BFTD Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 2 minutes ago, NotThePars said: oaksoft will be along to explain why this isn’t actually poverty shortly Laugh heartily about how it isn't poverty, surely. Popcorn at the ready. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue-Toon Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 We've never had it so good - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51543521 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 Is this true and if so what’s the justification for voting against? Seems pretty shite tbh. link cause idk if the image has loaded 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 I dont know the background, and as such a bit loathe to comment, but I am unsure if I think people who are living in Scotland temporarily should be able to vote. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 Extending the vote to refugees, EU nationals, over 16s and prisoners serving 12 months or less (I think) is a good move though. No reason why none of these groups should be denied their voting rights. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Maturin Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 6 minutes ago, NotThePars said: Extending the vote to refugees, EU nationals, over 16s and prisoners serving 12 months or less (I think) is a good move though. No reason why none of these groups should be denied their voting rights. I'm sorry but when you're serving a custodial sentence you should not be permitted to vote. If you're convicted it has shown you cannot live by the laws of the land so you shouldn't be entitled to vote until you have served the sentence accordingly. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 Extending the vote to refugees, EU nationals, over 16s and prisoners serving 12 months or less (I think) is a good move though. No reason why none of these groups should be denied their voting rights. What is the status granted to a refugee once they are no longer a refugee and how long does it take? Is it straight from seeking/being granted asylum to British Citizen? I seen tweets talking about "temporary leave to remain". How does that work? Can someone be told they can stay here for 1 year for example? If so, I am not having that such a person should be voting here. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 On 18/02/2020 at 10:49, Blue-Toon said: We've never had it so good - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51543521 Now let's home in on the amounts. The average wage excluding bonuses is now £511.61. In March 2008, the average wage would have bought you £510.96 (in 2019 prices). In other words you are 65p better off than you were - 12 years ago. Yeah, life is wonderful! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 1 minute ago, Granny Danger said: Now let's home in on the amounts. The average wage excluding bonuses is now £511.61. In March 2008, the average wage would have bought you £510.96 (in 2019 prices). In other words you are 65p better off than you were - 12 years ago. Yeah, life is wonderful! Think that only accounts for full time wages, so with the rise of part time and zero hours contracts we're actually way behind where we were 12 years ago. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theroadlesstravelled Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 No wonder Boris won so easily when this is representative of the left. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-51621812 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 No wonder Boris won so easily when this is representative of the left. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-51621812 I can’t imagine a company stirring up controversy to try and market its products. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suspect Device Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Do you reckon others should take a leaf out of their book? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisal Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 On 20/02/2020 at 18:08, Tynierose said: I'm sorry but when you're serving a custodial sentence you should not be permitted to vote. If you're convicted it has shown you cannot live by the laws of the land so you shouldn't be entitled to vote until you have served the sentence accordingly. I know this is an extreme scenario, but, let's say a government decides an independence referendum in one of it's nations is close but could go against it. So refuses to allow an independence referendum. The independence party for that nation decide to take to streets hold a protest. The Central government decides to make mass protests illegal without a licence and refuses to grant one. Protest goes a head and 100 000 people take part . All these people are identified and charged and sentenced them to a token 1 month prison term. The government relents and allows the referendum to go ahead on a day that happens to fall in that month. The government wins by 50 000 votes. No more referendums for a generation. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneteaminglasgow Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Got a “parliamentary report” through the door from well renowned thundercunt Alex Cole-Hamilton.All I’ll say is that if Stephen Daisley and Quentin Letts were complimenting me, I’d be absolutely ashamed of myself. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNU_Linux Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-51644786Thanks Mr Westminister for not allowing a common sense & progressive public health approach towards drug policy in Scotland 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HTG Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 22 minutes ago, MixuFixit said: They should just do it anyway Agreed. f**k them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 1 hour ago, GNU_Linux said: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-51644786 Thanks Mr Westminister for not allowing a common sense & progressive public health approach towards drug policy in Scotland A common sense progressive public health approach to drugs is a distraction apparently. A distraction from continuing with the same knuckleheaded approach that has been failing for as long as i can remember. Imo decriminalisation with strong controls and taxation is the way forward in the long term. Decriminalising users would be a good start. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Do they not have "pairing" in Holyrood? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the jambo-rocker Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/free-bus-travel-18s-and-under-snp-strikes-budget-deal-greens-2000316 Delighted to see the comment section rife with beeling fuckwits moaning about how this is a bad thing because of a simplistic, alleged assumption it will cost more taxpayers money. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the jambo-rocker Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 1 minute ago, MixuFixit said: BTL in the Scotsman is like if we were all Malky It's the mind-set of it all. I like to believe there is some rationality behind where everyone is coming from, but I'm really not getting it with this one. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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