The people's republic of Scotland
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Come on guys feel the good feelings he is a wee link that was asked for.
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Very good.
I am shaken but not shtirred in my vote.
Badgerslayer
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zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz oh, just woke up after a doze on the hill - did I miss something?
Come on guys feel the good feelings he is a wee link that was asked for.
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gosh you are right first part brought a tear to my eye
but by god in the second the men were wearing skirts
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Hey the Scotie dog from the Commonwealth Games looks totally different with a haircut!
Mick,
You're absolutely correct. The oil is metered on individual platforms or FPSOs on what are known as Fiscal Meters. A lot of effort goes in to making sure that these meters are correct, as you can imagine.
This whole question of oil revenues gets on my wick. I work in the oil business, I've seen the current decline in oil production (which is on a downward trend and has been for several years with nothing to suggest that it's going to go back up again). If anyone thinks that they are going to be rich off the back of Scottish oil revenues in Scotland then they're naive at best. If anyone tells you that Scotland is going to be like Qatar, Bahrain or even Norway then they're lying to you. I get the feeling that Yes voters imagine that oil taxation is going to dig them out of a fiscal hole - I think that they're wrong.
Ah yes, nothing compares to the original orchestration of Dvorak's largo, certainly not that ghastly brass band travesty in the Hovis ad. But what was the film about and what was that hideous racket that started up half way through?
I agree with all of what you say.
Venezuala has oil - are they rich? No, they appear to have a daft government that has squandered the potential wealth and has not only messed things up with multinational oil companies but also sacked Venezualans that went on strike from the national oil company. Result? A lot of their best talent is now working in the North Sea and their revenues and production levels have dropped.
Nigeria has heaps of oil - are they rich? No, they have a corrupt government. Plenty countries have plenty oil but not many can make it work. Scotland's oil is declining so to rely on that potential wealth is a gamble. In fact, the whole thing is a gamble.
Things must be serious when I agree with you
hopefully we can get back to arguing about Land Rovers and Toyotas when we are both still British citizens next week!!!
johndeere
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Hope i don’t see images like the first part of the video coming out of Scotland in 3 years time.
Things must be serious when I agree with you
Don't tell me - a Scotsman invented the Land Rover..
That's not Scotland, there are no wind turbines on top of the hill.
murrayb
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Umm.. wasn't THAT version of Scotland dreampt up by the Victorians to romanticise the north? i.e. FAKE. And just to make a point the BadPiper.. He's Australian... So not a brilliant example of what Scotland is all about. Well done on the research though....
countrryboy
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This is the most important stroke of a pen most of us will ever make.
Dunno if any of u have found the website september18.com .
Basically Sir Tom Hunter set it up and paid a load of experts to be impartial and just put the facts in front of people. with no political agenda so we can make up our own minds
Something the political parties should of done a long time ago.
Only had a bit of a read throu, but it is exactly wot is needed as he is honest enough to say he will never say which he he will vote so he is not going to influence anyone (wish some on here would try that too).
Going to try and work throu it all afore the big day
As far as i can see the No campigners are pretty much right in a lot that they say, about border control/costs ammount of uncertainty and many other things but the fact u keep banging on about them does not help ur argument. And most of ur set it stome 'facts' are not just as set in stone as u think, a lot of things could change
In fact given the Yes campign is pretty much based on pipe dreams and wishes how bad must the No campign have been, or how unhappy are people with the current set up?
If polls are to be believed still pretty much 50/50 with possibly 20% undecied. Thats mental considering how many massive very important ho;es are in the Yes campign.
Even the westminster muppets coming up here and flying a flag from downing street it just makes them look pathetic, if it was still 60/40 they would not be dirtying there shoes coming north of the border. It really does make them look desperate and wil only help the Yes vote
Same with all the very strong No arguments on here (esp so if coming from down south) if u ken anything of scottish physce?/mentality being told how u should vote or that u cannae do it or being talked down too, will only put our backs up (even if u are right).
Most on here a stalking site will not be a big SNP supporters due to the way they treat the countryside, so treating us all as some face painted braveheart numpties does not
help matters
I have every reason to tick the No box but just cannae do it, bottom line no matter wot happens and wot i read and there is many flaws unknowns (but there is also a hell of a lot of sh**e to wade throu on both sides), is i truely believe scotland should be independent and honestly can't see why we can't thrive.
The biggest problem will be Salmond and the SNP/left wing policies, but u never ken the new non english tory party may be revived in scotland
Dunno if any of u have found the website september18.com .
Basically Sir Tom Hunter set it up and paid a load of experts to be impartial and just put the facts in front of people. with no political agenda so we can make up our own minds
Something the political parties should of done a long time ago.
Only had a bit of a read throu, but it is exactly wot is needed as he is honest enough to say he will never say which he he will vote so he is not going to influence anyone (wish some on here would try that too).
Going to try and work throu it all afore the big day
As far as i can see the No campigners are pretty much right in a lot that they say, about border control/costs ammount of uncertainty and many other things but the fact u keep banging on about them does not help ur argument. And most of ur set it stome 'facts' are not just as set in stone as u think, a lot of things could change
In fact given the Yes campign is pretty much based on pipe dreams and wishes how bad must the No campign have been, or how unhappy are people with the current set up?
If polls are to be believed still pretty much 50/50 with possibly 20% undecied. Thats mental considering how many massive very important ho;es are in the Yes campign.
Even the westminster muppets coming up here and flying a flag from downing street it just makes them look pathetic, if it was still 60/40 they would not be dirtying there shoes coming north of the border. It really does make them look desperate and wil only help the Yes vote
Same with all the very strong No arguments on here (esp so if coming from down south) if u ken anything of scottish physce?/mentality being told how u should vote or that u cannae do it or being talked down too, will only put our backs up (even if u are right).
Most on here a stalking site will not be a big SNP supporters due to the way they treat the countryside, so treating us all as some face painted braveheart numpties does not
help matters
I have every reason to tick the No box but just cannae do it, bottom line no matter wot happens and wot i read and there is many flaws unknowns (but there is also a hell of a lot of sh**e to wade throu on both sides), is i truely believe scotland should be independent and honestly can't see why we can't thrive.
The biggest problem will be Salmond and the SNP/left wing policies, but u never ken the new non english tory party may be revived in scotland
Come on guys feel the good feelings he is a wee link that was asked for.
Don't watch if you are of a nervous disposition
The first part is what will happen here when the folk on benefits find out that their benefits haven't tripled and the folk with mortgages and bank loans realise that the interest rates have.
The second part is how the SNP plan to address the issues.
Could not agree more my sentiments exactly.
Re the above, here is a perfectly serious question.
The Darien scheme would have Ruined Scotland financially,correction it Did ruin Scotland financially but England basically sorted it.
OK it cost us our independence but what price independence. That is still a valid question today.
The recession in 2007 was and still is, the worst since the 1920's.
If Scotland had not been part of the Union it would have been sunk as effectively as a rowing boat hitting a mine.
It's often said that those who don't learn from history are condemned to relive it.
The question is this....
Have we not learned from history ... is twice not enough for us ?.
6pointer....bogtrotter or anyone from the Yes side care to comment ?
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