General Chat

It is a Yes which I dont think it will be ,and when it all goes belly up which it will, I do hope Mr Salmond doesnt appear back with cap in hand ;-)

ElizabethK,
Yes I do think they don't really know just how final this will be!
As you say whatever moron you vote in normally you have a chance to pick another moron after a few years. To steal a phrase from the RSPCA (or PDSA whichever it is), "independence is not just for Christmas"

Quite concerned to hear the reply a man gave when asked how he will be voting " I will vote "yes" I think we should give it a try."

Do people think it will be like a general election-change next time if it does'nt work out ?

wee eck has indeed watched too much fantasy. Now he wants to drag Scotland into another fantasy which will go pear shaped in no time. As to what Salmond calls policy not long ago he called sterling a millstone around Scotland's neck and advocated the euro. Even as I write the SNP are putting out feelers for what an ongoing lease of Faslane might be worth. Opportunists with the gift of the gab should not be listened too but often are. It always ends on blood and tears. Lincoln, Napoleon, Hitler, Salmond, Lenin, Faraj, Moseley, Franco, Peron to name a few. England is mostly impervious to these people. I thought the Scots were too but it seems not. It all seems more like a Whitehall farce than a needless tragedy. True Cameron is brainless nitwit but a yes vote is like chucking the baby out with not only the bathwater but the deep blue sea. The bookies still have the nos to win.

I have never been a supporter of the SNP, that said, I knew and liked Margo MacDonald, as for Alex Salmond I can't stand the man, I read somewhere that he likes watching the space fantasy "Star Trek" and I think he has watched to many episodes and ended up in outer-space on his own little planet :-D

A major business supporter of the SNP is BrightSolid parent company of GenesRu.

We have enough comedians up here as it is
namely Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon to
name just two. :-(

Emma

To add to the three wise men of Westminster dashing up to Scotland, Nigel Farage is going there on Friday, so all we need to complete the cast of this version of The Comedians" - is Boris Johnson :-D

Maybe BraveHeart? :-)

I am a Welshman, but think it will be a sad sad day if Scotland is lost to the United Kingdom.
Though we live in a democracy, and it must be the will of the Scottish people.

Tec :-)

I wonder if they will reshow Rob Roy on sunday night :-D

Denis, education and the NHS will do for starters.

The number of SNP MPs at Westminster is minimal, whereas the Scottish Labour contingent is quite large and can make quite a difference.

Also, which many people don't know, the legal system and the law in Scotland are quite different and so many Bills have to have a separate Scottish version.

Emma, I agree, but around here where the economy is largely dependent on the nuclear submarine base at Faslane and the depot at Coulport, the result of a YES vote could be disastrous.

According to the latest NO leaflet, the Trades Unions are in favour of staying in the UK, but I would take that with a pinch of salt!!

I hope they don't take all the 'Scotch' back with them. It has a decent taste which I like.

Andysmum my fear is some will vote with their heart
and not their heart and head.

if Scotland vote YES
does this mean all the MPs that are scotch decent
will defect back there or is that wishful thinking ;-) ;-)

Copy the Russians - send in the tanks.

Let's stick to facts. There are very few items of legislation in Parliament that apply only to England. The SNP has a policy of not voting on those bills that have no direct impact on Scotland.

Anyone remember the film The Mouse that Roared? ;-)

Emma, I live in Scotland too and here (Argyll) we have been bombarded with as many NO leaflets as YES ones.

The reason the NO campaign seems negative is that it is assumed that a NO vote means that things will mostly stay the same.

On the other hand a YES vote will mean huge changes and the SNP are trying to persuade people that they will be better off under an independent Scotland.

DetEcTive, I have been saying for several years that England should have its own version of a separate parliament. I think Westminster should spend 2 days a week doing UK stuff and 3 doing just English stuff with only English MPs there.

I watched a TV programme a couple of weeks ago, when Andrew Neil said exactly the same thing. After all, why should Scottish/Welsh/Irish MPs make decisions that only affect England?

I think Scotland is quite capable of being a successful independent country - the question is, whether they SHOULD!

Can't argue with that OFITG.

Emma - my worry is that they say, if you tell a child not to do something, more time than not they will ignore you and go ahead and do it:-(