Salmond "We can take Scotland in two weeks"

[Unix]

Or they in tandem all put their prices up, it all depends on costs which up until everything gets sorted out is an unknown. Businesses exist to make money and as we've seen they're not adversed to fixing prices between themselves.

Makes me laugh how everything is seized upon as scaremongering, at the end of the day I'd prefer to know there might be a possibility of these things happening rather than afterwards whining if they did decide to do it and having no prior warning.

It is scaremongering, prices could go down. Why not say if a Yes vote prices could change/ up or down? Hmmm

[BlasterBates]

The argument that the prices will go up is based on the fact that Scotland will have to have it's own currency, and will be outside the Euro. Swiss and Norwegian supermarkets are certainly more expensive than UK or the Euro zone, so it isn't an unreasonable assumption.

[TestMangler]

If ASDA et all put their prices up, Morrisons, Tesco who have said they won't will gladly take their customers. Turns out Cameron was speaking to this supermarket bosses. It's pretty obvious this is all scare. Prices could go down, but they don't headline with that.

You're fighting a losing battle with this audience unix.

Better to wait until the general election campaign when the people that are quoting Cameron and Milliband's words as gospel right now are greetin' into their caramel macchiato when they find out they have been lied to again.

[DodgyAgent]

If ASDA et all put their prices up, Morrisons, Tesco who have said they won't will gladly take their customers. Turns out Cameron was speaking to this supermarket bosses. It's pretty obvious this is all scare. Prices could go down, but they don't headline with that.

The difficulty is that the status quo has little uncertainty. The outcome of independence is full of uncertainty. Ultimately people will vote according to their pockets and right now the UK economy is doing pretty well. It is not an "even" debate in terms of the so called "scaremongering" that is going on. The reality is that the two sides have different arguments - one of which is filled with what "might be" and the other about staying the same.

The reason there is no history of similar break ups in prosperous economies is because revolutions only happen in times of hardship. unfortunately the arrogant idiots behind the yes campaign have picked the wrong moment to fight for independence thinking that the power of their personalities and their rhetoric will win over the scots.

The truth is that there are just not quite enough chippy Scots with inferiority complexes who are prepared to cut off their noses to spite their faces. This is why the No vote will prevail.

[Old Greg]

The argument that the prices will go up is based on the fact that Scotland will have to have it's own currency, and will be outside the Euro. Swiss and Norwegian supermarkets are certainly more expensive than UK or the Euro zone, so it isn't an unreasonable assumption.

Same with Ireland - although they have come down in recent years relative to the UK.

[Old Greg]

You're fighting a losing battle with this audience unix.

Better to wait until the general election campaign when the people that are quoting Cameron and Milliband's words as gospel right now are greetin' into their caramel macchiato when they find out they have been lied to again.

Of course, you wouldn't lie to anyone would you TM?

[BlasterBates]

The biggest problem Scotland has is that runs a big deficit even on the assumption the North Sea oil is Scottish, which no-one really disputes and Salmond just waxes lyrical about the advantage of being independent is so that they can spend even more money.

[TestMangler]

Of course, you wouldn't lie to anyone would you TM?

You're going to raise my use of the words 'currency union' every time I say something now ? is that your argument ?

Difference is, I'm not broadcasting my bulltulip to millions of people.

So, what's going to happen in the next GE OG ?

[The Spartan]

Of course, you wouldn't lie to anyone would you TM?

Oh no he's completely neutral

[Unix]

Wonder what scare stories are coming out today? The oil has all drained away overnight?