Originally posted by robbie carrobie
Actually I am not a big Scottish nationalist but its the lesser of two evils. Faced with Salmond or the Tories you would vote for independence too.

both as bad as each other he isn't in it for altruistic reasons Robbie power and greed drive that man and god help you if he becomes PM of Scotland.

Originally posted by huckleberryhound
What you do is manage the resources better, and do what Norway did with their Oil revenue. That way, by the time the oil runs out the country will benefit from the money, rather than having it squandered away with nothing to show for it. Oil isn't our only resource, but you will know that already, right? You wouldn't start a thread like this without doing the research, that'd be a moronic thing to do.

It's for sure the 1707 act of union has benefited Scotland, now doing over 10 billion pounds of trade with the US and Euro countries and there is the shipbuilding trade in Glasgow but not as great as in the past.

I get the feeling Scotland can get along quite well without the UK now, what with your other trades, textiles, electronics, banking services and so forth, to say nothing of the thriving tourist trade.

Sounds like a good thing to split from the UK, at least from what I can see from across the pond.

Originally posted by redbadger
it will be worth it to get rid of twats like you.

Well, I did notice on my trip to Ireland the most obnoxious riders on the trams were from Britain, noisy and rude like they were landlords or some such. I saw the Irish as very polite unless you get them drunk in front of a Brit🙂

Originally posted by redbadger
both as bad as each other he isn't in it for altruistic reasons Robbie power and greed drive that man and god help you if he becomes PM of Scotland.

Salmon done some good socialist things, he gave free medical prescriptions to everyone in Scotland and pensioners can ride on public transport anywhere in the entire country for free.

Originally posted by sonhouse
It's for sure the 1707 act of union has benefited Scotland, now doing over 10 billion pounds of trade with the US and Euro countries and there is the shipbuilding trade in Glasgow but not as great as in the past.

I get the feeling Scotland can get along quite well without the UK now, what with your other trades, textiles, electronics, banking services a ...[text shortened]... ounds like a good thing to split from the UK, at least from what I can see from across the pond.

you know that UK billions and American billions are different, right?

http://eyeful-tower.com/muse/billion.htm

Originally posted by robbie carrobie
you know that UK billions and American billions are different, right?

http://eyeful-tower.com/muse/billion.htm

Scotland would be unlikely to be trading trillions of pounds OR dollars in US speak. I think the US version of billions is the right number of decimal points🙂

Originally posted by sonhouse
Scotland would be unlikely to be trading trillions of pounds OR dollars in US speak. I think the US version of billions is the right number of decimal points🙂

trillions of oil dude, zillions and squillions! I may change my name to Sheikh Carrobie!

Originally posted by sonhouse
It's for sure the 1707 act of union has benefited Scotland, now doing over 10 billion pounds of trade with the US and Euro countries and there is the shipbuilding trade in Glasgow but not as great as in the past.

I get the feeling Scotland can get along quite well without the UK now, what with your other trades, textiles, electronics, banking services a ...[text shortened]... ounds like a good thing to split from the UK, at least from what I can see from across the pond.

Yet if you look at our country under Westminster rule, you'd think we were one of the poorest nations in the world, not the 14th richest. Aye, it's time for a change.

Originally posted by huckleberryhound
Yet if you look at our country under Westminster rule, you'd think we were one of the poorest nations in the world, not the 14th richest. Aye, it's time for a change.

And England will prosper no more handouts to the scum called Scots I would repatriate all Scots residing in England .

Originally posted by huckleberryhound
Yet if you look at our country under Westminster rule, you'd think we were one of the poorest nations in the world, not the 14th richest. Aye, it's time for a change.

Isn't that ranking weighted by the oil revenues which are still not decided in terms of ownership between Westminster and Holyrood?

Originally posted by divegeester
Isn't that ranking weighted by the oil revenues which are still not decided in terms of ownership between Westminster and Holyrood?

If its in our territorial waters its ours and after independence you leeches are gonna have to pay up for it. We might even sell you our water if you behave. Have you produced a single credible reason why we should not be independent yet?

Originally posted by robbie carrobie
If its in our territorial waters its ours and after independence you leeches are gonna have to pay up for it. We might even sell you our water if you behave. Have you produced a single credible reason why we should not be independent yet?

I keep telling you I don't care and I wish you all the best. I think you'll find there is more to the oil situation than you are pretending.

It's all moot; Scots will not vote for independence, even now it's very tight.

Originally posted by robbie carrobie
If its in our territorial waters its ours and after independence you leeches are gonna have to pay up for it. We might even sell you our water if you behave. Have you produced a single credible reason why we should not be independent yet?

will it be king Alex the first or president Alex Robbie ?

Originally posted by divegeester
I keep telling you I don't care and I wish you all the best. I think you'll find there is more to the oil situation than you are pretending.

It's all moot; Scots will not vote for independence, even now it's very tight.

Can you tell us why we should not be independent?

Originally posted by redbadger
will it be king Alex the first or president Alex Robbie ?

King Alex is legend, a rebel leader against an evil empire. Nick Clegg and that Tory divesjeester might be building a death star but the force is with us.