Darling, Darling, Darling, versus the Salmond

[scooterscot]

Sure others will bleat on about a fairer society but when they're asked to fund it from their own pockets it's a different story.

I'll pay for it. In fact I already do by living in Germany.

[Troll]

As a member of the audience said last night, "If we're better together, why aren't we better now?" To which there was a roaring cheer.

Excellent question. The UK is one of the richest nations on the face of the planet. So why is our country so unequal, socially and financially?

I suppose to flip that the question it should have been - could you have weathered the financial storm since 2008 better as an independent nation or would you be like Ireland with the begging bowl at the UK exchequer door?
Pretty sure RBS would have gone down the pan

[minestrone]

I notice today that Darling saying that Scotland could keep the pound outside of a currency union has been turned into some kind of victory for the nationalists and therefore this is a now a non issue.

It is staggering that people don't understand even the basic arguments on this issue and that it can now be brushed aside.

[scooterscot]

Pretty sure RBS would have gone down the pan

And so they should have. That's capitalism.

Democracy in the UK needs a drastic shake up. The electorate votes for one thing and gets another. Our basic rights are being stripped away in front of us with out of control immigration. I don't recognise the Britain I once knew. Where was the vote on privatising the post office? As an example of which they are many.

Why is it taking Scotland to shine the light on things that matter?

[scooterscot]

I notice today that Darling saying that Scotland could keep the pound outside of a currency union has been turned into some kind of victory for the nationalists and therefore this is a now a non issue.

It is staggering that people don't understand even the basic arguments on this issue and that it can now be brushed aside.

Because there's more important things than money, as some of the audience last night said.

Child poverty
Illegal wars / WMD

We could trade in bananas and probably still improve the prospects for many.

I know for many down south their world revolves around money, but in Scotland, that's simply not as important.

[eek]

Because there's more important things than money, as some of the audience last night said.

Child poverty
Illegal wars / WMD

We could trade in bananas and probably still improve the prospects for many.

I know for many down south their world revolves around money, but in Scotland, that's simply not as important.

How do you improve the prospects of others who whenever helped pick the worst possible option..

[The Spartan]

Wonder how that happened? Because at the start of the debate BBC said they selected equal numbers of No and Yes voters with about 20% who 'don't know'.

I'm sure it wouldn't have been hard to masquerade as a No voter.

[Unix]

I think this debate will further push the Yes vote for undecided voters. Darling's trump card was currency but he played it too many times that it was seen for what it is , a scare tactic. SCotland will use the pound no matter what.

Yes voters are much more likely to vote than No voters, especially with the polls showing a comfortable no win.

[Unix]

I'm sure it wouldn't have been hard to masquerade as a No voter.

More likely Yes voters had more to cheer about and No voters were cringing at how pathetic Darling's performance was.

[VectraMan]

I notice today that Darling saying that Scotland could keep the pound outside of a currency union has been turned into some kind of victory for the nationalists and therefore this is a now a non issue.

It is staggering that people don't understand even the basic arguments on this issue and that it can now be brushed aside.

From the bit I saw Darling had said keeping the pound without currency union was a terrible option and completely unworkable, and Salmond seized on that as Darling admitting that Scotland could keep the Pound. That's even dumber logic than the "why isn't it better now?" comment.