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BES
Sure they have. Heard the roit in the city center did £2 worth of damage. Bet you look lovely in your little tartan hat skirt and bag pipes. Only joking mate.
Oh now if you had said that I would whole heartedly agree with you. Barnett does not account for ALL monies going through the treasury .....The political parties are going to have to find the cash to dump into a bigger Barnett pot to deliver more to England and wales. The whole thing is bloody complicated with the likes of London getting quite a lot out of it but Northern England get shafted big time. Some of the disparity comes from how much it costs to deliver "services" in remote areas ect and the £ per head is not really reflected in the services given/received....if that makes any sense.
Can't thank your post for some reason...forum software playing up. The truth is there are still some knuckle draggers but not even close to the amount 10,20 or 30 years ago. Decade upon decade things have got better. Yes you can still find yourself in the "wrong" pub wearing the wrong colours.....but I could say that about lots of pubs in England too. They never liked me much in tottenham when I had my Chelsea shirt on....lol (true story BTW....It was just an "old shirt I was wearing on site and I went for a beer friday after work.....oops. Once they realized I was a silly Jock they calmed down and just hated me for being scottish instead lol.Sure they have. Heard the roit in the city center did £2 worth of damage. Bet you look lovely in your little tartan hat skirt and bag pipes. Only joking mate.
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Octopus
I think you need a lesson in facts. The Barnett formula has absolutely nothing to do with redistributing wealth created by the individual countries:
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[h=2]How the formula works[/h] The formula distributes expenditure to the constituent countries of the UK. Changes in public spending are applied in proportion to current population.
It applies only to expenditure on issues which the devolved administrations (as opposed to UK central government) are responsible for. Its principle is that any increase or reduction in expenditure in England will automatically lead to a proportionate increase or reduction in resources for the devolved governments in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Analogous arrangements apply to categories of expense which are only controlled by some of the devolved governments. The formula is not applied to all public expenditure, but is the default option if no other decisions are made. Expenditure is allocated en bloc, not by service, allowing each devolved administration to allocate these funds as it believes appropriate."
And therefore the fact that the Scots perceive that they, and they only, should benefit from North Sea taxes is misplaced - suggest you have that conversation with the Welsh
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dingledong
Radio 4 said tuition fees for Scots and anyone from the eu was free, but if your English you have to pay £9000
And the free fees and free prescriptions were subsidized by this balfour formula
And the free fees and free prescriptions were subsidized by this balfour formula
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Octopus
Barnett
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dingledong
Thank you
Beatty....or hair ?
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Adam W
Just like Labour, and all the unions.
I totally agree with u and we should keep out resources too.
I totally agree with u and we should keep our resources too.
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Octopus
wtf???
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Silly Sausage
Probably alluding to the pot of black gold that never stops giving!!!
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Compare the UK to Norway and Russia.
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Octopus
I think the response just shows how "little" Scotlanders think.
I live in the "properous" SE of England where the bulk of the UK taxes are paid, BUT I DON'T expect my taxes just to be spent in my area. They are for the greater good of all the UK
Really Murdoch
Can I see your figures to back up this claim like
How much taxes are raised by the scots and how much taxes are spent on scots. You have obviously seen them.
Can I see your figures to back up this claim like
How much taxes are raised by the scots and how much taxes are spent on scots. You have obviously seen them.
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Octopus
Read my response #214
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dingledong
Maybe you could show us
But London must be the biggest tax payer with employees corporation etc
But yes I think my taxes are for the good o f all not just my area
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trev
Typical right wing/kipper response. The difference is, as I said above, the kippers see Farage as some sort of demigod. I don't idolise any socialist in that way.
The man paints himself as one of us but is just as much of a hypocrite and BS artist as any of the others that could be named but the kippers can't see through him.
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Octopus
Read this - yes its not completely up to date but look at the trends and they are obvious.
http://www.isitfair.co.uk/reports/public/oe ukpublicfinance.pdf
And I reiterate - I expect taxes to be handed out fairly, not on the basis of who contributes the most gets the most!
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Badged01
The Scots are a bit like fleas on a dog. The fleas actually know a good thing when they have it but just like to bite and suck all the blood out. And the poor dog can't get rid of them ........ and the fleas won't ***** leave.
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dingledong
I look at farage as just another politician trev . They all have some good points and all have bad points but if I had to choose who to go for a drink with it would be farage he seems approachable and to have a sense of humour
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Guest77
The answer to that is 20 quid a head from the Scots and 22 quid an head from the rest of the UK, Scotland earns it's money, the westminster government wastes it all on weapons and MPs expenses, I think the Scottish bashing a bit unfair really, that said you have got chips on your shoulders.
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Guest77
I disagree, was talking to a few at my local Labour meeting and Ed will ensure the promises are kept, your guarentee of extra powers will be met under a labour government, you know what you must do next May don't you?
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Guest77
We are not all the same down here diddy.
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jimmymac
Err its Glasgow. Rangers v Celtic. Prodies v catholics. Nobody never noticed before.
Err, no it's not. And just to clarify, Celtic and Rangers play football, religion should not come into it, although historically it has, the real football fans are working hard to get away from this image
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jimmymac
Unlike the Welsh who contribute so much!
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Guest77
HAHA, yes we could start a thread about Wales and I am sure it would ruffle a few feathers lol
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Guest77
Funny country Wales, I live by it and have been there literally hundreds of times, I have worked all over south Wales as well, all over it, and they are funny people. The Welsh in the North dislike the Welsh in the South, the Welsh in the South dislike the English, the Welsh in the North want independence from the UK, the Welsh in the South do not (even though they dislike the English). The welsh sparks and construction workers as a whole in the south work all over England due to lack of Work in their areas, they lodge here and go out on the beer with us, but tell us they dislike us lol. There is a cafe in Wales just over the border where there is a sign in the window saying they support any team in the world except England haha, however they love us when we go in there for breakfast, a funny country Wales.
Your point is the welsh are smelly dogs ?
I agree with u there Murdoch. It's proven 55% off Scots don't think ;-)
I tell u what if the rest of the uk want to do us a favour. U could club together and get 3G up near Aberlour. I'm on holiday and there is no 3G or public wifi
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Guest77
No 55% of Scots live in England, 55% of whats left are sensible, 45% who voted yes were so pi$$ed they ticked the wrong box.
Aye wisney
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BES
Its about time this thread ended. The scots have voted to be still ruled by the superiour English and it going to stay that way for ever it obvious they realise their place and have voted so.
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trev
As a northern brit I have to say that I'd sooner be governed from a successful Edinburgh than Westminster in it's current form.Its about time this thread ended. The scots have voted to be still ruled by the superiour English and it going to stay that way for ever it obvious they realise their place and have voted so.
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BES
Think your a closet scot trev. Time to come out and put on your skirt.As a northern brit I have to say that I'd sooner be governed from a successful Edinburgh than Westminster in it's current form.Its about time this thread ended. The scots have voted to be still ruled by the superiour English and it going to stay that way for ever it obvious they realise their place and have voted so.
Aye wisney
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trev
I have nothing in common with the tory scum who currently govern us mate. Words cannot describe how much I hate them for what they do.Think your a closet scot trev. Time to come out and put on your skirt.
If that means I have to put a skirt on then fair enough. It wouldn't be the first time I've worn one. I used to play rugby.
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