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Salmond and Sturgeon Want the English Fish for More Fat Subsidies

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  • CLAPTON
    CLAPTON Posts: 41,865 Forumite
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    elantan wrote: »
    Have a referendum if thats what your country wants, I certainly would recommend it ... but to say that the Uk should remain whole just because it means that that English issues have an effect on other areas is just a way of saying its too much hassle to give the people what they want, we should be working towards a country that the people want, not one that the politicians find easy to handle, we also have to recognise that areas of Britain think differently from other areas


    I understood that Scotland voted NO: doesn't that count as giving the people want they want?
  • elantan
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    yes and what they want is to stay as part of the UK ... they didnt choose to be swallowed up by the rest of the UK ...

    Just to remind you the question was


    Should Scotland be an independent country

    it wasnt should Scotland be swallowed up by the rest of the UK
  • .string.
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    elantan wrote: »
    Have a referendum if thats what your country wants, I certainly would recommend it ... but to say that the Uk should remain whole just because it means that that English issues have an effect on other areas is just a way of saying its too much hassle to give the people what they want, we should be working towards a country that the people want, not one that the politicians find easy to handle, we also have to recognise that areas of Britain think differently from other areas
    Think differently?

    Ah - the eternal excuse of the muddled.

    Nah - All Poms like to winge - end of.
    Union, not Disunion

    I have a Right Wing and a Left Wing.
    It's the only way to fly straight.
  • elantan
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    Pom ? ok then ... says it all really

    but I would agree a large portion of humans like to moan, it seems to come natural to us for some reason
  • Leanne1812
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    Enterprise_1701C wrote: »
    What about the right of the United Kingdom.

    You want to vote on our laws yet you won't let us vote on whether we want the UK broken up.

    You are, I presume, aware that Scotland is part of the United Kingdom?

    As has been explained SNP MP's will vote on issues that have a direct impact on Scotland. Is there a problem with that? Would you expect your representative in Westminster not to vote for his/her constituents interests?
  • elantan
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    Wow Milliband just said he would rather have the Tories than deal with the SNP, he will categorically not deal with the SNP... WOW
  • nonnie44
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    elantan wrote: »
    Wow Milliband just said he would rather have the Tories than deal with the SNP, he will categorically not deal with the SNP... WOW

    Mmhhhh not sure that I really believe him on that, it'll be interesting to see what happens next Friday :D
  • elantan
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    nonnie44 wrote: »
    Mmhhhh not sure that I really believe him on that, it'll be interesting to see what happens next Friday :D

    Totally but imagine if Scotland does choose SNP and Labour dont quite have enough seats but if they had SNP they would ... then the power SNP would have ....

    And if they choose to not deal with SNP then the repercussions of that in Scotland ... well ...
  • nonnie44
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    elantan wrote: »
    Totally but imagine if Scotland does choose SNP and Labour dont quite have enough seats but if they had SNP they would ... then the power SNP would have ....

    And if they choose to not deal with SNP then the repercussions of that in Scotland ... well ...

    Absolutely....I'm so staying up next Thursday to watch the results come in, whatever they may be :p
  • Leanne1812
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    Right now, after listening to the debate I feel like the No vote equates to no democracy for Scotland :(
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