The_Kincardine Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 On 15/02/2020 at 19:11, Highlandmagyar 2nd Tier said: It's a very leafy area in Aberdeen. Very affluent. Bit stabby, though? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suspect Device Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 12 hours ago, The_Kincardine said: Bit stabby, though? Only been one stabbing in the 10 years I've lived here as far as I know. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utter Roaster Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 A bit off topic - but it does relate to Indy - those c*nts RBS, you know the bank with 'Scotland' in the name, who the taxpayer had to give a load of money to bail out for being useless, greedy shitehawks? Changing their name AND threatening to take their ball cos apparently they hate their home nation so much. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTJohnboy Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Utter Roaster said: A bit off topic - but it does relate to Indy - those c*nts RBS, you know the bank with 'Scotland' in the name, who the taxpayer had to give a load of money to bail out for being useless, greedy shitehawks? Changing their name AND threatening to take their ball cos apparently they hate their home nation so much. That headline's one of the best incentives for Independence I've seen in a while. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baxter Parp Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 https://theferret.scot/north-sea-oil-250-billion-tax-break/ £250bn: the cost of giving tax breaks to North Sea oil firms The UK government has lost over £250 billion in 13 years by giving generous tax breaks to North Sea oil companies, according to an expert report. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUFC90 Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 https://theferret.scot/north-sea-oil-250-billion-tax-break/ £250bn: the cost of giving tax breaks to North Sea oil firms The UK government has lost over £250 billion in 13 years by giving generous tax breaks to North Sea oil companies, according to an expert report.I like it. 19.2 billion per year is a better number than 12.6 billion. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthLanarkshireWhite Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 On 16/02/2020 at 19:00, Grahame said: Absolutely no idea what you're typing. I think you do you little drama queen. Oppressed - FFS Pitiful 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthLanarkshireWhite Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 22 hours ago, Grahame said: "Oppression is an unjust treatment or exercise of power, often under the guise of governmental authority" The Scottish Parliament's full membership - of all colours - voted by a clear majority are for indyref yet the governmental authority in London has exercised it's powers to unjustly block the legalities of the vote. Perhaps you might be able to provide a different interpretation of the word "oppressed", or perish the thought the dictionary was right and you were pitifully wrong? PS Perthshire> SouthLanarkshire You have a persecution complex. If you were Syrian, Uighur or a Rohinga Muslim you might get a hearing, but Scottish? Grow up ya dick. Pathetic drama queen. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthLanarkshireWhite Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 14 minutes ago, MixuFixit said: Nothing disputing the actual content of what Grahame said plus an odd implication Scottish independence is only valid if British soldiers are shooting at us. Well the Government have my authority. Oppressed - really pathetic and trivialises real persecution and oppression 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 1 minute ago, SouthLanarkshireWhite said: Well the Government have my authority. Oppressed - really pathetic and trivialises real persecution and oppression It's not our fault you follow Clyde. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthLanarkshireWhite Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 5 minutes ago, welshbairn said: It's not our fault you follow Clyde. You have a point now that I think on it. I should be feeling right hard done by too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthLanarkshireWhite Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 1 minute ago, MixuFixit said: It's a word without an agreed upon definition that has interpretations ranging from Hutus and Tutsis to preventing MPs from voting on matters of UK law that will affect Scotland. The important thing is the substance of the issue, not what someone would call it. Clearly it has more substance for you than it ever will for me. It still looks and sounds like trying to make a big deal out of not terribly much when you look at the real problems around us. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthLanarkshireWhite Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 3 minutes ago, MixuFixit said: UK budgeting on health has a knock on effect on the Scottish grant. SNP MPs tried to vote on this in Westminster and were ignored as ineligible because of laws that were brought in post 2014 specifically to do this to MPs from devolved countries. I view this, fairly uncontroversially, as a substantial issue. Many others do to. Well I 'm sure I could find a counterweight whilst I watch RB Leipzig however we really would be wasting time, especially as I don't view it as priority over other things and you do. An example would be the amount of time and effort spent on constitutional affairs rather than tackling real issues important to me. None of them make me feel oppressed though, just frustrated. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baxter Parp Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 2 minutes ago, SouthLanarkshireWhite said: Well I 'm sure I could find a counterweight whilst I watch RB Leipzig however we really would be wasting time, especially as I don't view it as priority over other things and you do. "I can't think of a counterweight". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthLanarkshireWhite Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Just now, MixuFixit said: Would health be one of those real issues? On occasion, yes. Like the recent hospital fiascos in Edinburgh and Glasgow. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthLanarkshireWhite Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Just now, MixuFixit said: Would those situations be better or worse with less money? Would they be better or worse with excellent planning, excellent management and excellent construction? Or we could just throw money at every screw up, that is also an option. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthLanarkshireWhite Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Two questions to round off then. 1. Would you want Scotland to be in the EU and subject to the rules/regulations and costs of running that? 2. How much extra would you reckon you need for health in an independent Scotland and where would you cut the budget by that amount? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTJohnboy Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 7 minutes ago, SouthLanarkshireWhite said: Two questions to round off then. 1. Would you want Scotland to be in the EU and subject to the rules/regulations and costs of running that? Infinitely preferable to being subject to the rules/regulations of the Westminster Gov/t. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthLanarkshireWhite Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 4 minutes ago, MixuFixit said: 1. Yes. 2. No idea but I would fund it with a large issue of bonds rather than cutting. I find it strange that you would be more comfortable with Belgians, Greeks and Italians influencing your life than others much more close to home - and I voted to stay in the EU as I can't see the logic of putting barriers up with others. The second point assumes a Scottish Government could issue bonds successfully with no credit history at a sensible coupon rate. Even if it did then the cost of the debt still has to be found, so if no cuts then more tax. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O'Kelly Isley III Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Iain McWhirter dismembering about a half a dozen blinkered UK dogmatists on here in the space of 500 words..... https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/18245218.iain-macwhirter-yet-evidence-scots-played-fools-2014/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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