Small is Beautuful - Everywhere

Pat talks about the possibility of another secession movement in Europe -

Belgium, created by the European powers in 1831, is the likely next nation in Europe to break up – into a Dutch-speaking Flanders in the north, tied to Holland by language and culture, and a Francophone south, Wallonia, tied to France by language and culture.

What puts the breakup of Belgium on the front burner is that this nation of 10 million has been without a government for three months. In June, Yves Leterme, the leader of the Flemish Christian Democrats, won the general election, but was blocked from forming a government by Wallonia, which fears Leterme is a closet nationalist bent on secession.

One can only wonder how many years or decades will pass before the peoples of the now sovereign nations of Europe will dream of regaining their independence from the ever more repressive and inept EU. I hope the land of my ancestors (Bonnie Scotland) escapes Great Britain and the EU before it is "too late".