Guest oddjob Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Independent not Independant. This is a good start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clachan Blue Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Completely against. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RTB Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Exactly. As it stands every Scot gets more spent on them by government than their English counterparts. I think you should check that my friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David W Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 I've yet to see a convincing argument (and that doesn't mean patriotic Scottish rubbish, or the fact you don't like the BBC) for independance. At the end of the day, Scotland would still be attached to a country that has the same language, money, shops, drink culture, television channels, radio programmes, style of football and all sorts of other connections. Apart from the accent, deep fried Mars Bars and a sense of bitterness, I'm not really sure what else is different about Scotland. I'm sure some jumped up clown will give me some nonsense about how the money from a finite energy source will tide us over. I'm sure when that runs out we'll get by selling shortbread to China. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Thankfully it will NEVER happen as Alex Salmond has no intention of making Scotland independent. As per normal for the slimy weasel he would much rather see England sever the ties without having to do anything.I wish we had a Britain that was one big country that we could all have a pride in but unless the BNP get in we aren't going to get it. Excellent, an interesting post in an otherwise dreary thread. If you are suggesting the BNP would make Britain a country to be proud of, then I beg to differ. In fact, if the BNP got into power, I'd be ashamed to be British, and would relinquish my citizenship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 I think you should check that my friend. There is no irrefutable evidence for this claim one way or the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Trainbairn Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 JP-The BNP do have some very good ideas but their way of putting across the ideas is what causes their message to be construed in a way that is harmful to their progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael W Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 I think you should check that my friend. From what I seen in Higher Modern Studies (in 2007), we did indeed receive more per head than England in Government spending. This was put down to our different geographical needs, such as the isolated locations in the country, where facilities are more expensive to maintain. That's the second time tonight I've had to bring bloody Modern Studies statistics into debate on here now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heedthebaa Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 against Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oddjob Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Scotland doesn't have the industry it used to and we'd struggle economically. Name one other country that does? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael W Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 JP-The BNP do have some very good ideas but their way of putting across the ideas is what causes their message to be construed in a way that is harmful to their progress. Perhaps if they ditched their "white Britain" agenda then they may begin to make some progress. There is simply no excuse for that in a decent, democratic society. I'm saying this, and i don't jump on the anti-BNP bandwagon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RTB Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 From what I seen in Higher Modern Studies (in 2007), we did indeed receive more per head than England in Government spending. This was put down to our different geographical needs, such as the isolated locations in the country, where facilities are more expensive to maintain. That's the second time tonight I've had to bring bloody Modern Studies statistics into debate on here now Well go and check the last figures the North East of England got less than us and in both N.I and London the spending was higher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Trainbairn Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 It's the White British terminology that is my major stumblng block with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broken Algorithms Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 I think you should check that my friend. Checked it and... Scotland puts in £27 billion and recieves £40 billion. Furthermore, due to differences within public systems which are not available in England and Wales, any Scot can expect to recieve around £19,000 spent upon their well-being and living, higher than what those down south recieve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 JP-The BNP do have some very good ideas but their way of putting across the ideas is what causes their message to be construed in a way that is harmful to their progress. Could you perhaps present those policies in a more eloquent manner? I'm genuinely interested and not going for the obvious knee-jerk reaction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael W Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Well go and check the last figures the North East of England got less than us and in both N.I and London the spending was higher. England as a whole got less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ad Lib Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 It's the White British terminology that is my major stumblng block with them. That's like saying a chef puts cyanide in all his dishes but they taste good so that's okay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broken Algorithms Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Name one other country that does? Countries with a significant population which is ripe for the labor market such as China and India. Why pay workers in Scotland to do a job which can be done in a country where you can get cheaper labor? Due to the globalisation the location doesn't matter due to the profit made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ad Lib Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Well go and check the last figures the North East of England got less than us and in both N.I and London the spending was higher. Are you suggesting that the North East of England should break away from the Union? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ad Lib Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Countries with a significant population which is ripe for the labor market such as China and India. Why pay workers in Scotland to do a job which can be done in a country where you can get cheaper labor? Due to the globalisation the location doesn't matter due to the profit made. Migration of jobs will happen regardless of whether or not the Union is in place. It's not that relevent in that respect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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