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If it wasn't for my friends up there I wish you would get the yes vote then I could could laugh at you as Scotland sank faster than the titanic. Then when you come back with the begging bowl, we could all respond with a massive -mod edit-. mind your language |
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So the smug fat one has really lost all sense of reality. Part of his speech at the SNP conference from this week....
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He really doesn't have a clue. Still no idea what currency we would use or any hard facts but apparently the BT campaign has lost touch with reality!! and their campaign is positive and hopeful hahaha:o: |
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It's all very reminiscent of Gordon Brown's increasingly delusional outpourings when the writing was on the wall.
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Half million quid on a golf trip, quicker independence is gained the better, we have enough leeches in westminster
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More predictions of doom.
Barely at the drawing board stage and... "Expensive plans to speed rail commuters from London to Glasgow and Edinburgh in under three hours would be scrapped if Scotland votes for independence, a cabinet minister has warned." |
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Sounds fair - I can't see the French paying for a TGV line to Berlin....
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In reality you can't lose what you don't have in the first place. |
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Scottish independence: Better Together is truly scraping the barrel now George Robertson and his ilk are hardly of the calibre needed to boost the campaign against independence Quote:
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Jimi what will you do if (when) it all goes wrong?
Clearly you're full of confidence, have you got a Plan B if it doesn't work out? As an Englishman myself, I'm not terribly bothered either way,and doubt the decision, whatever way it falls will make an ounce of difference to my life. |
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Labour will always have a chance of getting stronger if the independence vote is yes jimi. Especially when the SNP double up to support them. http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/at...1&d=1397413930
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Not sure what those stories are trying to say to be honest.
After the nonsense Fat Eck was spouting at the SNP conf I linked to earlier they are the ones scraping the barrel. No plan B and also no real concrete plan A. |
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Rent a nat? :D
Which one's Jimi? :) |
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I have no worries if there's no plan b simply because we don't need one. What really sticks in my throat is the utter nonsense that is being spouted by BT. A few examples,Justine Greening in yesterday's Sunday Times that a yes vote would be a huge blow tae Third World countries,pure nonsense,Scotland ( oh yes we do) donates more per head tae charity than the rest of the U.K. I won't even start on that ******** of a man? George Robertson,a Lord? Aye right!!! Passports to enter England,Currency,no chance,we're not getting it,blah blah blah,yes we are. Trident,you can have it,thank you. We'd lose tv shows,wow,the **** that comes from the BBC,you can have that tae. Roaming charges,the guy who thought that up needs tae be certified and licked up for life. I could go on and on,the list is endless but what I will say is that many folk in Scotland are disheartened by the fact that no matter whether NL or Tories are in power everything is based in London,money wise. Cornwall wants Independence,word is that Yorkshire wants it tae,I might be wrong but the break up will happen eventually,maybe not in my lifetime but it will come. |
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In all seriousness, you're clearly very confident of a Yes result but have you actually considered what you (personally, not the Scots) will do if it's a 'no'? I'm not being sarcastic, I'm genuinely interested. I'm sure even AS has some sort of contingency plan. If it doesn't go your way I'm hoping you'll accept the result and not look to blame any sort of conspiracy etc, I'm fairly certain enough people have access to the internet to check on whatever claims are being made and judge for themselves if they're real. If it turns out as a 'no' (I'm not too bothered either way but I think I'd prefer a United Kingdom) it's unlikely another vote will be allowed for many years, decades even. What will you do in the meantime? |
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Labour held a referendum on regional devolution in the northeast IIRC - it failed.
