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Previously on "EU's chief negotiator agrees that independent Scotland would gain automatic entry"
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It's little wonder wherever the in world I travel 'Oh your from Scotland - beautiful country, love the accent'
Whereas if I'm assumed from England, it's... well it's not printable here.
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Originally posted by Mordac View PostYou were probably safely ensconced in the Fatherland when we had to put up with an utterly useless Labour govt courtesy of the Scots voting for them in their droves. Something they quickly regretted, and have since decided that independence must surely be better (despite whatever pain that entails) and is enough to ditch the red socialists and throw their lot in the the yellow ones instead.
And as for stealing your "treasures", let's narrow that down a bit.
You did give us television (the Japanese nicked that, and now the South Koreans seem to have taken the lead).
Penicillin (discovered out of necessity, for obvious reasons.)
Oil. It beggars belief what you lot would have done with it, probably deep fried it and sold it as a local delicacy - it surely can't taste much worse than haggis. Thankfully the foreigners (including the English) came along and showed you how to turn it into petrol, and other revenue generating fossil fuels, so you could start paying your way in this somewhat difficult relationship.
You gave us a Wimbledon champion, who now lives in Surrey. Can't say I blame him, really.
You got the stone of Scone back, and we let you keep the midges (again, for obvious reasons).
And we'll let you keep Nicola Sturgeon (can't think why, but I'm sure it'll come to me).
All that time in Munich must have blunted your memory somewhat.
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Originally posted by Mordac View PostYou were probably safely ensconced in the Fatherland when we had to put up with an utterly useless Labour govt courtesy of the Scots voting for them in their droves. .
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Originally posted by scooterscot View Postnot just stole our treasures but inflicted us with governments we did not elect.
And as for stealing your "treasures", let's narrow that down a bit.
You did give us television (the Japanese nicked that, and now the South Koreans seem to have taken the lead).
Penicillin (discovered out of necessity, for obvious reasons.)
Oil. It beggars belief what you lot would have done with it, probably deep fried it and sold it as a local delicacy - it surely can't taste much worse than haggis. Thankfully the foreigners (including the English) came along and showed you how to turn it into petrol, and other revenue generating fossil fuels, so you could start paying your way in this somewhat difficult relationship.
You gave us a Wimbledon champion, who now lives in Surrey. Can't say I blame him, really.
You got the stone of Scone back, and we let you keep the midges (again, for obvious reasons).
And we'll let you keep Nicola Sturgeon (can't think why, but I'm sure it'll come to me).
All that time in Munich must have blunted your memory somewhat.
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Originally posted by scooterscot View PostScotland is back to being a region now rather than a country. D
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Originally posted by DimPrawn View PostWe escape the EU, we get shot of Scotland, Scotland join the Euro currency, and the EU get another failed, poverty stricken, bankrupt country to bail out and support?
Oh god yes! Please make it so.
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We escape the EU, we get shot of Scotland, Scotland join the Euro currency, and the EU get another failed, poverty stricken, bankrupt country to bail out and support?
Oh god yes! Please make it so.
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Nicola Sturgeon's EU membership discussed by Spanish Commentators (Subtitles)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TbTC96ZUms
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In the European Parliament (given the Scottish love to be independent, which apparently means 'to become a colony of the EU'), they have 6 MEPs (1 Conservative, 1 UKIP, 2 Labour and 2 SNP).
6 MEPs. Out of 751...
The Labour MEPs are members of the 'ruling' coalition (The coalition is 474 MEPs, and Labour are in the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats who represent 189 MEPs in said 'ruling' coalition). The SNP, Tories or UKIP are not in any of the 'ruling' coalition parties.
So, tell me more about this 'voting for the government you get' lark? At least as part of the UK, the SNP has 8.6% of parliamentary seats, which is good since Scotland is 8.6% of the UK population also. (Compared with 0.7% of the EU population).
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Originally posted by scooterscot View Postbut inflicted us with governments we did not elect.
So, Scotland gets the Government it Wants at Westminster, Two out of Three Times from 2014...
Out of the 18 General Elections since 1945, Scotland has got the party at Westminster which won the Scottish popular vote 12 times.
9 times Scotland voted Labour, and got Labour. That is, half the time! A further 3 times Scotland voted Conservative, and got Conservative.
This compares with England which has also got what it voted for 12 times. That is 7 times England voted Conservative and got Conservative, and 5 times England voted Labour and got Labour.
3 times, England voted Conservative but Labour won. So England getting the government it did not elect, right?
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Originally posted by The_Equalizer View PostWasn't what I asked. The Conservatives are party of low taxes (in theory).
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