December 16, 2005
AND THEY WONDER WHY THEY'RE THE MOST VIOLENT SOCIETY IN THE WEST?:
Scotland gives in to quickie divorce (HAMISH MACDONELL, 12/16/05, The Scotsman)
MINISTERS were accused last night of "dismantling marriage" after moves to make divorce easier and quicker were passed by the Scottish Parliament.The Roman Catholic Church warned the Executive it was "attacking the family" after Holyrood's decision to reduce the time needed for a divorce.
Proposals for "quickie divorces" were included in the Family Law Bill, which completed its passage through parliament. They will cut the time needed for an uncontested divorce from two years to one, and for a contested divorce from five years to two.
Maybe they just want to see how high they can stack pathologies before the whole thing collapses? Posted by Orrin Judd at December 16, 2005 7:53 AM
Ironically, the Catholic Church is directly responsible for much of Glasgow's violence.
Buckie: made by monks, drunk by punks.
Posted by: Brit at December 16, 2005 10:12 AMthey are just reverting to type.
Posted by: darwin's toe at December 16, 2005 10:17 AMYeah, but Celtic now have Roy Keane, so at least 1/2 of Glasgow will be happy as they careen off the cliff.
Posted by: Jim in Chicago at December 16, 2005 2:26 PMThey will cut the time needed for an uncontested divorce from two years to one, and for a contested divorce from five years to two.
"Quickie"? "Pathologies"? I see no need for hyperventilation here.
Posted by: PapayaSF at December 16, 2005 2:42 PMthey have the highest rate of heart disease in the world, so i think the term "pathology" is apt.
Posted by: toe of doom at December 16, 2005 3:30 PMWell, I obviously wasn't hanging with the right crowd when I lived in Scotland. I've never even heard of Buckie.
Posted by: Twn at December 16, 2005 4:06 PMI remember liking Tennent's whilst in Scotland a long, long, long time ago (actually, it was 2 months B4 charles & Diana were married speaking of collapsed pathologies).
Posted by: Dave W at December 16, 2005 9:11 PM