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Scotland would be a separate Country so they could require border checks to enter England Ireland and Wales. Also don't be silly. Everything needs a plan B. Fat Alex doesn't even have a proper plan A. |
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Jimi's just articulated the SNP's new referendum slogan:
"Plan B? We haven't got a Plan A!" :D |
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I've been slagged something awful in recent months but instead of disappearing I give as good as I get though some of it has been hostile,but hey,that's the nature of message boards. Another forum I'm on,there's a solitary BT voter who's been getting it in the neck,I've told the YES voters that he's entitled tae his opinion like everyone else,fair doos tae him. Quote:
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Of course if Salmond actually has any hard and fast evidence that this would happen he could publish it. |
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I'm sorry but what????? So despite proof and confirmation from the Bank of England, Westminster and other sources that they WILL NOT enter into a currency union with an IScotland, you still think there will be? I fail to understand your logic and also claims that I am out of my depth. Unlike you I am 100% Scottish and fully understand. As for the border checks, they could happen. Honestly you just sound like Salmond, refusing to accept the facts and also failing to back up your claims with facts or even a plan B. ---------- Post added at 22:23 ---------- Previous post was at 22:22 ---------- Quote:
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Btw Stephen,here's a few more funny stories which eminated from down south,I give you Andy Burnham with the hilarious story that Scots will drive on the opposite side of the road.:)
The utterly barmy Lord Fraser with this... Mr Fraser insisted that if the Scottish people voted in favour of Scottish independence, the country would be left undefended. He expressed his fear that enemies of the rump-UK would then be able to use Scotland as a base for launching air strikes, adding: "If that were to happen what alternative would England have but to come and bomb the hell out of Glasgow airport and Edinburgh airport.":) http://www.heraldscotland.com/politi...ports.17005697 Then we have loony George Galloway coming out with If Scotland had been an independent country in the 1930s we would all be speaking German. Up next we have the latest attempt from BT,no,its not April 1st. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...pspioihza5.jpg Conveniently ommiting the wages earned in those countries compared tae ours. Goodnight. ---------- Post added at 22:31 ---------- Previous post was at 22:28 ---------- Quote:
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Also those stories yet again do not have any stories or evidence to back up or confirm any of the Yes campaigns so called 'plans' all you are doing is trying to shift the focus away from the fact that there are no actual plans. |
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Oh and part of that also confirms that there may well be Border checks. Facts, there are rather interesting. |
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So really you want to go from a union that's lasted hundreds of years, where Scotland has arguably a disproportionate voice, to one that's a decade or so old and would have Scotland as a VERY junior member? |
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Strikes me very much of a 'be careful what you wish for - you might just get it'
Thing is, once you've got it, you may very well not want it... Me? I'm just reaching for the popcorn and watching with humour, it's better than the telly! |
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Is Jimi the best 'ambassador' the 'Yes' people can come up with around these parts? :D
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Salmond's delusions of grandeur seem to have extended to (and depend upon) an Independent Scotland being able to dictate what it wants from the rest of the world in spite of all the evidence to the contrary. |
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The point of this referendum is... ? |
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The Seps know, and loathe, the fact that the Union with the English gives Scotland an economic stability it would lack if it were truly out in the world on its own so they seek to replace that union with one of a different kind. Union with the Brussels machine, as a very junior partner with little influence, would ensure "independent" Scotland would be anything but. But Brussels isn't London, and that's all that matters. Anyone But England, as they say. How sad that there are people who want to take a taunt off the football terraces and actually apply it to their entire national future. |
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And that, boys & girls is probably the most honest thing said in the entire thread.
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I definitely do not want Independence and the largest majority don,t want it either, Salmon only wants to go down in the history books if he wins. Too many things could go wrong and we could not go it alone. We need to stick together,
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Interesting (if not controversial).
"Dumping a share of the UK's debt would be worth twice as much to an independent Scotland as North Sea oil, academics have said. It would improve the nation's fiscal balance from an otherwise poor outlook, the Glasgow University report said. Scottish ministers said it demonstrated Scotland's strong position in the event of a referendum "Yes" vote". |
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Devil's always in the detail, isn't it ...
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Heaven forbid in the event that they arrive at that juncture that they do it through "amicable negotiations" then.
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These things remain to be seen - based on the eventual outcome of the referendum.
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Mmmmm - wait for the outcome of the vote before negotiating terms.
So, if "Yes" win, and if Rest of the UK don't agree with the SNP requirements raised during the negotiations, no matter how outrageous they are, Alex et al can invoke "will of the people", even though "the people" didn't know the specifics. Sounds like a blank cheque (politically) for the SNP if they win..... |
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If they do win & they 'get everything they want' it'll only be very short term gain. If they default on any debt wonder how that'll affect their countrywide credit rating. Would you want to lend them any money?
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If they are prepared to renegade on their debts, why should the EU accept them in?
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It might be funny if they leave the UK to 'get rid of the English' and then we veto them when they apply to join the EU...
