The north east turned down a regional assembly because they didn't want another level of government wasting their tax money. Devolution of the regions is rather unpopular for this reason.Originally Posted by Banquo's Ghost
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The north east turned down a regional assembly because they didn't want another level of government wasting their tax money. Devolution of the regions is rather unpopular for this reason.
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No whining hereAll it does is give IA and co. a chance to have a whine.I think it's a good idea that Scotland
bankruptsrules itself.
Did I mention that I lived in bonnie Scotland for a few years when I was a kid? So no rose tinted spectacles either when it comes to the racism a lot of the Scots have towards the English.
There are times I wish they’d just ban everything- baccy and beer, burgers and bangers, and all the rest- once and for all. Instead, they creep forward one apparently tiny step at a time. It’s like being executed with a bacon slicer.
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And no tarring the rest of us with the same brush either, eh?Did I mention that I lived in bonnie Scotland for a few years when I was a kid? So no rose tinted spectacles either when it comes to the racism a lot of the Scots have towards the English.
it's the **** that happens while you're waiting for moments that never come
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Not at all. I made some very good friends in Ardrossan, probably more enlightened than most. However even these guys hated teh English...just not this particular one.
I never said all...but there is a majority with this victim mindset......I take it you're a Scotchman then?Originally Posted by InsaneApache
Did I mention that I lived in bonnie Scotland for a few years when I was a kid? So no rose tinted spectacles either when it comes to the racism a lot of the Scots have towards the English.
NB: I just ran this through the spellchecker and it accepted Scotchman....
There are times I wish they’d just ban everything- baccy and beer, burgers and bangers, and all the rest- once and for all. Instead, they creep forward one apparently tiny step at a time. It’s like being executed with a bacon slicer.
“Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedy.”
To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticise.
"The purpose of a university education for Left / Liberals is to attain all the politically correct attitudes towards minorties, and the financial means to live as far away from them as possible."
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Thats weird! When i run my post's true the brilliant spellczech none mistake are left.NB: I just ran this through the spellchecker and it accepted Scotchman....
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This is interesting.
Personally, I'd prefer an Britain without the labour party, and if this did it, well why not if the people support it? And the labor party's dominance of Scotland, and subsequent economic 'slowdown' might force them to rethink the glory of high taxes and regulations galore.
I think Scotland could have a decent economy, but they'd have to go the Milton Friedman route - low taxes and free trade, ala Ireland and Estonia.
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Independence may be the catalyst to poducing a decent Scottish economy. As things stand, where is the incentive?
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