Economists Urge Scotland to Vote No......

theEnd

Graham_Devon wrote: »

But it brings all manner of issues back to Westminster. The Scots will (quite rightly) want what was promised.

It will all be forgotten by the time they start warming up for the elections.

Scotland's only chance was to vote yes.

ruggedtoast

Generali wrote: »

I'd imagine that without the oil it would be a pretty tough sell.

I know there's this idea about wave power but they're trying to sell a message along the lines of, "Vote Yes to treble your electricity bill!'. Surely it's no coincidence that the rise of Scottish Nationalism has come with oil and its demise will come as the oil runs out.

While I find the idea of voting myself out of a neo-liberal establishment that I detest would fill me with heady intoxication; I fail to see how the SNP are offering this.

Their argument is referenced around severing all ties then sitting back to enjoy the wealth.

BUT WHAT WEALTH?

There is nothing in their propaganda about hard work, sacrifice, weathering a storm.

padington

If the Scotish need a small bounty each to stop them splitting off and putting in jeopardy breaking 300 years of peace, let them have it.

It doesn't even make up for the crap weather they get, let alone London getting all the best toys.

Would you move to Scotland for a 1.7k subsidy a year ? I certainly wouldn't and to be fair, that choice is anyone's to make.

On the flip side, have you ever seen the dammage an angry ned with a plank of wood can do ?

Best to keep things sweet.

Marktheshark

All big businesses is going to want people to say no.
They will make them pay the correct tax !

ruggedtoast

https://twitter.com/GemmaWDMP/status/512540087838834688/photo/1

JWF

Graham_Devon wrote: »

If there's anything I've learn't from this referendum, and specifically the last two weeks, it's that nothing is off the table!

What it's reminded me is that politicians will say anything, absolutely anything, including things they have absolutely no mandate for, in order to spin things their own way.

Forget Clegg's spineless about turn regarding no coalition with the Conservatives and no tuition fees, the drivel el Gordo and the three main party leaders have been coming out with in the last week has zero mandate and I doubt will ever get through Parliament, if they even try to get it there at all.

mayonnaise

ruggedtoast wrote: »

https://twitter.com/GemmaWDMP/status/512540087838834688/photo/1

An empowering and invigorating campaign, as Nicola Sturgeon would say.

George Galloway receiving death threats....

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/scottish-independence/scottish-independence-george-galloway-threatened-with-facing-a-bullet-by-heckler-at-prounion-event-9735800.html

It's going to get very nasty if the nats don't get it their way.

padington

Graham_Devon wrote: »

If there's anything I've learn't from this referendum, and specifically the last two weeks, it's that nothing is off the table!

Once the armies are facing each other, the best outcome for the men concerned is always for the leaders to have a pot of tea for two and come to some kind of agreement, depending on the size of each respective army.

It's a strategy we've been rather good at utilising for a long, long time.

Generali

Marktheshark wrote: »

All big businesses is going to want people to say no.
They will make them pay the correct tax !

LOL. The SNP already announced that they wanted to make Scotland a haven for [STRIKE]tax dodgers[/STRIKE] transfer pricing to take advantage of tax arbitrage.

pogofish

Graham_Devon wrote: »

Is the council actually allowed to do such a thing?

The Standards Commission upheld them, yes:

http://news.stv.tv/north/271831-aberdeen-city-council-did-not-break-rules-over-pro-uk-tax-letter/