The end of London as a financial centre?

[Moscow Mule]

I agree with some of that.

I would just ask, why do you think that England should charge Scotland for UK-wide stuff? Surely Scotland and England should own the UK as a condominium, and the condominium should charge Scotland and England for common services? I fear that are are still thinking automatically that it is England that pays....

Like I said to Moscow Mule, where do you get this idea that it is the English army, that Scotland benefits from?

I'm not saying that Scotland should pay England for the Army etc, but that it should pay it's fair share as should England.

[expat]

Might have been Ironic there. Although your punctuation is so poor I do not know what you are trying to say.

I do not think that what is poor in your failure to understand is my punctuation but that doesn't matter.

I am trying to say, "why do you imply that the army from which Scotland benefits can be regarded as English (rather than British)?"

Moscow Mule:
Charge for the Armed Forces & anything else UK wide until they are ready for full independence.

Minestrone:
Exactly, Scotland still needs an army.

Me:
So does England. So charge all constituent nations for UK-wide services.

[Bagpuss]

Although your punctuation is so poor I do not know what you are trying to say.

I was talking to Moscow Mule, I don't tend to bother too much with punctuation, spelling or typos on here. I'm not writing a letter of application FFS! It's a bulletin board, therfore I can't be arsed to lay it out all pretty for you

[minestrone]

I do not think that what is poor in your failure to understand is my punctuation but that doesn't matter.

Like I said to Moscow Mule, where do you get this idea that it is the English army, that Scotland benefits from?

The comma should be a break, with that..

"Like I said to Moscow Mule that Scotland benefits from?"

..does not work.

[Bagpuss]

http://forums.contractoruk.com/gener...lion-loss.html

Oops, glass houses and all that

[SallyAnne]

I was talking to Moscow Mule...

It would be nice if you used the Quote button just once like

[Bagpuss]

I usually do, but someone was complaining about over use of the quote function

[MPwannadecentincome]

I usually do, but someone was complaining about over use of the quote function

You don't really take notice of what other people on this board say do you?

[SallyAnne]

I usually do, but someone was complaining about over use of the quote function

You never do!!!!

It's always annoying!!

(bit like you)

[BrilloPad]

I usually do, but someone was complaining about over use of the quote function

The complaint was people who quote large posts just to answer a small part of it.

Out of any methodology one should only take the useful bits.....