The New Fat Scotland 'Thanks for all the Fish' Thread.

Shakethedisease

cogito wrote: »

I never read the Express so wouldn't know what it says. And I've never said that Scotland can't use the £. Of course it could but it could never be in a currency union without the agreement of the RUK government and why would they agree to that?

The other poster did though, say that. Currency union is a bit 2014.. things have moved on, so has the debate and so also has the notion of asking for any sort of currency union.

And of course Scotland could apply to join the EU but if you think that the EU would waive their entry requirements, you are likely to be disappointed.

EFTA then I suppose. I don't really care to be honest.. and I think I speak for a lot of Scots.. when I say most of us just want us to get the h**l out of this toxic Union asap. Teresa May's 2 and a half years in power coupled with Corbyn's wishy washy vagueness has only served to harden resolve.

EU/EFTA who cares anymore, and at least it'll be up to us to choose. Not some deranged PM who's best accomplishments are kicking large cans down the road, along with the odd spot of really cringe worthy dancing. Am pretty sure a Scottish Govt of any flavour can do a lot better than that !

Rainbowgirl84

Wee Nippy by her own admittance had three meetings and two phone calls with Eck where she discussed the situation...she should have refused to do so... end of. It was a very poor choice to do so and a distinct lack of judgement on her part. Was anything recorded? If not why not? What was discussed?

baldelectrician

cogito wrote: »

I never read the Express so wouldn't know what it says. And I've never said that Scotland can't use the £. Of course it could but it could never be in a currency union without the agreement of the RUK government and why would they agree to that?

Link to Independent on Scottish independence and £ Sterling
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/pound-value-brexit-dollar-euro-jim-rogers-prediction-currency-exchange-latest-a7362086.html

Video of this on Bloomberg TV

https://youtu.be/9rp2XS1nbvA

baldelectrician

Another bit from a chap who was in the UK civil service called John Jappy

Here he goes on about Scotland subsidising the UK (before oil was found)

Tromking

baldelectrician wrote: »

Another bit from a chap who was in the UK civil service called John Jappy

Here he goes on about Scotland subsidising the UK (before oil was found)

Wow.
That’s got to be the most weak-assed argument against the ‘Scottish Subsidy’ I’ve ever seen.

Arklight

baldelectrician wrote: »

Another bit from a chap who was in the UK civil service called John Jappy

Here he goes on about Scotland subsidising the UK (before oil was found)

The data he's talking about (which we never see in that report) is stated as referring to the period up to 1997, so certainly not before oil was found. That definitely was plundered by the English, but most of it has gone now and the reserves have become wee.

Tbh I think you lot should get on with feeling grateful for having free hospital parking and no tuition fees and stop moaning on about something that will never happen.

System

Shakethedisease wrote: »

Oh and by the way the UK IS Scotland plus England ( and Wales ). .

And Northern Ireland. The UK used to include the whole of Ireland, but chopping off 2/3 of Ireland didn't make any difference to the UK constitutionally, just a wording change from "Ireland" to "Northern Ireland".


You could similarly replace "Great Britain" with "Britain", or perhaps "England and Wales" to be more explicit, and the result would still be a union of several kingdoms.

System

Shakethedisease wrote: »

Scotland CAN use the £ after independence. .

Anybody can use the £ if there are people around who want to accept it. Lots of places use the dollar, for example, after their own currency has collapsed.


What that doesn't do is give any influence over regulating it.

loadsacash

Rainbowgirl84 wrote: »

Wee Nippy by her own admittance had three meetings and two phone calls with Eck where she discussed the situation...she should have refused to do so... end of. It was a very poor choice to do so and a distinct lack of judgement on her part. Was anything recorded? If not why not? What was discussed?

If this was another political leader she would be calling for a resignation.

These women have come forward to report a crime against them that
has allegedly taken place. Meanwhile the First Minister, and a high ranking government official meet up with the Ex First minister to discuss the Governments inquiry into the allegation of sexual misconduct against the Ex First Minister.

Why were no minutes taken?

Cetshwayo

Arklight wrote: »

Tbh I think you lot should get on with feeling grateful for having free hospital parking and no tuition fees and stop moaning on about something that will never happen.

Although it is quite nice at the end of the day these are all bribes.

As was freezing council tax for all those years (prior to 2017-18) and that is now starting to bite hard.