Who are you voting for tomorrow

[Deleted User O]

By Eck 84.38% of 31 who bothered to vote is that a land slide or spin


All sounds a bit fishy to me, still time will tell

Switch your telly on then ya halfwit

so far looking like an SNP majority which is no mean feet with our voting system

snp +20
lab -12
ld -6
con-3

SNP 45
LAB 20
CON 4
LIB2

 

[AberdeenAngus]

Just bear this in mind.

When Wee Eck gets back in, as he unfortunately will, and then pushes for independence, which he no doubt will, then if it comes about, the first thing non Scottish firms/companies etc will do is move out rapido. The countries economy will be even more fecked.

When Wee Eck gets back in, as he unfortunately will, and then pushes for independence, which he no doubt will, then if it comes about, the first thing the Scottish government will do is drop the rate of corporation tax by a penny and the English firms/companies etc will move their head offices to Edinburgh instead of London and pay their taxes here rather than there. Sorted.

 

[Packer]

I see this result as a concerted effort by those that think before they vote to limit the influence of the Labour party. Lets face it, a very large proportion of Labour supporters would maintain their support even if we had become bankrupt like Greece. It was a close run thing anyway.

All this talk of an independant Scotland may well lead to a referendum on the matter at which time I believe the percentage supporting the SNP position will be very much lower.

Those that think the film Braveheart was a documentary will doubtless vote for independence as will the head of state for Oonyackistan but whether it will gain a majority vote, I doubt it.

A good result yesterday/this morning though.

 

[hank]

Also it will hammer the final nail in the coffins of the Keep the RAF in Moray/Keep RAF Leuchars campaigns. The Westminster government will not wish to keep bases in "a foreign country" open.
Fortunately the Navy's OK, 'cos there's no viable alternative deep water berths in GB for the Nukes to hide in. That's why the Gareloch was chosen all those years ago.

Cyprus.

 

[Deleted User O]

Those that think the film Braveheart was a documentary will doubtless vote for independence as will the head of state for Oonyackistan but whether it will gain a majority vote, I doubt it.

A good result yesterday/this morning though.

For someone that states his love of the Scots you have a very low opinion of them with that statement.

 

[Klanky]

Ron, what the hell do you think the Southern seated government has been doing since the early sixties (and maybe even earlier) and still doing.

Car industry, ship building,jobs in general and now threatening us with losing 'our' forces bases.

They tempted the best we had down south with big wages and did a 'Langshanks' 'Prima Nocte' toward the Scottish jobs.

No,all we ask for is a chance to be recognised in the world. It'll be up to us now.

Negative thought will not build a country.

Loss of heavy engineering and large companies is hardly an exclusively Scottish franchise. The North of England had the same (if not bigger) losses. Plus the money was always further South, even in the so-called 'good old days'. It was the UK manufacturing and production base that took a pasting - not just the Scottish section. The 'we've been stitched up by the English/Westminster' argument doesn't really wash in my opinion.

In fact, I'd say that the offshore engineering industry in Scotland currently creates a larger percentage of jobs in in Scotland than the engineering sector in the rest of the UK does. I have no figures to back this up, but if anyone wants to prove me wrong - dig out...

I voted SNP. I believe they are the right party for Scotland, but until some one actually points out how we will self-finance (without the myth of 'Scottish' oil to fall back on), I won't be voting for full independance.
And I believe that the SNP will be en route to a caning on that issue unless they start coming up with a viable business plan for Scotland...something I've seen no evidence for yet.

Very shortly the flag waving wil be over and the SNP are going to have to back up their ideals with hard work to convince many.

Convince me (and, I reckon, many like me) and I'll vote 'Yes' to Independance, but if all I hear is 'oil', then feckoff. Because if Scotland is dim enough to base their case purely on oil reserves, then you can kiss goodbye to Shetland and all their reserves as they've got an even stronger case for autonomy....


We stand and wait.....

 

[Dean]

Switch your telly on then ya halfwit

so far looking like an SNP majority which is no mean feet with our voting system

I was refering to your forum poll you no-wit

what channel are you watching on your telly?

mind, I turned on my telly as suggested they briefly mentioned SNP but when I got within ear shot it went just in the blink of an eye I will try to get the news on the BBC world service later if I can be bothered its all about nick cleggs back yard on the news

mind I found this on the tinternet although i do not pretend to understand it I must say its quite worryingly bitter and twisted, but should I be worried?

http://councillorterrykelly.blogspot.com/2009/01/welcome-to-scotland-you-black-irish.html

politics is a strange hiding place, it seems to me, for years, or all too long, has been concerned with right or left instead of right or wrong.

 

[Packer]

For someone that states his love of the Scots you have a very low opinion of them with that statement.

You've taken that from a very defensive stance, it was a bit tongue in cheek anyway. Thanks for recognising that I do have a love for Scotland and a great deal of respect for what many of its people have achieved.

There are however a lot of numpties, not just in Scotland but everywhere. I'm told that thousands of people actually think that Coronation Street and East Enders are real life

Look how many people in England and Wales have flocked to support Labour in the council elections. The same party that has lied to them and dipped their pocket big time. It beggers belief, too stupid to recognise that when you spend more than you earn misery will be the result and that it applies to entire countries as much as to individuals.

