The Republic of Yorkshire?中华民国约克夏？
Did you know that there is an entity called你是否知道这件事是一个整体，所谓 Yorkshireurope yorkshireurope and that they have an embassy in Brussels?而且它们有一个驻布鲁塞尔？
Avenue de Cortenbergh 118-1000 Brussels to be precise.道德cortenbergh 118-1000布鲁塞尔要得到准确的。
Even more curiously they refer to themselves as an “intelligence agency”.更奇怪的，他们称自己是一个"情报局" 。
They are funded by这些工程的资金都是由 Yorkshire Forward 约克夏着 , who’s logo is curiously close to being a swastika.他的标志是好奇地保持为一个swastika 。
One wonders, who exactly has voted for any of this? 一个奇迹，究竟是谁投了赞成票，为任何这方面呢？
The head of Yorkshire Forward is头部的约克郡，是前进 this guy 这个家伙 , where his biography page declares that “He is currently Chair of Magna Holdings Ltd., a property development and investment company ” ，在那里他的传记一页宣称， "目前他正在主持的宏集团有限公司， 一间地产发展及投资公司 "
hmmm… do a smell a conflict of interest? hmmm …难道气味利益冲突？
He of course completely unelected and yet in charge of EU regional policy in Yorkshire.他当然完全并非由直选产生，但负责欧盟区域政策在约克郡。
Also from his bio:还从他的生物科学：
“He believes that continuous learning is critical to success in a fast-changing world.” "他认为，不断学习是成功的关键，在一个快速变化的世界" 。
Common Purpose? 共同的目的吗？
But I disgress.但我disgress 。 Yorkshire Forward’s accounts are约克郡前进的帐目 available from here 可以从此处 . 。 On page 40 we learn of an body called the “Yorkshire and Humber Assembly” - is that the Yorkshire regional parliament?第40页的，我们学习的一个机构，称为"约克郡和亨伯大会" -是约克夏地区议会？ A parliament that nobody voted for?一个议会，没有人会投赞成票？
We learn on page of the (very glossy and very expensive to produce) report that :我们学习页的（非常有光泽和非常昂贵的制作）报告中说：
Yorkshire Forward has 431 staff约克夏着有431名工作人员
It’s budget in 2006/07 was £354 million它的财政预算案，在2006/07英镑354000000
It’s work is scrutinised by the Yorkshire Regional Assembly它的工作人员审核，由约克夏区域大会
note how it isn’t the House of Commons doing the scrutiny 说明它是如何不是下议院共同做好审议
Total staffing costs for Yorkshire Forward amount to just under £18 million (page 85).人事费用总计为约克夏着数额仅低于18英镑万美元（ 85页） 。
Then on page 97 we get acknowledgement that from 1st October 2007 Yorkshire Forward received “delegated authority” from the DCLG.然后就一页97 ，我们得到确认，从2007年10月1日约克郡着收到了"下放权力" ，从dclg 。
Common Purpose appear on page 104, under the register of board members interests共同的目的，似乎是第104页，下册董事会成员利益 
Mr Riordan is the先生的看法：是 chief executive 行政长官 of Yorkshire Forward.约克郡前进。 On his bio it’s mentioned that he represented “the UK in United Nations negotiations on climate change and endangered species” despite having no qualifications in environmental science.对他的生物，它的提到，他所代表的"英国在联合国气候变化谈判和濒危物种" ，虽没有学历，在环境科学等。 He’s got a modern history degree from Oxford.但是他的现代历史学士学位，牛津。
He has never been elected to any political office.他从来没有被选进任何政治职务。
Getting back to the regional assembly, it’s website is让我再谈区域集会，它的网址是 over here 这里 . 。 On their其 assembly structures page 装配结构一页 it’s mentioned that they are overseen by a “scrutiny board”.它的提到，他们都是由一个"审议委员会" 。
“The Scrutiny Board is made up of full Assembly members and is chaired by the Deputy Chair of the Assembly. "审议委员会作出了充分的议会成员，并主持了由副主持大会。 If a review requires specialist knowledge there is the facility to co-opt two additional members.”如果审查需要专门知识是有设施，以增选另外两名成员" 。
So this regional assembley scrutinises itself. 所以这个区域assembley scrutinises本身。 How convienient… 如何方便…
The assembly大会 membership is available over here 会员可在这里 . 。 Members are not elected - they are “nominated”.成员不是民选的-他们是"提名" 。
And及
Wherever possible members make decisions on the basis of consensus.尽可能成员作出决定，在此基础上达成共识。 The membership is made up of 60% Local Authorities and 40% Social, Economic and Environmental Partners.成员是由无数的六成，地方当局和40 ％的社会，经济和环境的合作伙伴。
consensus = common purpose? 共识=共同目的？
The assembly will cost大会将耗资 £2.89 million to run 英镑2890000运行 . 。
From the regional assembly meeting minutes 从区域大会会议纪要 some curious aspects are mentioned:一些好奇的问题是提到：
2010 appears to be a deadline of sorts. 2010年似乎是一个期限的种种。 And the mention of “Regional Ministers” is interesting.和提到的"区域部长" ，很有意思。 I wonder who’ll they’ll be reporting to.我不知道谁可以，他们将提交报告。
http://johntrenchard.blogspot.com/2007/12/republic-of-yorkshire.html
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