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IndyRef2 : This time it's war!
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Originally posted by Batcher View Postmerely at clientco for the entertainmentComment
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Originally posted by Chuck View PostI still don't get what the "Out" Scots want. To leave the Uk, only to replace the largely benign Uk government with the EU? To lose the funding from the Uk, alongside a long-term collapse in oil price? To lose tens of thousands of Uk public sector jobs while only having three people and dog working in the private sector?
The oil price has gone up again and anyway, we are the only nation to have oil and yet be apparently poorer for it.
Originally posted by Chuck View PostThe SNP want to scrap Trident, along presumably with the thousands of supporting jobs on the Clyde.
Originally posted by Chuck View PostFine, if Scotland wants to leave, then let them go. I just don't see what they expect their future to look like, other than bleak and impoverished.
"We are one of the wealthiest nations on earth.
We are rich in natural resources.
We are world-leaders in life sciences, technology and renewables.
We are at the cutting edge of advanced manufacturing.
In tourism, and in food and drink we are unrivaled.
Our foundations are strong.
So if the choice we face is an inward looking, insular, Brexit Britain, governed by a right wing Tory party, obsessed with borders and blue passports at the expense of economic strength and stability -
Or a progressive, outward looking, internationalist Scotland, able to chart our own course and build our own security and prosperity, then know this -
- that is a case we will win."Comment
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Originally posted by eek View PostDo you know what a bank of last resort is and what it needs to be able to do? That investment bank is many things its not what you need if you want to move the City of London to Edinburgh...Comment
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Originally posted by Batcher View PostYes I do know what a lender of last resort is. Plans are afoot to look at setting one up as well as a stock exchange in Edinburgh. If Scotland gets independence and stays in the EU, therefore holding the banking passport, financial services will move to Scotland in droves.merely at clientco for the entertainmentComment
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Originally posted by Batcher View PostComment
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Originally posted by eek View PostvideoComment
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Originally posted by jamesbrown View PostA national investment bank is a mechanism to funnel (waste) government spending on infrastructure and other pale shades of elephant. A central bank is responsible for money supply, financial stability, and regulation of commercial banks. You need a currency for starters. It's like comparing a deep-fried Mars Bar with an 8-course menu at the Ritz.
£30 billion: The cost of Labour's toxic PFI legacy to Scotland (From Herald Scotland)Comment
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Originally posted by Chuck View PostSpain won't allow it, as they have their own separatist movement to discourage.
Wee Ginger Dug: Don't be misled – Spain has never vowed to veto Scottish membership of the EU | Comment | The NationalComment
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Originally posted by Batcher View PostIf you think the UK will retain the banking passport when the EU27 want to punish them then you are dreaming. London will lose it's financial centre to other places within the EU. Hopefully Scotland will be one of them.merely at clientco for the entertainmentComment
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