Salmond "We can take Scotland in two weeks"

[minestrone]

Ths is tax from the region, we make 700 per head more than rUK.

We spend on average 1300 more the public sector.

[Batcher]

I said both posts were inane drivel - sorry just yours appeared in the reply.
It's a wee bit more difficult than either of you realise. Economics is hard.

I guess the only way you're gong to see how painful it is will be to vote 'Yes', as a contractor it may not even impinge on you that much. But a 'Yes' vote will see Salmond announcing on Friday morning that if he can't get a CU he will go for Sterlingisation. You can expect an announcement from Cameron and Millipede that there will be no CU.

Alex Salmond is an economist. He graduated from St Andrews Uni with a 2:2 Joint Honours MA in Economics and Medieval History in May 1978. In 1978 he entered the Government Economic Service as an Assistant Economist in the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland, part of the now defunct Scottish Office. Two years later he joined the staff of the Royal Bank of Scotland where he worked for seven years, initially as an assistant economist. In 1982 he was appointed Oil Economist, and from 1984 he worked as a bank economist as well as continuing to hold the position of Oil Economist. While with the Royal Bank, he wrote and broadcast extensively for both domestic and international outlets. He also contributed regularly to oil and energy conferences. In 1983 Salmond created a "Royal Bank/BBC oil index" that is still used.


After graduating in 1992, George Osborne did a few part-time jobs including as a data entry clerk, typing the details of recently deceased into a NHS computer database. He also briefly worked for a week at Selfridges, mainly re-folding towels.

[minestrone]

Alex Salmond is an economist. He graduated from St Andrews Uni with a 2:2 Joint Honours MA in Economics and Medieval History in May 1978. In 1978 he entered the Government Economic Service as an Assistant Economist in the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland, part of the now defunct Scottish Office. Two years later he joined the staff of the Royal Bank of Scotland where he worked for seven years, initially as an assistant economist. In 1982 he was appointed Oil Economist, and from 1984 he worked as a bank economist as well as continuing to hold the position of Oil Economist. While with the Royal Bank, he wrote and broadcast extensively for both domestic and international outlets. He also contributed regularly to oil and energy conferences. In 1983 Salmond created a "Royal Bank/BBC oil index" that is still used.


After graduating in 1992, George Osborne did a few part-time jobs including as a data entry clerk, typing the details of recently deceased into a NHS computer database. He also briefly worked for a week at Selfridges, mainly re-folding towels.

[Batcher]

Peston is quoting 20Billion+ for Sterlingisation.
May well need to be more than that to get a Clause 49 entry into the EU.

Not so bad as the Daily Fail then that said it would be £150 Billion.

[TestMangler]

You know as well as the rest of us do that Blair/Brown/Darling were sucking the hind tit of RBS at the same time.

I'm sure similar communications also exist with other prominent politicians names on them.

[Batcher]

Alex Salmond was aware of the bid but he wasn't responsible for doing due dilligence for RBS. He had left RBS many years before that letter.

[Batcher]

Financial Times editor Lionel Barber said on Radio 4's Today programme this morning that business leaders didn't want to get involved in the politics of the referendum but David Cameron and cabinet secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood had been phoning them asking them to speak up for the union.

[BrilloPad]

Financial Times editor Lionel Barber said on Radio 4's Today programme this morning that business leaders didn't want to get involved in the politics of the referendum but David Cameron and cabinet secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood had been phoning them asking them to speak up for the union.

I can believe it. DC is scum.

[LondonManc]

I can believe it. DC is scum.

As opposted to other politicians being nice and honest?

Love them or loathe them, but neither side of the house has had a conviction politician since Maggie and John Smith. Opposite ends but I respect them both for believing their ideals were to be put in place for the long term good of the country. Today's mob are all in it for themselves, generally centre of the house, populist and can only be distinguished by the different colour of tie they wear. Very sad because you don't get a good government without a good opposition and we've had neither for some time.

[BrilloPad]

As opposted to other politicians being nice and honest?

Love them or loathe them, but neither side of the house has had a conviction politician since Maggie and John Smith. Opposite ends but I respect them both for believing their ideals were to be put in place for the long term good of the country. Today's mob are all in it for themselves, generally centre of the house, populist and can only be distinguished by the different colour of tie they wear. Very sad because you don't get a good government without a good opposition and we've had neither for some time.

I agree with all of that. Good post.