Scottish Referendum / Independence - Vol 5
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malks222 said:
If anyone would like to read the polar opposite of the opinion of this forum, i give you:
http://taboard.com/forum/index.php?showforum=9
I used to read/ contribute to the forum a lot, but really couldnt stand the nationalist stuff on there and do not post anything any more.
but if you want to read first hand some of the strong nationalist opinions and people working/ canvassing/ helping the 'yes campaign' i'd give it a read. there appear to be some real hardcore snp supporters on there!
I like the fact on a Scottish Nationalist forum they have a thread happily celebrating a Desert Rat, one of those brave men who fought a war to stop German Nationalists.http://taboard.com/forum/index.php?showforum=9
I used to read/ contribute to the forum a lot, but really couldnt stand the nationalist stuff on there and do not post anything any more.
but if you want to read first hand some of the strong nationalist opinions and people working/ canvassing/ helping the 'yes campaign' i'd give it a read. there appear to be some real hardcore snp supporters on there!
simoid said:
FourWheelDrift said:
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On PC now and you can have an even bigger laugh at this
http://news.sky.com/story/1305878/yes-vote-should-...
Sky News said:
Scotland's sports minister has told Sky News she expects British taxpayers and the National Lottery to continue funding athletes competing in a Scottish Olympic team in the event of a "Yes" vote in the independence referendum.
The sporting impact of independence will be thrown into sharp focus today when Scottish athletes march behind the Saltire at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
Should Scotland vote for independence, Scottish teams will become a fixture of major events, entering future Olympics and World Championships as separate teams and ending the association with Team GB.
The funding implications of independence for sport are uncertain, but Scotland's Secretary for Sport Shona Robison told Sky News she expected the British exchequer and Lottery to continue funding athletes north of the border.
"We are entitled to a share of UK Sport funding because it is part of UK government funding, just as we would look to negotiate a share in the same way we would look at defence spending and foreign affairs spending," Ms Robison said.
"So we would want a share of that UK Sport funding to support Scottish Olympic and Paralympic athletes. We have also already set out that we would like the Lottery to continue as it does.
"We contribute our fair share to the Lottery, perhaps slightly more, so we will seek for that to continue."
The sporting impact of independence will be thrown into sharp focus today when Scottish athletes march behind the Saltire at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
Should Scotland vote for independence, Scottish teams will become a fixture of major events, entering future Olympics and World Championships as separate teams and ending the association with Team GB.
The funding implications of independence for sport are uncertain, but Scotland's Secretary for Sport Shona Robison told Sky News she expected the British exchequer and Lottery to continue funding athletes north of the border.
"We are entitled to a share of UK Sport funding because it is part of UK government funding, just as we would look to negotiate a share in the same way we would look at defence spending and foreign affairs spending," Ms Robison said.
"So we would want a share of that UK Sport funding to support Scottish Olympic and Paralympic athletes. We have also already set out that we would like the Lottery to continue as it does.
"We contribute our fair share to the Lottery, perhaps slightly more, so we will seek for that to continue."
Another Scottish politician who doesn't now how an independent country operates.
The British taxpayer isn't going to fund anything for an Independent Scotland and neither will the National Lottery, clues in the title there love. Camelot has a licence to run a lottery in the UK only. Scotland will have to set up it's own Lottery.
There is the Euromillions lottery run by France's Française des Jeux, Spain's Loterías y Apuestas del Estado and the United Kingdom's Camelot but Scotland will have to join the Euromillions consortium first and then it will only get it's share based on Scottish Euromillions ticket sales.
Borghetto said:
Well some Sudanese farmer is suing the UK Govt for sending aid to Sudan (on UK Legal aid presumably). So it'd be no surprise to see iScotland suing us for former abuses and the Barnet formula. If they fail to get legal aid they can always use a no win no fee outfit.
We could sue Scotland back for abuse. Damaging property (Wembley 1977), Susan Boyle, Bagpipes, Golf.
budgie smuggler said:
article said:
“We’re keeping sterling,” Salmond said. “Why talk about plans B, C, D, E and F when plan A is the best proposition?”
Also perchance because you don't have a credible plan B or it would be a guaranteed vote loser? I honestly thought at this point they'd be giving some detailed proposals out. What a mug!
GetCarter said:
I had lunch in Kylesku today.
Check out the bridge > http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/kylesku/kyle...
Best to give the ferry a miss then.Check out the bridge > http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/kylesku/kyle...
Guam said:
Leave our leader of the Faith alone, on the 20th we will make him the head of the church of Scotland and a religious example to the bairns!
He has been chosen by our God to lead us into the promised land which the scabby Toffs will be funding.
And if the financial harvest should fail next year only the blood sacrifice of the leader himself will save the people.He has been chosen by our God to lead us into the promised land which the scabby Toffs will be funding.
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