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Einstein was right - Nationalism is an infantile disease.
You speak of Nationalism (a word imbued with distasteful connotations), that might drive some; but for others it's the aspiration for self-determination, for self-reliance that motivates.
You speak of Nationalism (a word imbued with distasteful connotations), that might drive some; .
it drives a few too many, thankfully that generation is getting old. My teenage kids think it's all a bit sad. They see the world as a big open place. Nationalism they see as an old person's disease.
I'm sure the rest of the UK's refusal to sanction a currency union will give it legs though.
but for others it's the aspiration for self-determination, for self-reliance that motivates.
which is all very nice and lovely and I'll stick my kilt on and do a jig.
But, that's are all a tad rubbish when the cost for these aspirations may well be people's jobs. I aspire to high employment, an NHS free at the point of delivery Scotland qualifying for ONE (please Lord) major championship.
Devo Max will deliver a lot, but not all, of my aspirations.
it drives a few too many, thankfully that generation is getting old. My teenage kids think it's all a bit sad. They see the world as a big open place. Nationalism they see as an old person's disease.
I'm sure the rest of the UK's refusal to sanction a currency union will give it legs though.
which is all very nice and lovely and I'll stick my kilt on and do a jig.
But, that's are all a tad rubbish when the cost for these aspirations may well be people's jobs. I aspire to high employment, an NHS free at the point of delivery Scotland qualifying for ONE (please Lord) major championship.
Devo Max will deliver a lot, but not all, of my aspirations.
Apparently the consequences of a split in the union could be calamitous. The skies will fall and the seas will boil and the dead shall rise and the milk will spoil. There will be a great disturbance in the force. Duncan’s horses will turn and eat each other. Starving ravens will peck out your eyes halfway through the Great British Bake Off. Your dad will give birth to a jackal full of hornets. And in London’s last remaining DVD shop, Gregory’s Girl will quietly be re-categorised as “world cinema”.
Nonetheless, Ed Miliband will visit Scotland to inspire people. To do what? Join Isis?
Cameron can’t help here, of course. In Scotland, David Cameron is less popular than Windows 8. He’s the physical embodiment of everything a fair percentage of Scottish people hate: a ruddy-faced old Etonian walking around like he just inherited the place, sporting a permanently shiny chin as though he’s just enjoyed a buttery crumpet in front of the cricket. Worse still, he’s a lizard. An actual lizard. Send him to Scotland to make a speech and the moment a crowd member shouts “boo!” or hurls an egg, Cameron will “display” by raising the hyoid bone of his throat and enlarging his dewlap in a bid to intimidate potential predators. And that won’t play well on Scotland Tonight.
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"Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark Twain
That's been obvious for some time it's not exactly breaking news is it, why do you think he chose not to take part in any televised debates with Salmond? Personally I wish he would to so it would seal Scotland's independance.
The loss of 59 Labour MP's from the UK would cheer me up immensely
I've got to say I don't understand this 'Independence thingy'. The Scots say they want independence, but at the same time want a Currency Union with rUk. Well for a currency union to be seen as viable by the markets spending and borrowing limits would have to be imposed on Scotland by the rUk Treasury/BOE. So all this is to get an 'Independent' Nation whose interest rates, borrowing and spending would be controlled by another nation? Is that what 'Yes' is really all about?
The loss of 59 Labour MP's from the UK would cheer me up immensely
You're obviously not like some of your fellow citizens dependent on food banks, social housing.
Victorian times will seems like luxury.
I'm reminded of Blackadder when thinking of the future england
Moving quickly, Blackadder realises that Buxomley represented the constituency of Dunny-on-the-Wold, a rotten borough consisting of a tiny plot of land with several farm animals – 3 rather mangy cows, a Dachshund named Colin and a small hen in its late forties. Blackadder schemes to elect Baldrick as the constituency's new MP to ensure that he votes in favour of the Prince.
"Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark Twain
They'll use the pound. And no one the rUK can stop them.
Scotland can call its currency anything it likes, but it won't actually be a pound; it'll be some contrivance that is tied to the pound in some way, but it won't be a pound. It doesn't matter how one dresses it up, Scotland's ****ed if it goes down this route.
I've already got my USD account on hold and waiting for me to pull the trigger on my Scottish holdings. I only hope that my property value doesn't tank before I have the chance to sell it.
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