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

Mistermeaner

Hold on i thought Scotland was already independent?

Shakethedisease

Arklight wrote: »

Shakey says the polls show a stunning victory for Yes this time. She has graphics and everything.

No offence but there are some posters here ( ie you ) that only understand things when there's a few pretty pictures to look at.;)

Nicola Sturgeon has said Theresa May is “deluding herself” by trying to persist with her Brexit red lines, and suggested details of the timetable for a second Scottish independence referendum would be revealed within “weeks”.

https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/brexit-nicola-sturgeon-promises-independence-timetable-in-weeks-1-4857393


Also rumblings of another indy party being set up in order to stand in any Holyrood election ( list seats only )... should Nicola feel the need to resign and call an election/vote any time soon of course.

Moe_The_Bartender

Ian Blackford spoke for twenty minutes tonight in the no confidence debate without mentioning fishing. Obviously a matter of no importance to the SNP.

Shakethedisease

Moe_The_Bartender wrote: »

Ian Blackford spoke for twenty minutes tonight in the no confidence debate without mentioning fishing. Obviously a matter of no importance to the SNP.

Westminster took the powers over fishing back from Holyrood. Ian Blackford can't promise anything regarding fishing.. and in any case, it's a very small portion of Scotland's economy albeit with sentimental/historical significance.. kind of like Shipbuilding and the Clyde.

This sounds promising though !

Joanna Cherry QC MP
Excellent news. An exclusive new poll has revealed a majority believe Scotland should have #Indyref2 if #Brexit goes ahead. More than 56%.

The clock is ticking down to a very important announcement from ⁦@theSNP⁩ #BringItOn

1:44 PM - 16 Jan 2019

Arklight

The National got in the Guardian's news roundup today!

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/jan/17/how-thursdays-papers-covered-mays-brexit-vote-aftermath

Incredible because it's so wee. This is probably the first time most people in the UK knew that there was such a paper. I think the North Norfolk Gazette is angling for a spot tomorrow.

Shakethedisease

Arklight wrote: »

The National got in the Guardian's news roundup today!

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/jan/17/how-thursdays-papers-covered-mays-brexit-vote-aftermath

Incredible because it's so wee. This is probably the first time most people in the UK knew that there was such a paper. I think the North Norfolk Gazette is angling for a spot tomorrow.

Hmmm, you know that scene in Planes, Trains and Automobiles ? It springs to mind every time I read a post of yours on this thread.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgcUX-CUAJg


Strange reporting from the Herald below. They'd normally want to bury polls and results like these.

A majority believe Scotland should have Indyref2 if Brexit goes ahead, an exclusive new poll has revealed.

Reacting to Theresa May's Brexit deal defeat, more than 56% of Herald audience panelists believe the country should hold a second independence vote if the UK leaves the European Union.
It also found they overwhelmingly feel Brexit should now just be binned and not renegotiated.

https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17363200.herald-poll-scotland-should-have-independence-referendum-after-brexit/

This is quite an interesting take as well. Though the DUP would never stand for it.

A semi-Brexit, with just England and Wales leaving the EU, is the solution

If Scotland and Northern Ireland remained, as voters there wanted, it would open the door to a better deal all round

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jan/17/semi-brexit-england-wales-leaving-eu-solution

noodle_doodle

So is wanting to leave a union ten times your size good or bad?

I don't see how a semi-brexit would work, scottish goods would still have to truck through a non-eu area, and the back out the other end, with all the delays and paperwork that entails. Shipping isn't a viable alternative for most goods, it's slower and the expense isn't less for relatively short sea journeys (if you're looking at trucks on ferries, you're having to pay the driver at sea. if you're looking at container only, you need two set of trucks at either end for the land legs). I personally would help burn down the customs posts on the border though as I am a reiver.

Arklight

Shakethedisease wrote: »

Hmmm, you know that scene in Planes, Trains and Automobiles ? It springs to mind every time I read a post of yours on this thread.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgcUX-CUAJg


Strange reporting from the Herald below. They'd normally want to bury polls and results like these.
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17363200.herald-poll-scotland-should-have-independence-referendum-after-brexit/

This is quite an interesting take as well. Though the DUP would never stand for it. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jan/17/semi-brexit-england-wales-leaving-eu-solution

How rude, I was just trying to tell you that your newspaper had got into a proper newspaper. I thought that you would be pleased.

noodle_doodle

oooohhhhh............

https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/former-first-minister-alex-salmond-arrested-by-police-according-to-reports-1-4861598

Arklight

Salmond caged!!

Edit: Looks like those allegations of fiddling are catching up with him.