Osborne Speech on Scotland Independance

[DodgyAgent]

Dodgy has a strange definition of sneering. Anything less than adulation is a sneer.

A sneer takes the form of an insulting put down usually in the form of a cliche. It is what you use instead of trying to construct an argument.

[MyUserName]

So when do we vote on whether to throw Scotland out of the UK?

[BoredBloke]

It's not true that people who make money are sneered at, given Scotland's small population but large natural resources and exporting industries, it will be boom time forever in Scotland!

For 30 years or so and then the oil runs out! I think it was Darling who was saying that its not wise to base your whole economy on a finite resource. Scotland will become a very big Aberdeen in the same way that Aberdeen will be fecked once the black stuff stops flowing.

[amcdonald]

How is Scotland going to become an entrepreneur creating economy when currently anyone in Scotland who dares make any money is sneered at. It will only happen if it has a government that will encourage enterprise.

To be fair I don't think people in England are much better. Success just breeds jealousy rather the desire to emulate it (Unless it's footballers or X Factor)

[amcdonald]

Can anyone remember what happened the last time a Scotsman said something like that?

Probably a jhidist

[doodab]

How is Scotland going to become an entrepreneur creating economy when currently anyone in Scotland who dares make any money is sneered at.

How does being sneered at prevent one from becoming an entrepreneur? The most successful people are often the ones who have overcome the greatest amount of naysaying, many of what turn out to be great ideas seem outlandish and struggle to obtain investment initially, and frankly if someone cannot overcome a bit of enviousness from those who don't matter they probably lack the gumption to succeed at anything.

You're ever so fond of telling us that the poorest of the poor can succeed if only they applied themselves, and now you want to tell us that a little bit of negative comment will scupper everything for everyone? What a massive crock of tulip. Do you not think that those from poor backgrounds that have succeeded have done it despite being sneered at by their so called "betters"? The trouble with social mobility is that it runs in two directions. For every poor boy who succeeds there will be a feckless middle class layabout who hasn't. You can't have it both ways.

[VectraMan]

For 30 years or so and then the oil runs out! I think it was Darling who was saying that its not wise to base your whole economy on a finite resource. Scotland will become a very big Aberdeen in the same way that Aberdeen will be fecked once the black stuff stops flowing.

Scotland has most the industry, but the oil isn't in Scotland. It's in the North Sea, and the UK has exclusive rights to it. If Scotland seeks to leave the UK, then why are they all assuming North Sea Oil is theirs?

I wonder if anyone would even be talking about all this if it weren't for North Sea Oil.

[BoredBloke]

To be fair I don't think people in England are much better. Success just breeds jealousy rather the desire to emulate it (Unless it's footballers or X Factor)

See I'm fine with people who make a mint through hard work and/or talent. But I'm not with the likes of Jordan who is suppposed to be worth £45m for having a big set of plastic tits or amy childs. Those people who are famous for fook all!

[MyUserName]

Scotland has most the industry, but the oil isn't in Scotland. It's in the North Sea, and the UK has exclusive rights to it. If Scotland seeks to leave the UK, then why are they all assuming North Sea Oil is theirs?

I wonder if anyone would even be talking about all this if it weren't for North Sea Oil.

I thought that a core claim of the Scots was that the North Sea oil is theirs when they leave? Although I have not really kept track of this to be honest.

[bless 'em all]

Nah too boring I like big changes, if it all goes pear shaped I will just APPLY FOR A VISA to move down south. However I like the fact that I will be paying 10% corporation tax up here

FTFY.

We don't want you.