/03/non-domiciled-who-cares.html?showComment=1267525050367#c3719438111675919532 That all our parliamentary representatives (Commons and politically active Lords) should not only be British Citizens, but British Citizens by birth. No matter of what disparate ethnicity and cultural upbringing they have, how else can we know there is a very good chance that they properly understand this country and its peoples? Best regards Those are very interesting questions of Tim’s.

Last month, over on A Very British Dude, I suggest something both similar and different: http://brackenworld.blogspot.com/2010/03/non-domiciled-who-cares.html?showComment=1267525050367#c3719438111675919532

That all our parliamentary representatives (Commons and politically active Lords) should not only be British Citizens, but British Citizens by birth.

No matter of what disparate ethnicity and cultural upbringing they have, how else can we know there is a very good chance that they properly understand this country and its peoples?

Best regards

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