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Devo-max for Scotland?

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  • mcfisco
    mcfisco Posts: 1,957 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    The SNP wanted to emulate the economics of Iceland and Ireland not so long back, they've now removed that "dream" from their website

    How can you trust that sort of judgement from Salmond? - has he publicly said he got it wrong?

    They've also refused to say what if any legal advice they've taken over the EU question claiming that to do so would be "contrary to the public interest"

    excuse me!! - I'm the public and I'm interested
  • youropinioncounts
    youropinioncounts Posts: 104 Forumite
    edited 22 January 2012 at 12:22PM
    mcfisco wrote: »
    The SNP wanted to emulate the economics of Iceland and Ireland not so long back, they've now removed that "dream" from their website

    As i have said political parites are not perfect and need kept on thier toes. However Norway was in that ark of prosperity but no one ever metions that, with the oil we are more like Denmark than the other two.

    The UK's GDP is worse than Greece, its just we are a oil based ecomomy so the markets will still lend at decent rates.
    How can you trust that sort of judgement from Salmond? - has he publicly said he got it wrong?

    I would rather a polition that said they got it wrong rather than ones (tend to be labour) that never admit they were wrong till they are out of power.
    They've also refused to say what if any legal advice they've taken over the EU question claiming that to do so would be "contrary to the public interest"

    excuse me!! - I'm the public and I'm interested

    I dont know enough about this legal issue they talk about.

    I do think they should realese the legal information.
    Vote YES to Scottish Independence in 2014
  • mcfisco
    mcfisco Posts: 1,957 Forumite
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    However Denmark was in that ark of prosperity but no one ever metions that

    Probably because it wasn't :rotfl:
  • youropinioncounts
    youropinioncounts Posts: 104 Forumite
    edited 22 January 2012 at 1:15PM
    mcfisco wrote: »
    Probably because it wasn't :rotfl:

    [STRIKE]
    Thought that did not look correct, updated.
    [/STRIKE]
    Vote YES to Scottish Independence in 2014
  • mcfisco
    mcfisco Posts: 1,957 Forumite
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    I've changed my mind - I now think it will take 2 years to to explain things to some voters
  • adouglasmhor
    adouglasmhor Posts: 15,554 Forumite
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    youropinioncounts wrote: »
    In what way do we not pull our weight?

    We put nearly 10% into the ecomomy and get around 8% back.

    How do you work that out?
    By ignoring things which serve the whole UK?
    Defence, Overseas Aid, Diplomacy, Central govt?
    The truth may be out there, but the lies are inside your head. Terry Pratchett


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  • adouglasmhor
    adouglasmhor Posts: 15,554 Forumite
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    youropinioncounts wrote: »
    Some figures and such for you.

    http://www.oilofscotland.org/

    That's a good site did you make it yourself?
    The truth may be out there, but the lies are inside your head. Terry Pratchett


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  • vicmorrow
    vicmorrow Posts: 243 Forumite
    youropinioncounts wrote: »
    Thought that did not look correct, updated.



    ....and still it's not correct.
  • youropinioncounts
    youropinioncounts Posts: 104 Forumite
    vicmorrow wrote: »
    ....and still it's not correct.



    Other countries in the Arc of Prosperity:-


    Norway.
    Denmark.
    Finland.
    Ireland
    Sweden

    I was correct the first time.
    Vote YES to Scottish Independence in 2014
  • adouglasmhor
    adouglasmhor Posts: 15,554 Forumite
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    LOL at Ireland
    The truth may be out there, but the lies are inside your head. Terry Pratchett


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