Scottish Referendum / Independence - Vol 6

Scottish Referendum / Independence - Vol 6

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Wombat3

12,166 posts

207 months

Wednesday 24th September 2014
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McWigglebum4th said:
Wombat3 said:
I'd be inclined to think this will not be an uncommon course of action. Sometimes the best outcome you can get is preventing the worst option.

Further south it might indeed be a good thing if some of the Kippers took note of the risible tripe that's being espoused in Manchester this week & considered that one (IMO of course).
I don't think millibrain could do as much damage no matter how hard he tried to the UK as Salmond wanted to inflict on scotland

But i will be voting conservative in 2016 purely to try and get rid of the SNP idiot MSP we have locally
That's what everyone thought about Blair & Brown......

Rick_1138

3,683 posts

179 months

Wednesday 24th September 2014
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McWigglebum4th said:
Wombat3 said:
I'd be inclined to think this will not be an uncommon course of action. Sometimes the best outcome you can get is preventing the worst option.

Further south it might indeed be a good thing if some of the Kippers took note of the risible tripe that's being espoused in Manchester this week & considered that one (IMO of course).
I don't think millibrain could do as much damage no matter how hard he tried to the UK as Salmond wanted to inflict on scotland

But i will be voting conservative in 2016 purely to try and get rid of the SNP idiot MSP we have locally
TBH I am actually partly inclined to vote Scottish Labour in 2016 as the Tory vote isn't strong enough up here and my vote is a bit wasted, but if enough vote labour for Scotland it may kill the SNP as they only have a majority of 1 seat at the moment, and getting shot of them would be my aim. I can live with Scottish Labour over the SNP.

GE wise I will still vote for Tories, however Milliband's house building promise was nice to hear, but I am a cynic, GF is still a socialist mind frown

Janluke

2,588 posts

159 months

Wednesday 24th September 2014
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Rick_1138 said:
TBH I am actually partly inclined to vote Scottish Labour in 2016 as the Tory vote isn't strong enough up here and my vote is a bit wasted, but if enough vote labour for Scotland it may kill the SNP as they only have a majority of 1 seat at the moment, and getting shot of them would be my aim. I can live with Scottish Labour over the SNP.

GE wise I will still vote for Tories, however Milliband's house building promise was nice to hear, but I am a cynic, GF is still a socialist mind frown
I've been a lifelong conservative voter(mostly) but went one step further yesterday and joined the Scottish Labour Party. I don't agree with many Labour policies but will vote in order to protect the result of the referendum and the union. Many of my friends voted yes and most have accepted the result albeit they are a bit disappointed but a few have gone totally ott and are sounding more extreme every day

McWigglebum4th

32,414 posts

205 months

Wednesday 24th September 2014
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Rick_1138 said:
TBH I am actually partly inclined to vote Scottish Labour in 2016 as the Tory vote isn't strong enough up here and my vote is a bit wasted, but if enough vote labour for Scotland it may kill the SNP as they only have a majority of 1 seat at the moment, and getting shot of them would be my aim. I can live with Scottish Labour over the SNP.

GE wise I will still vote for Tories, however Milliband's house building promise was nice to hear, but I am a cynic, GF is still a socialist mind frown
in my local area the tory party came 2nd

McWigglebum4th

32,414 posts

205 months

Wednesday 24th September 2014
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Wombat3 said:
McWigglebum4th said:
Wombat3 said:
I'd be inclined to think this will not be an uncommon course of action. Sometimes the best outcome you can get is preventing the worst option.

Further south it might indeed be a good thing if some of the Kippers took note of the risible tripe that's being espoused in Manchester this week & considered that one (IMO of course).
I don't think millibrain could do as much damage no matter how hard he tried to the UK as Salmond wanted to inflict on scotland

But i will be voting conservative in 2016 purely to try and get rid of the SNP idiot MSP we have locally
That's what everyone thought about Blair & Brown......
You think what they did was comparable to the clusterfk salmond wanted to bring to scotland

rofl

Einion Yrth

19,575 posts

245 months

Wednesday 24th September 2014
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McWigglebum4th said:
You think what they did was comparable to the clusterfk salmond wanted to bring to scotland

rofl
He would have bankrupted Scotland, B & B damned nearly bankrupted the whole U.K.

Wombat3

12,166 posts

207 months

Wednesday 24th September 2014
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Einion Yrth said:
McWigglebum4th said:
You think what they did was comparable to the clusterfk salmond wanted to bring to scotland

rofl
He would have bankrupted Scotland, B & B damned nearly bankrupted the whole U.K.
You forgot about the "social engineering" that took place that has changed the UK - probably irreversibly & about which nobody was asked.

