Salmond "We can take Scotland in two weeks"

[minestrone]

Scottish independence: Glasgow, the friendly city, turns demented - Telegraph

[Old Greg]

Yes,I agree Yes voters are more likely to vote. Apparently 1.5 million have signed the Yes declaration online, given 1.6 million votes would win, I think a Yes vote is in the bag.

That is seriously impressive and may be a game changer. They should definitely update their website which has the last news item on this on 22 August with 1 million signatories. Maybe the press release is planned to get in the Sunday papers?

The bookies are seriously wrong, as best odds have drifted to 21/5 now. You'd think they'd know their own business seeing as a Yes vote is in the bag!

[Old Greg]

I would say there has been far more lying and negative campaigning on the 'No' side.

So would you say that there will be a currency union and even if not iScotland can adopt the Panama solution and not share the nations and still definitely still be allowed in the EU?

Just askin'.

[DodgyAgent]

I would say there has been far more lying and negative campaigning on the 'No' side.

What a surprise

[Old Greg]

Scottish independence: Glasgow, the friendly city, turns demented - Telegraph

That's a cracking article.

As if able to hear only the cheers, Mr Miliband smiled beatifically on. An aide handed him a microphone. He looked out at the barracking throng of Yessers.
"Friends!" he began, brightly.
"You're no friend ae mine!" bawled a Yesser. "You're a traitor, so you are!" bawled another. It was a blitz of abuse. "Red Tories! A parcel of rogues! You don't belong up here, Miliband! You don't have a vote!
You're no' even Scottish!"
Gamely, but inaudibly, Mr Miliband plodded on with his speech.
At the front of the Yessers, a shaven-headed man in a hooded top was near-delirious with glee. "Slaves!" he hooted at the Labour MPs, his voice a grotesque parody of a black slave from the American Deep South. "Uncle Toms! No thank you, massuh! Just tell us where ah sign mah expenses form, massuh! I is a good white ******!"
Jim Murphy, one of the leading figures of the No campaign, glared at him stonily.
"Go on, then!" jeered the skinhead. "If you're no' a slave, what are you?"
"We're patriots," growled Mr Murphy.
"Patriots! And what does patriot mean, eh? Eh? Patriot comes from the Latin! The Latin meaning 'father'! How many fathers d'you have? One, or two?"

[jemb]

Blind faith.

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

Why is the lack of a Currency Union, which makes no political or economic sense for the RUK, a scare story?
Mark Carney has said it would be bonkers, the two main parties will write a no-CU into their manifestos. The OCED, Deutche Bank, BoA and a zillion others have said it would be mental - yet it's still a scare story.

..talking of bonkers - I'm off to see Georgous George tonight

[Old Greg]

Why is the lack of a Currency Union, which makes no political or economic sense for the RUK, a scare story?
Mark Carney has said it would be bonkers, the two main parties will write a no-CU into their manifestos. The OCED, Deutche Bank, BoA and a zillion others have said it would be mental - yet it's still a scare story.

..talking of bonkers - I'm off to see Georgous George tonight

Nothing is more scary than the truth.

[TestMangler]

So would you say that there will be a currency union and even if not iScotland can adopt the Panama solution and not share the nations and still definitely still be allowed in the EU?

Just askin'.

How many ******* times ? Are you Ed Milliband in disguise ??

I really fully believe there will be a mutually acceptable currency agreement. End of story.

I know you don't believe that and I accept that.

[scooterscot]

That is seriously impressive and may be a game changer. They should definitely update their website which has the last news item on this on 22 August with 1 million signatories. Maybe the press release is planned to get in the Sunday papers?

The bookies are seriously wrong, as best odds have drifted to 21/5 now. You'd think they'd know their own business seeing as a Yes vote is in the bag!

I'm confused about that one too. I saw the declaration, and indeed more than a million has pledged to vote yes. But that's just like saying 20% of the vote is Yes. What's so significant about that?

[scooterscot]

Scottish independence: Glasgow, the friendly city, turns demented - Telegraph

Glasgow is marketed as The Friendly City. Around 60 Labour MPs travelled up from London together to ask it, terribly nicely, if it wouldn't mind, to vote No in the referendum. There are many words you could use to describe the welcome they received, but I'm not sure "friendly" would be the first.

Whatever the outcome, Labour are toast, at least in their so called strong hold. Which is interesting because they best the Tories right now in England. I'm not certain Tory landslides are certain in a UK without Scotland.