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Originally Posted by Chris
However, claiming that future oil revenue would prop up a Scottish state is one thing, what the Nationalists are doing is going a step further and whingeing "It's Scotland's Oil!" as if the rotten English have somehow stolen it. This is an outright falsehood, but they use it because they believe it serves their purpose in whipping up nationalist sentiment.
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You forgot the other fib/distortion. The way that when assessing the value of the North Sea reserves to Scotland the nationalist types tend to use 100% of the estimated value of it, forgetting that those private companies that drill it may be somewhat reluctant to pay 100% tax on it.
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Originally Posted by RizzyKing
It's only a few idiots that want to break the union up most of us like the union and are happy to keep it but a vote would be good if only to put the issue to rest once and for all. Personally i cannot stand the snp and their pathetic nationalist claptrap and alex salmond has a face you would never tire of slapping. Together we benefit each other in so many ways apart we would all be weaker in everyway doesn't seem like a good idea to break us all up.
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Don't be silly Rizzy democracy is overrated anyway. Just ask Gordon Brown about the Lisbon treaty, the various policy powers the twice quit in disgrace then appointed to the cabinet and basically running the country Dark Lord Mandelson has, etc. Our PM's disdain for democracy is perfectly clear so no reason to expect the public to have any significant say on these matters.