Would being disabled and having a desire to get back into education count? I was going to do that anyway, but the tories took that option away from me.
I can understand German, although it would take a few months for everything to come back. I was in Germany a few years ago at CCC 2011 and when I was leaving I could just about hold a simple conversation (Grammatically incorrect, but that will fix itself given more time)
Scottish independence would be a better option for me though (two Scottish grandparents, mum brought up in Scotland, been on more holidays in Kirkcudbright than I can remember, cooler climate in the summer.)
Not sure I can find anything in English, but just check this
The current goverment is by the “Junts pel Si” (Together for Yes) coalition with 62 MP with some support by the Candidatura d’Unitat Popular (10 MPs). Now, the CUP guys are very much to the left of mostly everybody, being the anti-capitalists, socialist, everything-should-be-voted-in-assemblies kind of left party.
But JxSI is a coalition whose main party is CDC (Convergencia Democrática de Catalunya). Previously that party was in a different coalition with Unió Democratica de Catalunya, and that long term coalition (CiU, Convergencia i Unió) ruled the local goverment for years, interrupted now and then by the Socialists (think Labour in terms of the UK, so, social-democrats). They splitted when CDC decided to go from asking more power and autonomy to outright independence while UDC didnt want that. UDC could not even get votes so it is more or less clear CDC is the inheritor of the CiU voting population.
That party, CDC, is more or less centre right, and during their years in power they didnt really mount any kind of defense against cuts, austerity, or whatever, apart from wanting Catalonian Euros to remain in Catalonia. They are ideologically conservatives. Then the other party in the coalition with some kind of weight, but not near to that, is Esquerra Democratica de Catalunya, which is in theory leftists but in practice they put independence first and left-right stuff for later.
So, as you can see, it is a very mixed political field (and I left a ton of details) but the big main player on the coalition is not, by any possible look at their trajectory when in goverment, speeches, and ideology, an anti-austerity party. The rest of the left side is willing to go with them because they all agree in wanting out of Spain, but again, just to make it 100% clear - CDC is a member of the European People’s Party - the conservatives/Christian Democrats/etc European Parlament group, same as the actual right wing ruling party in Spain…
So it’s about half and half, then. I wonder if there was controversy about the 6 who came to power without a general as there is with May, then. I think the Brexit stuff just had general tensions high and people angry. That might explain why people were pissed about her taking power.
I have to say I was pretty surprised when I opened my daily issue of the Guardian and saw the one with the soldier taking up a full page (and Guardian pages were big in those days).
Even having lived through the Reagan elections, the closest I’d ever seen to this level of redbaiting was the Smith campaign against Adlai Stevenson III for Illinois Senate (“When I see Adlai I see red!”)
As political scare ads go, was a huge fail, but it was a lot of fun to hack and mock. Demon eyes were turning up everywhere. It’s kind of ironic how right they accidentally got it about Blair though.
To be eligible for naturalization, a person has to have lived legally in Germany for at least eight years and possess the appropriate residence permit. Foreigners who have successfully completed an integration course are eligible for naturalization after seven years.
Persons wishing to become naturalized citizens must also declare their allegiance to our constitution and have a sufficient command of the German language. Knowledge of German is an essential prerequisite for integration into our society. Candidates for naturalization must be able to support themselves without recourse to social assistance or unemployment benefits (Arbeitslosengeld II), unless this is due to circumstances beyond their control; nor can they have committed any serious criminal offences.
In addition, they must give up their previous citizenship. In certain cases or for certain groups of persons, however, multiple nationality may be considered.
It’s a complicated mess but you can significantly reduce the time you need to have lived in Germany as a EU citizen or after graduating from a german university. Already having highly sought after degrees/professions even allows for immediate naturalization.
As a UK citizen you probably will get a settlement permit before naturalization if you already lived in Germany when Brexit happens. A settlement permit allows for staying in Germany indefinitely.
Thanks for the offer, but I’ve been looking at Ireland instead as there’s no need to learn a new language, and as a Brit I get citizenship after five years.
That said, I have a lot of French friends (and I’m merely terrible at the language), or if Scotland did end up leaving…
No, I can’t see how that would be the case. The minutiae of the rules form d after the agreement may need revision but the outline of the agreement should not.
The agreement was a multiparty one in the north and an international treaty between uk and Ireland. It also involved a plebiscite (all island) and a referendum and change of constitution in Ireland. It didn’t really involve the EU. It was th Americans, specifically the Clinton administration, that held the Tories to the fire to get the ball rolling.
