Foxholer
Blackballed
Nah! £400,000? I'd have to sell an acre of my land to be able to afford to do that
Half an acre could do it, with some to spare, in your neck of the world!
Scotland Debate
- Thread starter Doon frae Troon
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Half an acre could do it, with some to spare, in your neck of the world!
Val
Ryder Cup Winner
I think you are looking to far into it.
SocketRocket
Ryder Cup Winner
Thats a bit of a slur on fellow Scots!
Doon frae Troon
Ryder Cup Winner
I think it is a better chance of earning a decent wage rather than a better life.
Doon frae Troon
Ryder Cup Winner
And just for balance it was cancelled out by the Darling boy's Third Reich 'blood and soil' reference.
I shall leave it to you to understand which one is more offensive.
Total Rubbish Doon, and typical of the spin that Nationalists are putting out. It was the New Statesman's journalist who used that term, and Alaister Darling's reply to him had a far wider definition. Alex Salmond picked the term used by the journo and part of Darling's response, and spun it by linking it to Nazi-ism.
Although I didn't like Salmond, I admired his political ability. But with the depths the SNP have plumbed in recent weeks I feel nothing but distaste for him and the way the campaign has been run. What could have been a noble proposition for independence and the future of Scotland has been dirtied by the base level the SNP have stooped to in recent weeks.
Old Skier
Tour Winner
Thats were you always fail. Both are offensive and anyone that uses these tactics should be hounded from office but unfortunatly you tend at times to be a tad blinkered and take sides when it comes to the who's negative/offensive.
A fault that we can all fall into at times but the Yes side seem to do it with venom.
Doon frae Troon
Ryder Cup Winner
I suggest you get the actual text of what was said by both parties in the original interview, and read it in context. The within quotes was most definitely not said by Darling. That's not even in the version that Alex Salmond misquoted. But hey, if it suits your blinkered belief to take onboard the spun version, knock yourself out.
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
Absolutely agree. I may earn more than I would in Scotland but compared with living in Surrey (which might sound all nice and dandy) I get the feeling that living in Scotland would provide me with a better quality of life - though I think the same about living in North Derbyshire or South Yorkshire (where we may move in the coming few years). As much as SW Surrey is a nice area in which to live I don't really have as good a quality of living as I might - the fact that the cost of living is astronomical (only in fact a minor dose of hyperbole there) doesn't help, as nor does the traffic.
Adi2Dassler
Journeyman Pro
He agreed with the blood and soil bit, that can't be denied.
Anyway, yesterdays news and todays chippie wrappers.
Interesting to see that DR poll...IF Cameron was a cert to win next year (and I think he is) YES jumps massively into the lead.
FairwayDodger
Money List Winner
Which is massively depressing. Everyone's vote is theirs to use as they see fit but it's a sad reflection if anyone uses such a short term view as part of their decision. It's as bad as the "how would you vote if you were £500 better off" question.
Adi2Dassler
Journeyman Pro
Maybe,maybe not.The vast majority of folk in Scotland cannot see any kind of common ground with the likes of Cameron/Osbourne...they've lived a life lightyears away from that of your normal Scot.At least Ruth Davidson is a 'normal' person, same applies to Salmond and Lamont.The political elite in Westminster ( front benches) are privately schooled professional politicians with no understanding of life in Scotland.
FairwayDodger
Money List Winner
Don't disagree just think it's a lousy reason to vote for independence.
MegaSteve
Tour Winner
I'd just like to point out, if I may, they have no comprehension of 'life' in general NOT just for in Scotland...
Val
Ryder Cup Winner
Unlike the face of the yes camp who know day to day living in Scotland
The only difference is they are Scottish, do you think Alex Salmond knows what days his bins go out and what goes in the blue/green/black bin?
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
I agree it's lousy but isn't it just a symptom of an underlying malaise that needs addressing. Independence may be a sledgehammer but with DevoMax removed as a referendum option, and apparent Westminster reticence to support the 'additional powers for Holyrood' being suggested by BT, some folks might ask what else is there to cure the malaise.
There does appear to be a huge disconnect between the Scottish electorate and Westminster - especially the Tories - and the prospect of one, two or three more Tory-led Westminster governments just isn't a very attractive proposition.
However for the Scottish electorate to be weighing up Tory Westminster Governments against an Indep Scotland is to me a bit like comparing apples and oranges - but that is one comparison that's being made. And if you are hungry and really don't like oranges - you are more likely to eat the apple - whether you like them or not. And you might never find the banana that you really crave.
Doon frae Troon
Ryder Cup Winner
Long term I think the SE of England will be moving to the right, with a sort of UKIP/Tory coalition.
The majority of the UK's population live in the SE of England so they will always control the UK politics.
Scottish folk would, I believe, wish to move a tad to the left and present a more fair and equal society. One that does not have food banks, one where the young generation can afford to buy their own home, and one were we pay a living wage instead of the MINIMUM wage.
The majority of the UK's population live in the SE of England so they will always control the UK politics.
Scottish folk would, I believe, wish to move a tad to the left and present a more fair and equal society. One that does not have food banks, one where the young generation can afford to buy their own home, and one were we pay a living wage instead of the MINIMUM wage.
MegaSteve
Tour Winner
Not really the case at recent Euro/council elections where London 'moved' to the left and voted Labour...
Adi2Dassler
Journeyman Pro
Unlike the face of the yes camp who know day to day living in Scotland
The only difference is they are Scottish, do you think Alex Salmond knows what days his bins go out and what goes in the blue/green/black bin?
I think Salmond/Davidson/Lamont know a hell of alot more about 'normal' life than Milliband/Cameron/Osbourne.
