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Scottish independance?
September 10, 2014 at 5:14 pm
Good or bad?
Forget the football/rugby etc.. but it has to be bad for these islands doesn't it?
The scots all Mel Gibson and patriotic macho, remembering learnt historical stuff getting worked up over nowt these days
They have oil (for how long?) and not much else....?
I hope the long term isn't us sending billions of pounds of "aid" to Scotland like we do to India, when India has it's on space program !
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RE: Scottish independance?
September 10, 2014 at 5:39 pm
Why did you want them in the first place?
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RE: Scottish independance?
September 10, 2014 at 5:41 pm
(This post was last modified: September 10, 2014 at 5:42 pm by Anomalocaris.)
Good. The fewer the subjects of monarchs, the better.
Besides, I think weaker Britain is good for Europe in the long run.
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RE: Scottish independance?
September 10, 2014 at 5:42 pm
Scots.
Someone went out of their way to create the UK.
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RE: Scottish independance?
September 10, 2014 at 5:49 pm
(September 10, 2014 at 5:14 pm)lifesagift Wrote: Good or bad?
Forget the football/rugby etc.. but it has to be bad for these islands doesn't it?
The scots all Mel Gibson and patriotic macho, remembering learnt historical stuff getting worked up over nowt these days
They have oil (for how long?) and not much else....?
I hope the long term isn't us sending billions of pounds of "aid" to Scotland like we do to India, when India has it's on space program !
Really? Braveheart is nearly 20 years old, and you think that has a bearing on the result of the referendum?
Scotland's economy is fairly sound. They generate more taxes per head than anywhere else in the UK, have a lot of tourism and some of the fastest growing cities in the UK (Aberdeen and Glasgow are improving in leaps and bounds). Also, Scotland has a good road safety record and is actually committed to keeping the NHS free for everyone.
If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world. - J.R.R Tolkien
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RE: Scottish independance?
September 10, 2014 at 5:57 pm
Smaller government means a government better serving its population. Scotland certainly didn't vote for the current UK government.
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RE: Scottish independance?
September 10, 2014 at 6:05 pm
Has anyone asked Gordon Ramsay yet?