Not dissimilar to Salmond's open door immigration plan I think

technodup

7,584 posts

131 months

Wednesday 24th September 2014
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Wombat3 said:
I'd be inclined to think this will not be an uncommon course of action. Sometimes the best outcome you can get is preventing the worst option.
I'll likely do the same. Usually a Tory voter, (UKIP in Euros) but seeing as I live in the Yes hotbed of Glasgow and a Tory vote is wasted anyway I can see myself voting Labour in the Holyrood election just to keep the SNP out. If it helps snuff out the slavering Yes morons and their kamikaze plans for Scotland then all to the good. And at least Labour can't do as much damage in Scotland as they can in Westminster.

plasticpig

12,932 posts

226 months

Wednesday 24th September 2014
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The idea of UDI (Universal Declaration For Independence) seems quite popular among the embittered Yes camp. Not sure how they think this is anyway enforceable or even legal (as they claim it is). It would have to be recognized internationally; and while I can see North Korea, Russia and a few other states recognizing it; I can't see any of the NATO, EU and commonwealth states recognizing it.

Rovinghawk

13,300 posts

159 months

Wednesday 24th September 2014
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plasticpig said:
UDI (Universal Declaration For Independence)
Unilateral, perhaps?

SilverSixer

8,202 posts

152 months

Wednesday 24th September 2014
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Russia is generally unkeen on declarations of independence - see Chechnya and Kosovo for examples. So it'll just be North Korea then.

;-)

plasticpig

12,932 posts

226 months

Wednesday 24th September 2014
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Rovinghawk said:
Unilateral, perhaps?
Gah bloody auto-complete on my tablet.... But yes unilateral not universal.


Carl_Spackler

2,644 posts

189 months

Wednesday 24th September 2014
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Yep, only the 65's and older voted No, give them a few years to die out and, Freedom!!..... Ohh wait...

https://mobile.twitter.com/dhothersall/status/5146...

McWigglebum4th

32,414 posts

205 months

Wednesday 24th September 2014
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SilverSixer said:
Russia is generally unkeen on declarations of independence - see Chechnya and Kosovo for examples. So it'll just be North Korea then.

;-)
north korea

huge fairness and the population ALWAYS get the government they vote for

fluffnik

20,156 posts

228 months

Wednesday 24th September 2014
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Greg66 said:
fluffnik said:
1.6 million of us are going to make sure the Union gets the blame for everything, even on the odd occasion it's blameless.
And there it is. Independence achieved through lies and deception.
That's not what I meant, I meant, persuade people to presume that the state is lying until proven otherwise, rather than trusting it by default.

There is increasing evidence that the night before the poll BT were systematically lying to pensioners and Poles regarding their pensions and residency status respectively. These people are not pleased...





McWigglebum4th

32,414 posts

205 months

Wednesday 24th September 2014
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fluffnik said:
That's not what I meant, I meant, persuade people to presume that the state is lying until proven otherwise, rather than trusting it by default.

There is increasing evidence that the night before the poll BT were systematically lying to pensioners and Poles regarding their pensions and residency status respectively. These people are not pleased...
So the state is also the scottish government

So i can say they are also lying?



barryrs

4,391 posts

224 months

Wednesday 24th September 2014
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fluffnik said:
That's not what I meant, I meant, persuade people to presume that the state is lying until proven otherwise, rather than trusting it by default.

There is increasing evidence that the night before the poll BT were systematically lying to pensioners and Poles regarding their pensions and residency status respectively. These people are not pleased...
Care to share this "increasing" evidence?

Troubleatmill

10,210 posts

160 months

Wednesday 24th September 2014
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fluffnik said:
That's not what I meant, I meant, persuade people to presume that the state is lying until proven otherwise, rather than trusting it by default.

There is increasing evidence that the night before the poll BT were systematically lying to pensioners and Poles regarding their pensions and residency status respectively. These people are not pleased...
What about Swinney's secret memo that pensions must be cut after 4 years in office - as Scottish Govt can't afford to pay them at the current rate?



Moonhawk

10,730 posts

220 months

Wednesday 24th September 2014
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Carl_Spackler said:
Yep, only the 65's and older voted No, give them a few years to die out and, Freedom!!..... Ohh wait...

https://mobile.twitter.com/dhothersall/status/5146...
I think that warrants being displayed:


davepoth

29,395 posts

200 months

Wednesday 24th September 2014
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Moonhawk said:
I think that warrants being displayed:

So in a nutshell, the only group that voted yes are the "children of Thatcher"?

Makes sense really. If you grow up in an atmosphere where you hear negative things about the Conservatives every day it's going to be hard to get a balanced view.
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