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Scottish Referendum Part 2 - Electric Boogaloo
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Originally posted by glebe digital View PostAnd as you know, you can't just pull a shiny new private sector out of your butt.
Think it may all be rather academic TBH, criteria for EU membership is a Gov budget deficit below 3%, Scotland's is currently running at about 9%. No idea how you fix that when you consider the size of the public sector. So assuming May agrees and a Yes vote, that could mean several painful years outside the EU trying to conform to the criteria, with a bloated Pub-sec and all that that entails......sounds like a recipe for chaos. So perhaps Scottish voters should be looking at what Independence 'outside the EU' really means first......mad times really.
Austerity has not yet begun IMO.
Independence is required to slash the public sector in Scotland. The number of pointless services that exists is astonishing. Translation services in public institutions should be a no no IMO. It's like me going to the local Rathaus (town hall) and demanding to be spoken to in English.
Get a grip. Get slashing."Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark TwainComment
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Originally posted by scooterscot View PostOh come on. The UK as a whole has a public sector that is not sustainable. The 2nd largest employer in the world after the People's Liberation Army is the British public sector.
Austerity has not yet begun IMO.
Independence is required to slash the public sector in Scotland. The number of pointless services that exists is astonishing. Translation services in public institutions should be a no no IMO. It's like me going to the local Rathaus (town hall) and demanding to be spoken to in English.
Get a grip. Get slashing.The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn't existComment
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Originally posted by LondonManc View PostLet me get this straight; you're expecting what will be a socialist Scottish government to slash public sector jobs?Comment
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Originally posted by The_Equalizer View PostIt's no less inconsistent than everything else that has been suggested. Oil revenues, tax receipts, use of Sterling, good will of the UK etc.
Love Someone who actually lives in Scotland.Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Comment
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Originally posted by vetran View PostWe will live on our love for each other and our beloved leaders Sturgeon & Salmond!
Love Someone who actually lives in Scotland.Comment
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Originally posted by The_Equalizer View PostIt's no less inconsistent than everything else that has been suggested. Oil revenues, tax receipts, use of Sterling, good will of the UK etc.The Chunt of Chunts.Comment
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Originally posted by glebe digital View PostScottish voters should be looking at what Independence 'outside the EU' really means first......
"Latest YouGov referendum voting intention figures show the highest No lead since August 2014"
https://yougov.co.uk/news/2017/03/15...n-no-57-yes-4/
There is no clear change in support for Scottish independence, we can't be having referendums on this subject every 5 years until they get the result they want. As a once in a generation question, the lifespan of a Scotsman is longer than 5 years.Taking a break from contractingComment
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Originally posted by MrMarkyMark View PostThe worrying bit is scooter claims he's an advanced mathematician, worryingly, the reality is the basics seem so far out of his grasp
I couldn't even put it on expensesComment
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Originally posted by northernladyuk View PostAn advanced mathematician would be able to manage a simple expense claim:
I couldn't even put it on expensesGot a phone call at the beginning of the week, a client needed help with some mathematical models. Turns out there's no one left in the UK skilled enough so they called me in Munich.
The Chunt of Chunts.Comment
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