scotland indendence- good idea, or good riddance?

[Barnham Seagull]

Our strength of a nation is in our union!!

Together we stand, devided we fall!

Labour lefties and scum w**nk Lib Dems would have other ideas!

 

[Zed Seagull]

Anyways, you need us tae stop the wee Norsemen from rowing over to rape your women.

No wait....that's right, the Norsemen need us.....

Well a hope for my arses sake their able tae tell the men fae the women

 

[simonsimon]

We have been proping up the celtic ecominies for years, but without the celtic vote, a Westminster Parliament would always have an Irish Brigand majority.

A difficult arguement to choose either way.

 

[Guinness Boy]

Well a hope for my arses sake their able tae tell the men fae the women

Genuine LOL

 

[London Calling]

We have been proping up the celtic ecominies for years, but without the celtic vote, a Westminster Parliament would always have an Irish Brigand majority.

A difficult arguement to choose either way.

I am a bit confused here. You mean without the " Socialist" Celts voting for a Labour Party, the Labour Party would never get elected in the England only parliament.

Frankly I am all for a single English state, though being ruled by Tories would p+++ me of no end. Hopefully the new state would elect by proportional representation so at least it would be run left of centre.

LC

 

[dougdeep]

I've always considered myself English not British.

 

[simonsimon]

The two main parties in England will never bring in proportional representation. They have been discussing this issue for over thirty years, and still no progress.

We can not afford to let a new "ETON MAFFIA" under Cameron take control of England. All the good work of the last 10 years would immediately be undone and we would return to the dark days of Thatcherism.

 

[Timbo]

a couple of klit factories.

How can I get a job there!!!!

 

[Bluejuice]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_economy

They have an awful lot of financial services companies which counts for a fair whack in their GDP.

Edinburgh is Europe's 5th largest financial centre and the Royal Bank of Scotland is the second largest bank in the whole of the continent.

I'm not Scottish or even a sympathiser particularly but it does strike me a lot of English are ignorant to their economic power

 

[Lammy]

Once the oil has run out, set them free.

Simple.

 

[Lammy]

btw surely good bye OR good ridance offers us very little choice in this discussion?

 

[Buzzer]

We can not afford to let a new "ETON MAFFIA" under Cameron take control of England. All the good work of the last 10 years would immediately be undone and we would return to the dark days of Thatcherism.

1. spelt 'mafia'.
2. Ah yes, a man goes to top English public school therefore makes him unsuitable for PM, but man goes to top Scottish public school makes him suitable.
3. What about the Scottish political mafia with their hugely disproportionate number of MPs compared to voters and voting on issues that don't affect them?
4. 'All the good work' -

 

[withdeanwombat]

An independent Scotland?

Would this mean an end to Scots as MP's at Westminster?

Would there be lottery money to rebuild Hadrian's Wall?

Would we no longer suffer hoots mon on New Year's Eve?


Let the miserable jocks have their independence.

JINGS! DO IT THE NOO!

 

[SULLY COULDNT SHOOT]

Think you'll find the oil industry is booming.

A klit factory... I hope you don't mean what I think you mean!!!!!

 

[SULLY COULDNT SHOOT]

I can hear my grandfather jumping out of her grave with with her Scotland flag and plaid!!!

Absolutely... why not... suggestign that Scotland would not survive is ridiculous..... What has Ireland got other than potatoes yet they adapted and thrived. Up the Scots!

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

Yes give their country back to them.

At least they truly are Britons, not like those dirty little Angles and Saxons, they are just germanic Euro trash.

 

[Dr Q]

Think you'll find the oil industry is booming.

It is at the moment, but new additions to reserves are generally small and are not replacing that being produced by a long way.

It'll run out sooner rather than later .. then they can have their miserable country back (just hope my missus doesn't read this!!)

 

[Pavilionaire]

As Al Murray Pub Landlord once said:

"The Scots are OK...they work for us now."

Personally I like the present arrangement. Some thoughts:

1. Scotland has global influence via the UK - independence would reduce this. In fact, every country in the UK would lose out - this is likely, in turn, to destabilise the Commonwealth.

2. Likely to be harder for Scots to get jobs and university places in England, and for the English in Scotland. How can this reduced freedom be a good thing?

All in all, those thinking independence is a good thing are wrong.

 

[desprateseagull]

some practical queries- would currency need to change, or be accepted in each of the devolved countries?

and what about the Union Jack?

and languages? immigration?

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

Any bet of the Scottish get it the Cornish will then be wanting independence.

They did after all try to get recognition so they could go to the Commonwealth Games as a National Team.