Scotland Debate

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Translated as- injecting money into the English system, bringing jobs and contributing more tax. :smirk:

Perhaps and perchance finding jobs - through if all the businesses who say they might leave Scotland carry through on it then they will indeed bring the jobs with them. But they can't bring their houses. Anyway - it's not going to happen. Going to be a NO. As Jim Sillars said about the Scots following the 1979 referendum debacle - the Scots were feart. And despite the noise emanating from north of the border I suspect many still are.

 

[CMAC]

Perhaps and perchance finding jobs - through if all the businesses who say they might leave Scotland carry through on it then they will indeed bring the jobs with them. But they can't bring their houses. Anyway - it's not going to happen. Going to be a NO. As Jim Sillars said about the Scots following the 1979 referendum debacle - the Scots were feart. And despite the noise emanating from north of the border I suspect many still are.

nothing to do with being 'feart'. The majority are sensible and see past the obnoxious anti English haze so many look through

 

[MegaSteve]

I'm off to listen to George Galloway tonight (Porty Town Hall for those in the area)

In the event of a yes vote can we Rukers wrap him up and send him back for you to keep? Please!

 

[Val]

Anyway - it's not going to happen. Going to be a NO. As Jim Sillars said about the Scots following the 1979 referendum debacle - the Scots were feart. And despite the noise emanating from north of the border I suspect many still are.

Of course people are feart. I'd suspect most in the NO camp have looked at it more objectively since 1979 given many now own homes rather than rent from the local authority so more potentially to lose should an iScotland fall on it's backside and interest rates and taxes are risen to bail the country out.

 

[CheltenhamHacker]

Of course people are feart. I'd suspect most in the NO camp have looked at it more objectively since 1979 given many now own homes rather than rent from the local authority so more potentially to lose should an iScotland fall on it's backside and interest rates and taxes are risen to bail the country out.

Feart? Could someone translate for non Scots?

 

[Deleted member 18588]

In the event of a yes vote can we Rukers wrap him up and send him back for you to keep? Please!

And Nickie Campbell!?

 

[FairwayDodger]

Feart? Could someone translate for non Scots?

Scared/Frightened/Afraid

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

In 1979 Jim Sillars' view was that Scots were feart of devolution given all the scaremongering of Think Twice - the No campaign.

 

[Old Skier]

So is the new Yes campaigns angle of attack that of accusing all those that are in the No bed just a bunch of feart fannys with no get up and go.

 

[Val]

So is the new Yes campaigns angle of attack that of accusing all those that are in the No bed just a bunch of feart fannys with no get up and go.

:rofl:

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[SwingsitlikeHogan]

:rofl:

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Don't think they'd use the word 'fanny' unless they meant 'bum bag'

 

[nemicu]

Quick question - and I didn't check to see if it's already been asked (sorry) - but let's say for the sake of argument Scotland attains their independence....
....does this mean the Union flag would become defunct and needs a redesign? It would look pretty bland without the blue bits...

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Quick question - and I didn't check to see if it's already been asked (sorry) - but let's say for the sake of argument Scotland attains their independence....
....does this mean the Union flag would become defunct and needs a redesign? It would look pretty bland without the blue bits...

Yes ......and a new name for rUK.

Little Britain is the best I have heard so far.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

http://news.stv.tv/scotland/289147-...mmends-adaptive-sterlingisation-for-scotland/

Interesting report........... got the Naysayers spin doctors spinning.
Talk it down and they talk down Thatcherism.

 

[Deleted member 18588]

http://news.stv.tv/scotland/289147-...mmends-adaptive-sterlingisation-for-scotland/

Interesting report........... got the Naysayers spin doctors spinning.
Talk it down and they talk down Thatcherism.

You really need to keep up to date.

The Tory party leadership has long since ditched Thatcherism so they would certainly have little or no difficulty in dismissing any report prepared by the Adam Smith Institute.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

You really need to keep up to date.

The Tory party leadership has long since ditched Thatcherism so they would certainly have little or no difficulty in dismissing any report prepared by the Adam Smith Institute.

Good to hear that the party leadership no longer supports Thatcherism.
Do you think that goes for the membership as well ?

 

[Val]

Good to hear that the party leadership no longer supports Thatcherism.
Do you think that goes for the membership as well ?

Yes, they wouldn't be in power if they did

 

[MegaSteve]

Yes ......and a new name for rUK.

Little Britain is the best I have heard so far.

Better Britain may find some support ...

 

[Adi2Dassler]

Ian Wood is a name who knows about the North Sea.He's made billions out of supplying rigs and over his career he'll know whats what.

So when he calls Salmond and The Yes campaign out for exagerating numbers you have to concede ground. The 24 billion barrels isn't 24 billion but 15-16 billion of discovered oil.

What I don't get is it was Wood himself who made the 24 billion claim, used by Salmond at the beginning of the year.It was his report that he wrote that used the 24 billion of discovered oil.Why would he now turn on that number?

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Ian Wood is a name who knows about the North Sea.He's made billions out of supplying rigs and over his career he'll know whats what.

So when he calls Salmond and The Yes campaign out for exagerating numbers you have to concede ground. The 24 billion barrels isn't 24 billion but 15-16 billion of discovered oil.

What I don't get is it was Wood himself who made the 24 billion claim, used by Salmond at the beginning of the year.It was his report that he wrote that used the 24 billion of discovered oil.Why would he now turn on that number?

Perhaps because like much else in life estimating oil reserves is a tricky and uncertain business. Or he could have been encouraged to stress the lower end of any range of estimates he had come up with as there will be a statistical distribution of estimates.