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The only problem is the assurances are secret so he can't show anyone till after the vote and anyone who says otherwise is a bully. |
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This video will save the union: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOIILuMzelE
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The 2012 Memorandum requires the signatories to work for the common good and "The two governments are committed to continue to work together constructively in the light of the outcome, whatever it is, in the best interests of the people of Scotland and the rest of the United Kingdom." Salmond can rant and rave (see: "Negotiate") all he wants in the event that he does actually have a democratic majority voting for independence. I suspect this is exactly why there is so much negativity being bandied about. |
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Yet people are buying his nonsense... :confused: |
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It's actually a point I don't think the Yes campaign has grasped. Scotland and Britain would be rival countries. We'll compete for the same businesses. One of Salmond's great ideas is to cut corporation tax and this is lauded as a genius way to grow the Scottish Economy and take business away from London. Yet implicit in this is an idea that Britain would sit back and let that happen. Do they really think the Conservatives will bulk at the idea of cutting corporation tax? When it comes to cutting taxes who would hold their nerve more, the Tories or the SNP? Too many in the Yes campaign seem to think this is Independence with all the perks and none of the drawbacks. Scotland as it is now but richer. They've been cocooned away from the rough-and-tumble of the world stage and difficult choices instead choosing to blame London for every ill. Salmond's "stop bulling Scotland" tactic isn't going to work when try to secure trade deals with Foreign leaders. |
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The fact remains, however, that an agreement has been signed ensuring "...the best interests of the people of Scotland and the rest of the United Kingdom." will be what is thrashed out after the outcome of the referendum is known - irrespective of what that eventual outcome might be. What exactly that might involve is anyones guess. |
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Well it'll be interesting to see what proportion of Scots get taken in by Salmond's dangerous nonsense and how quickly they come to regret it.
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I'll take the one I don't know,he can't be any worse. |
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There's rumour going around that Jimi's really an English Nationalist... :D
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Or are you and ABE? |
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In a way,you are correct,it is based on hope,lots of it,but if you don't have hope you have nothing. |
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Exactly, I also found it totally laughable that he used that phrase but actually wants a yes vote.
To me that phrase is better suited to a no voter. |
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To be fair to jimi, if you believe in Salmond, then hope's all you're ever going to have. http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/at...1&d=1397843279 http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/at...1&d=1397843279 http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/at...1&d=1397843279
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If the Scots do vote for independence than a few years down the line it all goes tits-up I wonder who will pick the bill up and sort the mess out!
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Don't know if leaving the UK would be a good thing or not for Scotland in the long term but at least the Scottish people have a choice. Basing that choice on what Salmond say's though, that is baffling. The man makes the village idiot look like Einstein.
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"In what may be a game changer in the Scottish independence referendum this September, the elusive Loch Ness Monster has reportedly been spotted on Apple Maps."
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SFA. One elected member who will be kicked out come the next election,at least we up here vote for a party that is doing what we want,apart from the http://fansagainstcriminalisation.blogspot.co.uk/ The SNP need tae change this act pronto. |
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I'm a parrot! :rofl: Salmond's got his hand so far up your rear end it's probably tickling your tonsils.
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You mention forums that you frequent but it looks like a place where football hooligans hide. To be quite frank Jimi if it wasn't for other people I know in Scotland I really wish you would get your way and then you could all celebrate in your own mire that you created. ---------- Post added at 21:20 ---------- Previous post was at 21:19 ---------- [QUOTE=Top banana;35690438]Ok, there's a few scots people on here but only one who seems so sure that the yes vote will win. Bit of a rough and ready poll but does give an indication. You mention forums that you frequent but it looks like a place where football hooligans hide. To be quite frank Jimi if it wasn't for other people I know in Scotland I really wish you would get your way and then you could all celebrate in your own mire that you created. And by the way, we aren't idiots down South as you say. |
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[QUOTE=Top banana;35690438]Ok, there's a few scots people on here but only one who seems so sure that the yes vote will win. Bit of a rough and ready poll but does give an indication.
You mention forums that you frequent but it looks like a place where football hooligans hide. To be quite frank Jimi if it wasn't for other people I know in Scotland I really wish you would get your way and then you could all celebrate in your own mire that you created. ---------- Post added at 21:20 ---------- Previous post was at 21:19 ---------- Quote:
If so,are you in with all those posh snobs like Osbourne,Johnson,Gove etc etc who are amongst the most despicable creatures God put on this planet. Then again,they can take us all for a ride now,can't they !!! :( http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2603972/Watchdog-investigates-claims-gay-sex-party-Conservative-Party-conference-funded-taxpayer.html |
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Yes, the most successful political union in history, which has delivered 300 years of political stability to the inhabitants of this island, should be dissolved because of something that might have happened in a Manchester hotel last autumn.
That really does just about sum up the intellectual prowess behind Scottish separatism. |
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