U.K. offers Scotland independence vote

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humberman99 wrote:

Any assets are British. For the common good. The country as a whole benefits, not just one particular piece.
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ronan wrote:

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Well, if you are against Scotland independence, of course you would say that!
But one thinks differently if one is sympathetic to Scotland.
Had Scotland received its fair share from the North Sea Oil, instead of the money going to Westminster, Scotland could be as developed and rich as Norway.
Visiting Norway is an eye-opener. Here is a country who benefited from the North Sea oil, outside the EU, that never wasted its revenue in silly wars or pies in the sky, but has developed its infrastructure, boosted its economy and acquired one of the highest standards of living in the world.
Compared to that, Scotland is like a poor relative, just living from hand-outs, but robbed by the British government of its legitimate wealth.

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ronan wrote:

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Well, if you are against Scotland independence, of course you would say that!
But one thinks differently if one is sympathetic to Scotland.
Had Scotland received its fair share from the North Sea Oil, instead of the money going to Westminster, Scotland could be as developed and rich as Norway.
Visiting Norway is an eye-opener. Here is a country who benefited from the North Sea oil, outside the EU, that never wasted its revenue in silly wars or pies in the sky, but has developed its infrastructure, boosted its economy and acquired one of the highest standards of living in the world.
Compared to that, Scotland is like a poor relative, just living from hand-outs, but robbed by the British government of its legitimate wealth.

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Nonsense. Scotland has been in deficit since '88 even taking oil into account. No where near what Norway has. Not even close.

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humberman99 wrote:

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There really is no comparison with Scotland to Norway. Norway has ample gas, oil, and fishes their own waters. They use wave power to such an extent that they do not need their gas.
That is not to say that Scotland could use the same wave power technology but to date they have not bothered because they have not the wit, better to lay the blame on Essex Man. These would be "leaders" of a future independent Scotland are really jumped up inflated nohopers who are in a final throw of the dice to inflate their deflated egos.
Peruse their CVs and find the truth. Ignore the CVs and hand over to the next generation a diabolical shambles.
They put the same sex marriage laws at the top of the list. If that is not a pointer then what is.
None so blind as those who do not want to see.

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ronan wrote:

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Well, if you are against Scotland independence, of course you would say that!
But one thinks differently if one is sympathetic to Scotland.
Had Scotland received its fair share from the North Sea Oil, instead of the money going to Westminster, Scotland could be as developed and rich as Norway.
Visiting Norway is an eye-opener. Here is a country who benefited from the North Sea oil, outside the EU, that never wasted its revenue in silly wars or pies in the sky, but has developed its infrastructure, boosted its economy and acquired one of the highest standards of living in the world.
Compared to that, Scotland is like a poor relative, just living from hand-outs, but robbed by the British government of its legitimate wealth.

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harold wrote:

About time. Scots cost too much in benefits and NHS costs.

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humberman99 wrote:

here we go again. The "me" syndrome, just like a group of children fighting over a toy.
Any assets are British. For the common good. The country as a whole benefits, not just one particular piece.
Greed is the name of the game. Power also intrudes. Ordinary people attempting to get into the big picture. Just examine the past records of the wanna be in power independent Scotland people. No great shakes there.
They are attemting to lead , by the nose, the Scots people down the road to Narnia, ie fairy tale country.

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humberman99 wrote:

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There really is no comparison with Scotland to Norway. Norway has ample gas, oil, and fishes their own waters. They use wave power to such an extent that they do not need their gas.
That is not to say that Scotland could use the same wave power technology but to date they have not bothered because they have not the wit, better to lay the blame on Essex Man. These would be "leaders" of a future independent Scotland are really jumped up inflated nohopers who are in a final throw of the dice to inflate their deflated egos.
Peruse their CVs and find the truth. Ignore the CVs and hand over to the next generation a diabolical shambles.
They put the same sex marriage laws at the top of the list. If that is not a pointer then what is.
None so blind as those who do not want to see.

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Limme wrote:

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Scotland is in fact ahead of the world in wave power and intends to have at least 60% of its energy needs generated by renewable energy by 2030.
http://scotland.wwf.org.uk/what_we_do/press_c...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/scotla...
As for oil and gas, they play a large part in the Scottish economy. Scotland also catches 60% of the UK's fish.
Perhaps the last line in your post could easily apply to you?

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More Donkey Drivel wrote:

<quoted text>Scotland is very heavily subsidised by the UK government, in fact the most heavily subsidised in Europe. The scots get over £2000 per capita per annum, and has the highest number of government jobs as well. This is how the oil money gets back to them. Norway only has a small population . Scotland is PART of the UK. Norway has around the highset taxes in Europe as well. It is a fact that the South East of England subsidises Scotland, the North, Wales and NI. And I live in Wales, and we all know it here. Salmond is deluded by romantic and silly imaginary versions of Scottish greatness. Now just try learning some facts for once.

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Dubbadub wrote:

Scottish independence if achieved, will speed up the process of Northern Ireland leaving the UK and joining with the Republic of Ireland......