Salmond and Sturgeon Want the English Fish for More Fat Subsidies

Leanne1812

HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »

It's easy to simply oppose everything in a frenzy of 'TORY-BAD' soundbites.

But part of being the opposition is a duty to propose viable alternatives...

As an SNP supporter what concrete action would you like the government to take against Daesh in order to degrade their capabilities against us and in support of our allies who have requested help?

What's wrong with the two UK air strikes so far that have taken out Daesh controlled oil wells in the middle of the desert?

Should Daesh have been allowed to keep pumping that oil to fund their terror?

I don't know the answer Hamish but I am a little confused as to why, when 9 or 10 other countries are involved and have been for a while now these oil wells weren't already targeted.

I have no military background so I'm no expert but how will air strikes defeat this enemy who appear to have embedded themselves in communities of ordinary citizens? It just does not 'feel' like the best course of action for us to take.

Leanne1812

fun4everyone wrote: »

If we had voted YES the Forth road bridge would have remained open!!

Absolutely!

Leanne1812

The link for wording plus insight isn't working string, can you try to repost? I'd like to read. Cheers.

Leanne1812

On a lighter note, since the Forth Road Bridge was brought up.

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/dec/04/twitter-users-affected-by-forth-road-bridge-closure-see-the-funny-side

chris_m

Leanne1812 wrote: »

On a lighter note, since the Forth Road Bridge was brought up.

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/dec/04/twitter-users-affected-by-forth-road-bridge-closure-see-the-funny-side

Hehe, I love the Kraken one :rotfl:

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Leanne1812 wrote: »

The link for wording plus insight isn't working string, can you try to repost? I'd like to read. Cheers.

Good for you for following it up

Yes the seems to be a problem which I cannot change for some reason. Try copying and pasting the following
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/dec/01/cabinet-approves-syria-airstrikes-motion

HAMISH_MCTAVISH

Leanne1812 wrote: »

I don't know the answer Hamish but I am a little confused as to why, when 9 or 10 other countries are involved and have been for a while now these oil wells weren't already targeted.

Why they weren't is of little consequence, might have been lack of resources, different priorities, any number of reasons.

The point is that Britain targeted and destroyed them.

So the UK was able to look after our national interests and our allies call for assistance by degrading the ability of Daesh to fund itself through pumping oil from these fields.

Given these were oil wells in the middle of the desert what possible objection could you have to the UK taking them out?

And why do you think it reasonable for the UK to expect other nations to target them instead of us doing it ourselves?

I have no military background so I'm no expert but how will air strikes defeat this enemy who appear to have embedded themselves in communities of ordinary citizens? It just does not 'feel' like the best course of action for us to take.

Well as the initial UK strikes have targeted their source of funding, oil wells out in the remote desert, it will help defeat Daesh by restricting their ability to fund terrorist activities.

And remote desert oil wells are not "embedded in communities of ordinary citizens".

So neither of your concerns appear to be justified with the action taken so far.

Therefore I'll ask again, what's wrong with the two UK air strikes so far that have taken out Daesh controlled oil wells in the middle of the desert?

Should Daesh have been allowed to keep pumping that oil to fund their terror?

CLAPTON

Leanne1812 wrote: »

On a lighter note, since the Forth Road Bridge was brought up.

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/dec/04/twitter-users-affected-by-forth-road-bridge-closure-see-the-funny-side

keeping to the lighter note here

is it true that the rail bridge was designed by an Englishman
and the road bridge by a Scot?

chris_m

CLAPTON wrote: »

keeping to the lighter note here

is it true that the rail bridge was designed by an Englishman

Yes

and the road bridge by a Scot?

Only partially - 1/3 of Mott, Hay and Anderson was a Scot, the other two were English. Not sure about the other design company involved, Freeman Fox & Partners.

CLAPTON

chris_m wrote: »

Yes



Only partially - 1/3 of Mott, Hay and Anderson was a Scot, the other two were English. Not sure about the other design company involved, Freeman Fox & Partners.

oh dear
I guess Nicola and Alex can use that as yet another reason why they won't pay their share of the UK debt, when independence arrives.