sophia Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 1 hour ago, Ned Nederlander said: 39% Wales (and 53% Scotland ) That's from a tv programme on the end of the union on itv at half past seven tonight (not for viewers in Scotland) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Polls not front page headlines again i reckon https://www.itv.com/news/2021-03-04/is-the-united-kingdom-on-the-brink-of-a-break-up 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Just checking - despite the death knell for independence that is the Salmond inquiry and the obvious imminent resignation of Sturgeon, we still have 53% in favour of independence? Dougie and Ruthie doing a fine job. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paco Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 “53% of Scots would leave the UK, with 71% believing the country would fare better without being part of the UK”I love things like this in polls, and it isn’t exclusive to Scottish independence by any means. Do you think Scotland would be better off away from the UK? YesDo you think Scotland should leave the UK?No The general public eh? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renton Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 While technically true it isn't often you hear 53/47 get called margin of error. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 2 hours ago, Paco said: “53% of Scots would leave the UK, with 71% believing the country would fare better without being part of the UK” I love things like this in polls, and it isn’t exclusive to Scottish independence by any means. Do you think Scotland would be better off away from the UK? Yes Do you think Scotland should leave the UK? No The general public eh? That's an interesting stat, and one that show that "too wee/poor/stupid" hasn't worked. I must admit, I thought that must be a big part of the reasoning for why people want to stay in the UK. I suppose it's nice to see that people aren't entirely motivated by selfishness. I'm pretty sure that, if the Home Counties were offered the chance to form a microstate with London, they'd be away in a heartbeat. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 11 hours ago, Baxter Parp said: https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1401184/brexit-news-UK-waters-EU-isle-of-man-fishing-france-howard-quayle Brexit argeement: Isle of Man allows EU ships into Manx waters after transition period Maybe a wee bit interested. They're basically a tax haven and they'd have to change the entire basis of their economy, so I don't see it happening. They obviously want very good relations with the EU though, especially with their proximity to Ireland. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highland Capital Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 (edited) There's been talk (both seriously and not so seriously) about independence for Orkney and Shetland. I wonder if post-independence they might end up with a relationship with Scotland akin to what the Faroes has with Denmark - essentially independence in all but name. Incidentally, most of the Danes I've spoken to seem to think that total independence for the Faroe Islands is inevitable. Edited March 4, 2021 by Highland Capital 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 4 minutes ago, Highland Capital said: Incidentally, most of the Danes I've spoken to seem to think that total independence for the Faroe Islands is inevitable. Presumably they're very bitter about it, find the idea of them surviving as a nation laughable, and think they'll come crawling back once they're bankrupt. That's how the independence process works, right? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highland Capital Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 (edited) 6 minutes ago, BFTD said: Presumably they're very bitter about it, find the idea of them surviving as a nation laughable, and think they'll come crawling back once they're bankrupt. That's how the independence process works, right? Until I went to the Faroes, I didn't realise how rich they are. The tunnels were massive and the roads were great. I knew that they got a grant every year from Denmark and while Greenland needs it (partly as they have a number of social problems), the Faroes just stick it in a bank account and don't really touch it. Edited March 4, 2021 by Highland Capital 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 8 minutes ago, Highland Capital said: Until I went to the Faroes, I didn't realise how rich they are. The tunnels were massive and the roads were great. I knew that they got a grant every year from Denmark and while Greenland needs it (partly as they have a number of social problems), the Faroes just stick it in a bank account and don't really touch it. A Finnish colleague told me once that the ScandiWegian countries consider Finns to be hard-drinking bams, whereas the Finns think the Faeroese make them look like lightweights. I know that's got nothing to do with it, I just found it amusing that they have a hierarchy of alcoholic lunacy 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 5 hours ago, doulikefish said: Polls not front page headlines again i reckon https://www.itv.com/news/2021-03-04/is-the-united-kingdom-on-the-brink-of-a-break-up The game’s a bogie. The Salmond attack on Sturgeon has stripped her of all credibility, the political colossus that is Douglas Ross is offering alternative policies that are destroying the case for Independence and this is all before the mighty Anas Sarwar reclaims Scotland for Labour. Might as well just pack the whole project in with a measly 53% minority of the vote. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeTillEhDeh Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 There's been talk (both seriously and not so seriously) about independence for Orkney and Shetland. I wonder if post-independence they might end up with a relationship with Scotland akin to what the Faroes has with Denmark - essentially independence in all but name. Incidentally, most of the Danes I've spoken to seem to think that total independence for the Faroe Islands is inevitable. Not that red herring again? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 3 hours ago, oneteaminglasgow said: Wait, so Nicola Sturgeon doesn’t want independence because she’s paid money to be FM? Is that it? Will she not be paid money to be FM after independence? Can't imagine what would be better for the leader of the Scottish National Party's long term prospects of being in charge: being the woman who delivered independence and coasting on that for a solid decade at a minimum or stalling the cause to cling on to power. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 It'll be quite funny to see Tavish Scott and the fifteen other Britnat island bumpkins being rounded up by the Revolutionary Guard and interned on Inchmarnock after their stupid wee Free Orkney coup. Subcarpathian Ruthenia had a better chance in the 24 hours it was independent. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunfermline Don Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Words fail me. Comments please! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anonapersona Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 4 minutes ago, Dunfermline Don said: Words fail me. Comments please! England is turning into a one party state. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Angelo Barksdale Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Reckon that would roughly translate into around 185-195 Labour seats. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 34 minutes ago, Dunfermline Don said: Words fail me. Comments please! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted March 4, 2021 Author Share Posted March 4, 2021 England is turning into a one party state. Tin pot dictatorship if you ask me 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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