Scottish Referendum

[jimmymac]

Maybe you Jocks will start wearing underwear if you go it alone, you will have no-body to pull your kilts up to when the new 8ft wall is built across the border lol

Built by a polish builder! lol

 

[Guest77]

Just to clarify Guys, most of my posts in this thread are total wind ups, I wish you guys well whatever you decide, no hard feelings from me and thanks for not biting too hard, you have sence of humours you lot, fair play to you.

 

[jimmymac]

Just to clarify Guys, most of my posts in this thread are total wind ups, I wish you guys well whatever you decide, no hard feelings from me and thanks for not biting too hard, you have sence of humours you lot, fair play to you.

Cheers Mike! I never get wound up by forum 'discussions', I don't see the point, whatever is type on here has no bearing on my life what so ever. It seems that everyone has an opinion on this subject and most get annoyed quite easily when they are challenged.......I just like the arguments :wink_smile:

 

[telectrix]

there'a major problem if scotland goes independent that nobody's spotted yet. the english govt. will put import taxes on scotch.

 

[jimmymac]

there'a major problem if scotland goes independent that nobody's spotted yet. the english govt. will put import taxes on scotch.

I could do a bit of boot-legging, I'll smuggle some down for my friends south of the border :boat:

 

[Guest77]

Also the law will be changed so English whisky could be made and sold, at the moment to protect Scottish business it is not allowed, how things will change.

 

[Adam W]

Scotland has an opportunity to control it's own future, that means that we can vote any party into government and be ruled by that party.

That doesn't really explain anything - what would a split from the rest of the UK allow than the Scottish Parliament can't already do? If they hadn't had any power then why is university tuition free to the Scottish but not the English, why are prescriptions free in Scotland but not England, and why do you have different Part P rules?

Also, what's to say Scotland will fail?

In what way doesn't the current arrangement work? If it already works then what's the sense in changing it? Change it until it doesn't work?
The Scottish typically vote for more socialist policies which has a history of not working. Apparently it 'works' in Scandanavia which has been attributed to everyone having to look out for each other due to the harsh climate, but that's no guarantee that it will work all over Scotland, especially in the cities.

 

[UNG]

Just to clarify Guys, most of my posts in this thread are total wind ups, I wish you guys well whatever you decide, no hard feelings from me and thanks for not biting too hard, you have sence of humours you lot, fair play to you.

A bit like this Scottish referendum it's winding a lot of people up

 

[jimmymac]

That doesn't really explain anything - what would a split from the rest of the UK allow than the Scottish Parliament can't already do? If they hadn't had any power then why is university tuition free to the Scottish but not the English, why are prescriptions free in Scotland but not England, and why do you have different Part P rules?
In what way doesn't the current arrangement work? If it already works then what's the sense in changing it? Change it until it doesn't work?
The Scottish typically vote for more socialist policies which has a history of not working. Apparently it 'works' in Scandanavia which has been attributed to everyone having to look out for each other due to the harsh climate, but that's no guarantee that it will work all over Scotland, especially in the cities.

Ok, so if we do get independence we have our say about issues such as the EU, nuclear weapons, immigration etc. If we remain in the UK our population is not enough to sway the vote so once again the outcome is decided by the English vote, therefore, we are not in control of our own future.

 

[Besoeker]

Maybe you Jocks will start wearing underwear if you go it alone, you will have no-body to pull your kilts up to when the new 8ft wall is built across the border lol

Hadrian built it because he feared the Scots.........LOL

 

[Octopus]

Ok, so if we do get independence we have our say about issues such as the EU, nuclear weapons, immigration etc. If we remain in the UK our population is not enough to sway the vote so once again the outcome is decided by the English vote, therefore, we are not in control of our own future.

Er no you won't, that is if you join the EU

 

[UNG]

Ok, so if we do get independence we have our say about issues such as the EU, nuclear weapons, immigration etc. If we remain in the UK our population is not enough to sway the vote so once again the outcome is decided by the English vote, therefore, we are not in control of our own future.

Will you be in control with independence as market forces and other world influences will dictate how Scotland fares as it does with every other country in the world

 

[jimmymac]

More in control than we are now, that's for sure!

 

[Adam W]

On the subject of the EU, as a new country Scotland would have to submit a new application to join, and as a condition of membership new members are required to join the Euro.

 

[mayfair]

Hope they are made to sort everything should cost the Scotish taxpayer a nice wedge.

On the subject of the EU, as a new country Scotland would have to submit a new application to join, and as a condition of membership new members are required to join the Euro.