Scottish Referendum / Independence - Vol 8

[BlackLabel]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/09/13/snp-msp...

This is the same guy, who is a Chartered accountant by profession, who once posted this....



And he believes in stuff like this:






https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.ibtimes.co.uk/d...

[technodup]

I have a bit of sympathy for the first point tbh. But the second is grim reading and the third just risible.

[Alpacaman]

He has clearly never been here if he thinks we have no transport problems. They moved a purpose built ferry onto a different route and the two they replaced it with couldn't cope with the tides. Limited public transport, no airport, narrow single track roads with thousands of hire cars/motorhomes/bikes/motorbikes/unicycles etc. A population that can be 7x higher in summer than winter. The Fairy Pools have a car park for 35 cars, last year 108,000 people visited.

And last time I checked we are still an island.

Edited by Alpacaman on Wednesday 13th September 22:01

[DocJock]

By the same reasoning, he must think GB isn't an island as it's linked to the European mainland by the channel tunnel. What an arse.

[technodup]

Alpacaman said:

He has clearly never been here if he thinks we have no transport problems. They moved a purpose built ferry onto a different route and the two they replaced it with couldn't cope with the tides. Limited public transport, no airport, narrow single track roads with thousands of hire cars/motorhomes/bikes/motorbikes/unicycles etc. A population that can be 7x higher in summer than winter.

You could say the same about half the highlands (except the ferry bit).

Skye: we're a poor wee island and we're stuck with crap ferries and crap weather and...
The rest of us: Have a nice new bridge.
Skye: But we still have crap weather and the ferries are still st and...
Us: You're not getting a fking airport!

[Mrr T]

DocJock said:

By the same reasoning, he must think GB isn't an island as it's linked to the European mainland by the channel tunnel. What an arse.

N Ireland?

[Vipers]

AstonZagato said:

Leithen said:

He's astonished that the new one isn't a full three lane with additional hard shoulder design.

What? It's not? Whoever thought that would be a good idea?

I believe they're knowing the old one down so there's no new capacity?

If you brake down on the bridge, I assume you can't walk away, no pavement?

[DocJock]

Mrr T said:

DocJock said:

By the same reasoning, he must think GB isn't an island as it's linked to the European mainland by the channel tunnel. What an arse.

N Ireland?

NI isn't part of Great Britain.

[r11co]

So, three years on since the referendum was held, I've got to admit that while I hoped and ultimately knew that the SNP would be 'found out' and would retreat back into the political wilderness, I never suspected it would happen so quickly.

Happy Union Day!

[technodup]

r11co said:

So, three years on since the referendum was held, I've got to admit that while I hoped and ultimately knew that the SNP would be 'found out' and would retreat back into the political wilderness, I never suspected it would happen so quickly.

Happy Union Day!

Indeed. I'd actually forgotten about it with it being so quiet Scottish politics-wise.

So I just had a look at Wings comments. Three years on and still greetin about the vow.

[BlackLabel]

That face!



Meanwhile this teacher is currently making the headlines.



https://www.google.co.uk/amp/www.scotsman.com/news...

https://markwilsonbooks.com/2017/09/15/an-open-let...

[FN2TypeR]

Happy No Day!

[Professor Barney]

Major jobs boost, but only for the two areas that voted yes in the referendum:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-cent...

Good job the SNP do a 'different kind of politics' or this could've been mistaken for rewarding your own supporters with public money.

[r11co]

Professor Barney said:

Major jobs boost, but only for the two areas that voted yes in the referendum:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-cent...

Good job the SNP do a 'different kind of politics' or this could've been mistaken for rewarding your own supporters with public money.

Co-incidentally, these centres for handling benefit claims will also be located in the two areas where demand will be the highest.

No connection there either I guess.....

[Professor Barney]

Actually you're probably right. Just a happy coincidence.

[Sylvaforever]

Professor Barney said:

Actually you're probably right. Just a happy coincidence.

Indeed, just end every spoken sentence with a sharp tonal eh and you'll be in there..

[anonymous-user]

r11co said:

Professor Barney said:

Major jobs boost, but only for the two areas that voted yes in the referendum:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-cent...

Good job the SNP do a 'different kind of politics' or this could've been mistaken for rewarding your own supporters with public money.

Co-incidentally, these centres for handling benefit claims will also be located in the two areas where demand will be the highest.

No connection there either I guess.....

The real question here is how can one claim an 'economic benefit' by simply spending taxpayers money on a way of speeding up the handing out of more taxpayers money?

I guess it's OK as long as it's English taxpayers' money.

[57 Chevy]

REALIST123 said:

The real question here is how can one claim an 'economic benefit' by simply spending taxpayers money on a way of speeding up the handing out of more taxpayers money?

I guess it's OK as long as it's English taxpayers' money.

Presumably these tasks are currently being performed in England/Wales/Northern Ireland? If so I'm sure those workers will be offered the chance to relocate to Scotland, before being made redundant at some cost. I'm sure we will be told the cost is net neutral eventually due to lower wages in Scotland. Of course there must be a project to set up this function in Scotland. recruitment, training, along with new IT systems that interface with the existing UK systems. We've been told that this will take at least four years to set up, that tells me this is a project of significant cost.

[FN2TypeR]

57 Chevy said:

Presumably these tasks are currently being performed in England/Wales/Northern Ireland? If so I'm sure those workers will be offered the chance to relocate to Scotland, before being made redundant at some cost. I'm sure we will be told the cost is net neutral eventually due to lower wages in Scotland. Of course there must be a project to set up this function in Scotland. recruitment, training, along with new IT systems that interface with the existing UK systems. We've been told that this will take at least four years to set up, that tells me this is a project of significant cost.

Amazing that it takes four years to set this up but leaving the UK and starting up as an independent nation only takes eighteen months isn't it?

[jsc15]

Surprised Nicola didn't just make it 5000 new jobs (or some petty number with a 45 in it).

It's not like there's going to be any accountability or private-sector concerns such as productivity or excessive sick leave.

In fact, it'll be a job for life, helped greatly if you're related to anyone pulling the strings.

A relevant 11second vid....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4394VCS7POE