Will you vote for independence?

[gosub]

You forgot the Commonwealth games. held in Glasgow shortly before the referendum, where is team Scotland, team England blah blah as opposed to the team GB of the Olympics

 

[danny la rouge]

You forgot the Commonwealth games. held in Glasgow shortly before the referendum, where is team Scotland, team England blah blah as opposed to the team GB of the Olympics

My post was War and fucking Peace as it was.

 

[DotCommunist]

You forgot the Commonwealth games. held in Glasgow shortly before the referendum, where is team Scotland, team England blah blah as opposed to the team GB of the Olympics

should introduce a UK team for the world cup imo. Think brazil give a fuck who is from where or what? no. Loft the Jules Rimet, and they have done more than us.

 

[butchersapron]

You forgot the Commonwealth games. held in Glasgow shortly before the referendum, where is team Scotland, team England blah blah as opposed to the team GB of the Olympics

No one cares about the commonwealth games - nothing can be whipped up on the back of that.

 

[gosub]

No one cares about the commonwealth games - nothing can be whipped up on the back of that.

You might think that, i couldn't possibly comment.

 

[butchersapron]

You might think that, i couldn't possibly comment.

In fact, given the paucity of Scottish medal chances and the strength of the English (not meant in a banter way, just the reflection of resources and larger population) i think the only thing that has even the tiniest potential to be whipped up is anti-english competitor sentiment. But given a) no one cares and b) people know how this will look - then even this won't happen.

 

[teuchter]

The Proclaimers on Eurovision would be tres coool.

If this was part of the independence deal, it would swing me to a yes vote (if I had a vote).

Also, if the new Scottish version of Newsnight would be hosted by danny la rouge.

 

[danny la rouge]

I'd probably swear too much.

 

[TruXta]

I'd probably swear too much.

Out of curiousity, and slightly on the side of this - on occasion I'll see some news item saying "Scotland and Norway should get together and hold hands". Has this ever been seriously proposed by non-nutters/fringes? If so, who were they?

 

[danny la rouge]

Out of curiousity, and slightly on the side of this - on occasion I'll see some news item saying "Scotland and Norway should get together and hold hands". Has this ever been seriously proposed by non-nutters/fringes? If so, who were they?

It's certainly a serious opinion in the Northern Isles.

It's quite a mainstream view, too, that Scotland and Norway have much in common. Oil, gas and fishing for a start. Even Unionists will say that. But to the extent of joining EFTA, for example? No, that's a minority view. (Though not necessarily fringe nutters, just few people).

 

[TruXta]

It's certainly a serious opinion in the Northern Isles.

It's quite a mainstream view, too, that Scotland and Norway have much in common. Oil, gas and fishing for a start. Even Unionists will say that. But to the extent of joining EFTA, for example? No, that's a minority view. (Though not necessarily fringe nutters, just few people).

If Iceland, Shetland and the Faeroes joined too we could rule the North Atlantic

 

[danny la rouge]

If Iceland, Shetland and the Faeroes joined too we could rule the North Atlantic

And wear cool helmets!

 

[butchersapron]

And wear cool helmets!

Look out lindisfarne!

 

[teuchter]

If Iceland, Shetland and the Faeroes joined too we could rule the North Atlantic

Then we could get rid of the Scottish Lowlands and have only proper Scotland

 

[TruXta]

And wear cool helmets!

Go berserk!

 

[TruXta]

Then we could get rid of the Scottish Lowlands and have only proper Scotland

Oh dear.

 

[DotCommunist]

what happened to the arc of prosperity?

 

[TruXta]

what happened to the arc of prosperity?

Crisis of credit.

 

[danny la rouge]

what happened to the arc of prosperity?

Is that rhetorical, or do you really wonder?

 

[DotCommunist]

still recon you'd be better off chipping in with the vikings and faroese. Anything has to beat being ruled from afar by the sort of posho fucking morons who haven't seen scotland outside of a brief tripto Fort William and a few fringe fest shows.

 

[TruXta]

still recon you'd be better off chipping in with the vikings and faroese. Anything has to beat being ruled from afar by the sort of posho fucking morons who haven't seen scotland outside of a brief tripto Fort William and a few fringe fest shows.

Scotland would've been better off maybe, not so sure about the Vikings. Either way there's zero appetite in Norway for any kind of union with Scotland or any other country.

 

[8ball]

OK, 8ball, I’ve got my grumpy hat off now. I’ll see what I can do you cover some of your questions... <huge snip>

Anyway. These are interesting times.

Cheers for the detailed answer.

 

[danny la rouge]

Scotland would've been better off maybe, not so sure about the Vikings. Either way there's zero appetite in Norway for any kind of union with Scotland or any other country.

You say that, but what does the fox say?

 

[TruXta]

You say that, but what does the fox say?

Foxake.

 

[danny la rouge]

Sorry.

 

[The Boy]

I'd probably swear too much.

It's after the watershed. You'll be fine.

 

[danny la rouge]

Angus Roxburgh (former BBC Brussels correspondent) in the Guardian:

With seven months to go to the Scottish referendum, the scaremongering has begun
It is simply not true that an independent Scotland would get no place in the EU or a currency union. We need facts not scare tactics

http://www.theguardian.com/commenti...tish-referendum-independent-scaremongering-eu

 

[geminisnake]

You say that, but what does the fox say?

the fox says yip and other assorted noises ime, noisy gits that I never get to see, only hear!

And scaremongering begun??? Has the prick had his head in a bunker for the last ......

 

[danny la rouge]

Pat Kane talking to Cathy Newman about the shifting ground of the campaign, currency, etc - "A great week for the Yes campaign": http://bcove.me/ic4707l3

 

[danny la rouge]

Eric Joyce MP (the suspended Labour bar-brawler from Falkirk) on citizenship, Europe and related matters: http://wingsoverscotland.com/kicking-the-hinges-off/