Salmond and Sturgeon Want the English Fish for More Fat Subsidies

islandannie

elantan wrote: »

But once that ball is rolling

Very few that I know are paying attention to the Gers rubbish ... it's a lame duck

Well that is in stark contrast to the amount of yes voters I know who have definitely changed their opinion and consider they were taken for fools.

In their favour they now know we dodged a catastrophe and are not to proud to admit it.

A referendum now would be the end of the SNP judging by local opinion here.

Shakethedisease

Generali wrote: »

Haha. Keep telling yourself that if you like but you'd better pray that Londoners keep on paying your bills otherwise you can wave goodbye to a huge part of the welfare state that Scots seem so keen on (presumably because they're not the ones paying for it).

What do you think happens to the country's finances if the price of your main export falls by 70%? Even if you don't believe GERS for some mental reason it is certainly in the right area.

I thought that was whisky these days ? Black holes are everywhere today. And the fact that Osborne has gone from a 27bn extra down the back of the sofa find in Nov, to an 18bn black hole in March.. kind of makes you wonder what these economists actually do all day. Do you ever get anything right ? GERS is certainly questionable when the OBR is making making these sort of respected predictions round about in the 'right area'. :T Jeezo.

elantan

Shakethedisease wrote: »

That's my experience too. And some are citing holding them up as reason to leave rather than stay.

Yeah I've seen a lot of that as well

Gen give over ... ye olde London is keeping us got proved wrong so long ago now we don't even pay it any attention... it joins the white noise a long with the rest

The Yoons are just not getting it ... but hey popcorn is tasty

elantan

islandannie wrote: »

Well that is in stark contrast to the amount of yes voters I know who have definitely changed their opinion and consider they were taken for fools.

In their favour they now know we dodged a catastrophe and are not to proud to admit it.

A referendum now would be the end of the SNP judging by local opinion here.

We obviously live in very different areas

Generali

Shakethedisease wrote: »

I thought that was whisky.....

And that's the problem with Scotland's finances in a nutshell. Oil should be providing billions not a few million.

At least all those lawyers, bankers and as execs in London are keepingthe lights on in Scotland's schools and hospitals.

Generali

elantan wrote: »

Yeah I've seen a lot of that as well

Gen give over ... ye olde London is keeping us got proved wrong so long ago now we don't even pay it any attention... it joins the white noise a long with the rest

The Yoons are just not getting it ... but hey popcorn is tasty

You really believe this. In some ways I hope you get your wish because it's going to be hillarious once you idiots realise what you've done.

CLAPTON

Shakethedisease wrote: »

I thought that was whisky these days ? Black holes are everywhere today. And the fact that Osborne has gone from a 27bn extra down the back of the sofa find in Nov, to an 18bn black hole in March.. kind of makes you wonder what these economists actually do all day. Do you ever get anything right ? GERS is certainly questionable when the OBR is making making these sort of respected predictions round about in the 'right area'. :T Jeezo.

not long to May now and those polls that will show what support for iscotland there is

Shakethedisease

Generali wrote: »

And that's the problem with Scotland's finances in a nutshell. Oil should be providing billions not a few million.

At least all those lawyers, bankers and as execs in London are keepingthe lights on in Scotland's schools and hospitals.

London bankers and execs in London are keeping the lights on for every single other region and area in the UK according to 'respected' ( cough see above ) stats. Including most of England. It's becoming a bit of a problem for other regions in terms of meaningful investment and massive brain drain south. Especially also, as it involves that stable and not at all volatile, industry of banking which is looking a tad shaky again.

Whisky is good to have in those UK balance of trade figures aren't they though ?

“But it may surprise some people that Scotch whisky is now the number one contributor to the UK’s balance of trade in goods, and that the trade deficit would be 11% higher without whisky exports.”

https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/business/scotland-business/838044/there-could-be-a-3-8billion-hole-in-uk-trade-finances-if-it-wasnt-for-whisky/

Might be better in Scotland's. Oil is running out anyway isn't it ? Won't last forever blah blah.. Not that you'd know from the current glut of the stuff but that's what we were told. And whatever happens, politically today was a good move by Sturgeon imho. Everytime she's interviewed or any SNP politician goes anywhere media wise, there are always folks gagging for the SNP either to admit they're not planning another referendum. Or admit they are. Thursday's Question Time was totally dominated by it once again and it gets really boring watching the other three parties heckling and moaning. Referendum, referendum, referendum. Today the SNP admitted they were indeed planning towards one, and so what ? May as well own up to it and go with the flow.

If there's no Brexit then they'll simply and openly consult the Scottish public on what it would take all those soft No's to vote Yes next time. I fully expect that No1 on the list will be 'Johnson or Osborne as next PM'. Not GERS.

ps I don't think referring to half the Scots population as idiots does you any favours.

Shakethedisease

CLAPTON wrote: »

not long to May now and those polls that will show what support for iscotland there is

That's just SNP voters. Greens also want an iScotland, but for different reasons.

How's your own vile separatist campaign coming along ?

CLAPTON

Shakethedisease wrote: »

That's just SNP voters. Greens also want an iScotland, but for different reasons.

How's your own vile separatist campaign coming along ?

just can't understand why all those clever scots didn't vote YES last time.

Thanks for your concern but sadly I think I'm in for a double whammy : stay in europe and still have the scots.
probably need a bottle of whisky to get over the first day or so.