The Scots have however in this election shown that they have better memories and more sense. Eck and crew aren't the saviours, just the best choice for now. IMO Still a lot of Labour supporters though

 

[kisimul]

Just bear this in mind.

When Wee Eck gets back in, as he unfortunately will, and then pushes for independence, which he no doubt will, then if it comes about, the first thing non Scottish firms/companies etc will do is move out rapido. The countries economy will be even more fecked.

84.38% on the site voted for the SNP - Poor deluded people

i've heard an ever decreasing few old guy's spouting this scaremongering labour pish in the last few years, not gonna happen. you seem to be part of a dying breed Ron. cant see Kevan moving his company south , but heyho, if thats the choice of some then fair enough.
head of the scottish chamber of commerce was interviewed this morning and said the last 4 years had been great under the snp, but there's still more to be done. i agree this country needs to be rebuilt after successive ineffectual government from London. hopefully this is just the catalyst to make it so and
the people of scotland seem to think so too, or is this still just another protest vote?

puma, awayan****offwillyeyahafwit

 

[wully]

In fact, I'd say that the offshore engineering industry in Scotland currently creates a larger percentage of jobs in in Scotland than the engineering sector in the rest of the UK does. I have no figures to back this up, but if anyone wants to prove me wrong - dig out...

The offshore engineering sector is the only one doing really well in the UK just now- and has just been booted in the bawls by the London lot by their latest sleekit tax raid on the only industry generating jobs..

The oil revenue will be a large percentage of Scotlands future but I just hope that revenue is used to invest in future technology and not thrown away on pish like a new bridge and more fancy places for politicians to ponce around in..

You can be sure that if Scotland did not have it's oil then england would have dumped us long ago.

 

[Klanky]

The offshore engineering sector is the only one doing really well in the UK just now- and has just been booted in the bawls by the London lot by their latest sleekit tax raid on the only industry generating jobs..

The oil revenue will be a large percentage of Scotlands future but I just hope that revenue is used to invest in future technology and not thrown away on pish like a new bridge and more fancy places for politicians to ponce around in..

You can be sure that if Scotland did not have it's oil then england would have dumped us long ago.

And therein lies the problem. It was never purely 'Scottish' investment that brought the fields to fruition and on that basis I see no way that any deal wil be brokered that involves Scotland gaining sole control over the revenue flow.
And, as I said, watch Shetland start pushing for autonomy if that happens, kiss that revenue stream goodbye...or do what the SNP have accused Westminster of doing for years and refuse to allow Shetland to go their own way - which would be hypocritical to say the least.

Oil is a finite commodity. What is left when you take that away? Like I said, if the SNP show me the plan I'll back it if it means a better future for Scotland.

I don't want to get into a long winded debate on oil, it detracts from the amazing success of the SNP, suffice to say the juries still out as far as I'm concerned regarding Independance.
I want to see a Scotland that can stand proudly on it's own two feet and not turn in to a cheapskate banana republic whose future will be hanging around the EU tables begging for scraps with the erse hanging out of it's trousers when the oil runs out.

Suffice to say that you daft feckers are Scots - you fight with your heart.

Me, I'm Anglo Saxon - I fight with me head



(edit) that's not to say that Scotland shouldn't receive any revenue from the NS and Atlantic fields, it certainly should - and I agree, Wully, that sensible use of such revenue would stabilise Scotland for the future.

 

[Deleted User O]

Well all I have to say is if Scotland was costing England one brown penny we would have been independent years ago

Labour, Liberals, Cons have a greedy eye on Westminster whereas the SNP have both eyes transfixed on Scotland

Even if they fuk up in the next 5 years at least they can say it's Scotlands intrest they have at heart

 

[Deleted User O]

Suffice to say that you daft feckers are Scots - you fight with your heart.

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Bollocks I always use a weapon

 

[Packer]

Johhny, that avatar is a cracker. FSB will never again mean the same

 

[Deleted User O]

Johhny, that avatar is a cracker. FSB will never again mean the same

Glad ye spotted it

 

[Klanky]

Well all I have to say is if Scotland was costing England one brown penny we would have been independent years ago

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Nah, the Welsh would have gone years ago if that was the case

 

[arcboutant]

fer **** sake..................

ir you lot STILL at it.

the die is cast, the deed is done let's

MOVE ON!

The New Order has decreed long ago that we will get Independence,

look at all the various jigsaw pieces falling into place

wake up!

 

[Ronno]

The New Order has decreed long ago that we will get Independence,

Gott Mit Uns

 

[Klanky]

ir you lot STILL at it.

the die is cast, the deed is done let's

MOVE ON!

The New Order has decreed long ago that we will get Independence,

look at all the various jigsaw pieces falling into place

wake up!

I don't like jigsaws.........

 

[Deleted User O]

It will not have escaped the attention of Labour loyalists that Scottish independence would permanently damage Labour's chances of governing at Westminster.
The party has 41 seats in Scotland and would be by far the biggest electoral loser if the nation were no longer represented in the House of Commons.
So Labour is Scotland biggest enemy the real reason they want the Union as they will become no better than the Liberals in England