"Scotland ‘will be poorer than UK’

[McGonigle]

Scottish independence: Scotland ‘will be poorer than UK’ as projections for
oil and gas revenues plummet

AN INDEPENDENT Scotland would be worse off financially than the remainder of
the UK as projections for oil and gas revenues plummet, a leading think tank
has warned.

Read more...
http://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/top-stories/scottish-independence-scotland-will-be-poorer-than-uk-as-projections-for-oil-and-gas-revenues-plummet-1-2700088

[Aljy]

Unionist propaganda pish!

Anybody who remembers the 70's referendum will also remember the claims that
"North Sea oil will run out in 30 years." Back then a GALLON of petrol cost
50p. You can't even get a half pint of the stuff for that now.

Oil revenue plummet? Aye, right!

Regards,
Alex.

"McGonigle" <mcgo...@virgin.net> wrote in message
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[Unicorn]

Probably, but look at this ;

"Better Together sets sights on SNP voters who reject independence"

http://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/top-stories/better-together-sets-sights-on-snp-voters-who-reject-independence-1-2715297

[Aljy]

"Unicorn" <uni...@mynet.com> wrote in message
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> Probably, but look at this ;
>
> "Better Together sets sights on SNP voters who reject independence"
>
>
http://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/top-stories/better-together-sets-sights-on-snp-voters-who-reject-independence-1-2715297

There's nothing there to look at. It's just waffle. It says nothing about
why Scotland should remain within the UK. It doesn't say we'll be better
together. It doesn't even say things won't get any worse! It says some SNP
voters don't want independence, yes, but one question from the SNP could
counter that:

Do you want another Tory government?

Personally, I would rather live in a bankrupt third-world country run by its
own people than have that lot back, and I'm well aware that probably puts me
in the minority. Nevertheless, I'm also aware of the strength of feeling
against the Tories in Scotland and the feeling that no matter who we vote
for in UK elections, it's unlikely to make any difference if England
(regardless of Wales and Northern Ireland) decides to paint most of their
portion of the political map blue.

TBH, I don't envisage Better Together convincing SNP voters who are not in
favour of independence to vote against it. More likely they simply won't
vote, or will spoil their ballot papers. They sure as hell won't vote for
another Tory government, which is exactly what we'll end up with sooner or
later if SNP don't pull this off.

Anyway, I would like to know which hat they pulled the figure from for the
number of SNP voters opposed to independence? Independence is the ONLY
reason I vote SNP. Everyone else I know who voted for them did so for the
same reason. Only a very few (two I think) are staunch SNP supporters. Most,
like myself, will turn their backs on them once we get our country back.

Regards,
Alex.

[Unicorn]

On 07/01/2013 09:27, Aljy wrote:
> "Unicorn" <uni...@mynet.com> wrote in message
> news:nweGs.346472$kt5....@fx08.am4...
>> Probably, but look at this ;
>>
>> "Better Together sets sights on SNP voters who reject independence"
>>
>>
> http://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/top-stories/better-together-sets-sights-on-snp-voters-who-reject-independence-1-2715297
>
> There's nothing there to look at. It's just waffle. It says nothing about
> why Scotland should remain within the UK. It doesn't say we'll be better
> together. It doesn't even say things won't get any worse! It says some SNP
> voters don't want independence, yes, but one question from the SNP could
> counter that:
>
> Do you want another Tory government?

No, but you don't need a Tory government to get your taxes up.
Take the GSC local rates - Labour were there in power almost
all the time and rates went up in last 30 years for a 1000%.
You don't need a Tory for doing that. Labour does it even better...-;)

[Aljy]

"Unicorn" <uni...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> On 07/01/2013 09:27, Aljy wrote:
> > Do you want another Tory government?
>
>
> No, but you don't need a Tory government to get your taxes up.
> Take the GSC local rates - Labour were there in power almost
> all the time and rates went up in last 30 years for a 1000%.
> You don't need a Tory for doing that. Labour does it even better...-;)

Except there hasn't been a Labour Party in this country for at least 40
years. Compare current so-called Labour policies with pre-Thatcher Tory
policies and you'd be hard pushed to tell the difference. You're right,
Labour does it better.... implementing Tory policies, that is.

Regards,
Alex.

[Unicorn]

BTW look at this....

"Potholes cause £1 billion of damage to cars
Repair bills due to pothole damage escalate, with greater incidence of serious suspension damage."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/9785879/Potholes-cause-1-billion-of-damage-to-cars.html

This is a great contribution of  Glasgow's labour to Glaswegian's  budget,,,-;)

Regards -
U-n

[Aljy]

"Unicorn" <uni...@mynet.com> wrote in message

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BTW look at this....

"Potholes cause �1 billion of damage to cars
Repair bills due to pothole damage escalate, with greater incidence of
serious suspension damage."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/9785879/Potholes-cause-1-billion-of-damage-to-cars.html

This is a great contribution of Glasgow's labour to Glaswegian's
budget,,,-;)

Come on mate, you're having a laugh. We had two really severe winters in
succession that caused massive damage to roads throughout Scotland, not just
Glasgow. Fair enough, a couple of years have passed since then, but councils
all over the country are still struggling to find funds to repair that
damage thanks to cutbacks forced on them by BOTH Labour and Tory
governments.

I'm in the Northwest Highlands. Roads here have always been well maintained
(they have to be), but after those two winters some roads looked more like
ploughed tattie fields and a lot of the repairs have still to be carried
out.

I've lived here 7 years now, spent about 6 months of each of the 5 years
prior to that up here. There hasn't been a Labour or Tory council here in
all that time. Who do you want to pin the blame on for the state of the
roads here? Unless, of course, you think Labour are responsible for the
weather?

Might be an idea to stick to the tabloids in future. They may only print
crap, but at least you know it's crap ;)

Regards,
Alex.