Scottish Referendum / Independence - Vol 6

[Big Rod]

Justayellowbadge said:

One country enters, two countries leave.

Welcome to the Referendome.

Brilliant!

[worsy]

McWigglebum4th said:

lamboman100 said:

House prices set to plunge by £31k if the "Yes" camp prevails.

It is looking like there are almost zero economic upsides to voting "Yes". It is now day after day of bad news:

http://www.ftadviser.com/2014/09/15/mortgages/mort...

Is that all?

i was expecting a 25 to 50% drop at least

Massive positive for your average 16-18 year old surely?

[MintyChris]

Professor Barney said:

So you're saying that we'd need lots of additional public-sector jobs, paid for by oil/tax-rises? That's not a downside for our left-leaning friends I'm afraid :-(.

Well we have 500,000+ public sector workers right now. I cant see Scotland needing that many just to serve its own population?

[Munter]

MintyChris said:

Professor Barney said:

So you're saying that we'd need lots of additional public-sector jobs, paid for by oil/tax-rises? That's not a downside for our left-leaning friends I'm afraid :-(.

Well we have 500,000+ public sector workers right now. I cant see Scotland needing that many just to serve its own population?

You anti socialist pig. Of course you'll need 500,000+. Ideally everybody would be employed by the public sector.

[alock]

worsy said:

McWigglebum4th said:

lamboman100 said:

House prices set to plunge by £31k if the "Yes" camp prevails.

It is looking like there are almost zero economic upsides to voting "Yes". It is now day after day of bad news:

http://www.ftadviser.com/2014/09/15/mortgages/mort...

Is that all?

i was expecting a 25 to 50% drop at least

Massive positive for your average 16-18 year old surely?

Offset by the choice of:

1. a mortgage in GBP when they are paid in Groats.
2. a mortgage in Groats at 15%.

[plasticpig]

MintyChris said:

Well we have 500,000+ public sector workers right now. I cant see Scotland needing that many just to serve its own population?

UK wide figure is around 20% of the workforce work in the public sector. The statistics are somewhat screwy as the rescued banks workforce are considered to be public sector workers.

[TLandCruiser]

What has annoyed me quite alot about this referendum, is how one sided the press coverage has been for a NO vote especially on the BBC.

[Einion Yrth]

TLandCruiser said:

What has annoyed me quite alot about this referendum, is how one sided the press coverage has been for a NO vote especially on the BBC.

That'll be because no credible economic commentator can see the gospel according to fat Eck as being anything other than a total unmitigated disaster for Scotland and less than comfortable for rUK.

[Alpacaman]

TLandCruiser said:

What has annoyed me quite alot about this referendum, is how one sided the press coverage has been for a NO vote especially on the BBC.

Really? Not here in Scotland it hasn't. Despite what the nats say there is at least equal coverage and a lot of the time I would say we see far more of Alex and his stupid shouty mates than anyone talking sense.

[Vipers]

McWigglebum4th said:

lamboman100 said:

House prices set to plunge by £31k if the "Yes" camp prevails.

It is looking like there are almost zero economic upsides to voting "Yes". It is now day after day of bad news:

http://www.ftadviser.com/2014/09/15/mortgages/mort...

Is that all?

i was expecting a 25 to 50% drop at least

And mass emigration, dear oh dear, is the best they can come up with.

[Moonhawk]

TLandCruiser said:

What has annoyed me quite alot about this referendum, is how one sided the press coverage has been for a NO vote especially on the BBC.

Really? Salmond has had a hell of a lot of coverage from what I have seen.

Hmmm - methinks yessers are starting to warm up their victim cards ahead of Fridays result.

If the vote is No on friday - it'll be because of media bias, scaremongering by westminster, vote fixing etc etc.......basically anything except the fact that the YeSNPs arguments were weaker than a wet sheet of bog roll.

Edited by Moonhawk on Monday 15th September 14:33

[Cobnapint]

TLandCruiser said:

What has annoyed me quite alot about this referendum, is how one sided the press coverage has been for a NO vote especially on the BBC.

You're kidding right?

I think by far the most air time has been given to big mouth and fish face.

[Walford]

dozens of countries have become independent from the UK and British empire and gone on to prosper why is everybody so negative

[barryrs]

Walford said:

dozens of countries have become independent from the UK and British empire and gone on to prosper why is everybody so negative

Crikey, you been ship wrecked for the last 2 years?

[Cheese Mechanic]

lamboman100 said:

House prices set to plunge by £31k if the "Yes" camp prevails.

It is looking like there are almost zero economic upsides to voting "Yes". It is now day after day of bad news:

http://www.ftadviser.com/2014/09/15/mortgages/mort...

Comes as no surprise to me, that Scottish property values would tumble.

On the other hand, I'd entirely expect property prices on the English side of the border to rise, especially business propery, Scots will be nipping over the border to take advantage of cheaper prices.

[Welshbeef]

Why do SNP and other ProYes simply give a "Scaremongering" response to anything which challenges their view - yet when tables are turned they simply giggle out loud.


Heard R2 J vine at midday today first part about BBC and Nick Robinson - he played the entire press conf and he did say Salmond did answer the first question however he clearly didn't answer the second as we can all hear. Then he had a ProYes and ProNo as debaters - my God are all ProYes shouty people and do they all simply talk over anything anyone who has a different view to them?



Reminds me of that BBC documentary of Scientology where the tactic was simply to wind them up talking over their responses louder and louder until he simply cannot take anymore.


Scientology - SNP....
Pro Yes who simply refuse to have any sensible discussion and get aggressive = cult

[ellroy]

Cobnapint said:

big mouth and fish face.

Sorry, you've lost me. Which one is which again?

[Walford]

barryrs said:

Walford said:

dozens of countries have become independent from the UK and British empire and gone on to prosper why is everybody so negative

Crikey, you been ship wrecked for the last 2 years?

no have been living in a country that got independence from the UK

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[johnxjsc1985]

Walford said:

no have been living in a country that got independence from the UK

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Don't think LALA Land was ever part of the Commonwealth

[Walford]

johnxjsc1985 said:

Walford said:

no have been living in a country that got independence from the UK

.

Don't think LALA Land was ever part of the Commonwealth

We are still in the Commonwealth
i said got independence
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