Another referendum?

[Bishop Briggs]

Go and get a fucking education.

Even if you believe in Austerian economics Austerity is like Chemotherapy

Not wanting it to end is lunacy

Or if you end "it" too soon, the disease comes back later with more devastating (or even terminal) results.

Are you able to tell us what would the impact of the SNP's spending plans on the country's credit rating, gilt yields and base interest rates?

[sparky88]

If the global economy continues to improve and the Scottish Government manages to protect the most vulnerable from the worst of the cuts, and runs the economy competently under FFA, then the transition to Independence could be fairly seamless, with most of the Government infrastructure already in place. With the SNP as 3rd party in Westminster they should be able to insist on the Civil Service drawing up neutral contingency plans for the full transfer of responsibilities to an independent Scotland, including the stuff that damaged the Yes campaign like doubts over currency, share of assets and liabilities, pensions, EU membership etc., which could remove or mitigate the fear factor that motivated a lot of No voters last time around.

possibly. A run of 10 years without a major economic disaster, with FFA, would probably be enough to secure independence. It would probably help to reach the older, better off voters that the yes campaign almost purposely ignored.

[topcat(The most tip top)]

Or if you end "it" too soon, the disease comes back later with more devastating (or even terminal) results.

Are you able to tell us what would the impact of the SNP's spending plans on the country's credit rating, gilt yields and base interest rates?

Interest rates might well go up a bit but with rates having been stuck at near zero levels for a long time there's plenty of margin for error before that's a pressing issue.

Zero interest rates are a symptom of low growth and under investment as opposed to a policy objective in their own right.

This isn't even a left/right thing Angela Merkel's nobody's leftie yoghurt knitter but Germany borrowed deeper and harder than most in the face of the crisis and emerged faster and stronger. The U.S. Federal Reserve hasn't been shy about quantitive easing. It's only in the UK that the cult of permanent austerity holds sway and even David Cameron's actions, if not his words suggest that even his commitment may not be rock solid.

[welshbairn]

Ffa should mean all companies doing business in Scotland should pay there taxes in Scotland

I would suggest charging Amazon and Google 2% less than they get charged in Luxembourg and Dublin.

[git-intae-thum]

Ffa should mean all companies doing business in Scotland should pay there taxes in Scotland

This is a key point.

We need to make sure all revenue raised in Scotland is included in Scotlands budget. Corporation taxes paid by large multinationals from the supermarkets to whiskys Diageo should be going to a Scottish exchequer and not through London's books as it does the now.

All crown estate wealth both land and sea, made in Scotland, should be going into the Scottish exchequer.

and so on.

Gers only give an estimate to these figures at the moment(which you can bet your books is lower than the actual figures that London currently receives.)

If the SNP are taking FFA then they have to be sure they are gonnae get all true revenue. We must ensure we are not getting a bum deal. No Tory stitch up.

They can then send us an annual suitably accounted break down for defence/ foriegn services etc.

I hope Sturgeon et al are keeping a close eye on Cameron.

[itzdrk]

What part of NO don't people understand ?

The timescale

[sergie's no1 fan]

What part of NO don't people understand ?

The O part.

[Baxter Parp]

, debt you'll have to pay interest and capital on every year,

We already do, dimwit.

[Granny Danger]

This is a key point.

We need to make sure all revenue raised in Scotland is included in Scotlands budget. Corporation taxes paid by large multinationals from the supermarkets to whiskys Diageo should be going to a Scottish exchequer and not through London's books as it does the now.

All crown estate wealth both land and sea, made in Scotland, should be going into the Scottish exchequer.

and so on.

Gers only give an estimate to these figures at the moment(which you can bet your books is lower than the actual figures that London currently receives.)

If the SNP are taking FFA then they have to be sure they are gonnae get all true revenue. We must ensure we are not getting a bum deal. No Tory stitch up.

They can then send us an annual suitably accounted break down for defence/ foriegn services etc.

I hope Sturgeon et al are keeping a close eye on Cameron.

Aye and multi nationals not syphoning off profits to other countries through 'management charges' and the like. Also if the likes of Amazon decide to relocate then we should stop them selling into Scotland.

[FuzzyAffro]

Aye and multi nationals not syphoning off profits to other countries through 'management charges' and the like. Also if the likes of Amazon decide to relocate then we should stop them selling into Scotland.

Absolutely. I would like to see companies like Amazon handed a bill for what tax they really should have paid, and told you have 90 days to pay it in full or get out of the country, no business done at all with Scotland. Same with Starbucks and every company that has been avoiding tax through creative accounting.

[TapothehullDee]

Neverendum.

[FuzzyAffro]

Neverendum.

No, no. It ends with a yes vote. Happy to help.

[John Lambies Doos]

Yes, and you'll get 10% of that debt, debt you'll have to pay interest and capital on every year, and add £10bn borrowing from somewhere to cover the current Barnett expenditure, an expenditure your party calls unacceptable austerity. I want the failure of the SNP, not Scotland. Scotland's interests are best preserved within the union. The SNP are a charlatan party who were against the Holyrood parliament, played no part in its foundation or its remit, and are refusing to accept the will of the people in 2014. Who is against Scotland? Who wants Scotland to fail? Not me.

You are a fool... add 10bn to cover the Barnett formula. Do Scottish people not pay tax to london, does london not get our whisky and oil tax.. its our money we are getting back.

Not to mention we spend way over the top on military we dont need.

[bogsideloyal]

Bookies now have before 2022 for referendum and a yes vote as favourite

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Lies

[forever_blue]

Lies

You could probably also find a bookies which has Rangers as the premiership title favourites for that year, does not mean it will definitely happen. If a week is a long time in politics then 5 years is monumental , the next 5 years are the deciding point in wether Scotland will go independent . To predict anything this early is redicuolous there is still so much which could effect both sides

[Colkitto]

Lets see what powers we get before the Holyrood elections in 2016. That will determine whether there is indyref2 or not in my opinion.

[doulikefish]

I always remember these words

[boabinoban]

I think another referendum would have much the same result as the last one. Yes might have the edge and there's no way in my opinion it would be a landslide.

What we have to remember is that SNP got 56 MPs due to the Tories being a toxic brand for more than a generation, plus Labour, Milliband and Murphy being utterly inept. Not for thousands more people wanting independence.

It has to be the long game and SNP have to be consistently better than the opposition, PLUS answer convincingly (to those that voted No) some of the questions that made them do so.

Also a whole lot more needs to be done to address the problem of extreme media bias. Regional media is the only answer. Hopefully the SNP can do something to address this.

[gav-ffc]

Lets see what powers we get before the Holyrood elections in 2016. That will determine whether there is indyref2 or not in my opinion.

This.

[John Lambies Doos]

I think another referendum would have much the same result as the last one. Yes might have the edge and there's no way in my opinion it would be a landslide.

What we have to remember is that SNP got 56 MPs due to the Tories being a toxic brand for more than a generation, plus Labour, Milliband and Murphy being utterly inept. Not for thousands more people wanting independence.

It has to be the long game and SNP have to be consistently better than the opposition, PLUS answer convincingly (to those that voted No) some of the questions that made them do so.

Also a whole lot more needs to be done to address the problem of extreme media bias. Regional media is the only answer. Hopefully the SNP can do something to address this.

Disagree. Milliband and Murphy where inept... but Scotland was sick of labour and its inability to stick up for Scotland.

Parts of Glasgow have the highest poverty in the western world. Thanks labour