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Scottish independance
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If all these Scots want to break away from 'Britain', I say let them do it. But they can stop using English taxpayers to fund their university fees, their pharmacies and their fucking car parks! Let them see the benefits of independence then!
That is all.  (April 12, 2012 at 5:56 pm)Napoleon Wrote: If all these Scots want to break away from 'Britain', I say let them do it. But they can stop using English taxpayers to fund their university fees, their pharmacies and their fucking car parks! Let them see the benefits of independence then! Well Nap, that pretty much takes the biscuit for the most petulant thing I've seen you post. England would be a very different place (for the worse) without Scottish contributions in many fields. Scotland owes England exactly nothing. The union of England and Scotland in 1707 was for England's benefit,not Scotland's, and was opposed by most Scots at the time. Check out the Wiki article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acts_of_Union_1707 RE: Scottish independance
April 12, 2012 at 7:57 pm
(This post was last modified: April 12, 2012 at 7:58 pm by Napoléon.)
Actually the union was mainly for Scotland's benefit.
http://blog.cgpgrey.com/how-scotland-bec...t-britain/ Did you even read the Wikipedia article? What about this bit: Quote:In Scotland, it was claimed that union would enable Scotland to recover from the financial disaster wrought by the Darien scheme through English assistance and the lifting of measures put in place through the Alien Act to force the Scottish Parliament into compliance with the Act of Settlement.(bolding mine) Spending 1/5 of your country's wealth on an attempt at establishing a colony isn't the best of ideas. When it fails, the consequences are even worse. England essentially made sure that Scotland didn't go bankrupt.
Explain to me what the benefit is, FOR ME, to pay taxes for scottish students university fees, when I am left to my own devices, left to get in £20,000 worth of debt for my own university fees??
I find it interesting that Scotlands financial plans while independent is largely dependent on their oil reserves.
Wonder how that'll work out in 50-100 years time.........
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Also, I agree with Napo's post(s). If Scotland want to leave the Union, they should be allowed to.
RE: Scottish independance
April 12, 2012 at 8:04 pm
(This post was last modified: April 12, 2012 at 8:13 pm by Napoléon.)
(April 12, 2012 at 8:03 pm)Tiberius Wrote: Also, I agree with Napo's post(s). If Scotland want to leave the Union, they should be allowed to. Might help with the debt crisis if we aren't wasting taxes on scottish people  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLrrBs8JBQo 
If scotland split how long till we're at war with them..........again.
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