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26 minutes ago, RuamRudy said:
Sauce for the goose? Scotland isn't the EU - and the EU did not receive 90ish% of the UK income and return what it saw fit.
Well the EU isn't a country. Yet...
If you were to gain Independence (which you won't) you'd soon find out what a great deal you get as part of the UK. Let's see what Brussels offers you, if they even allowed you into their failing federalist project. You think little old Scotland would have a seat at the top table? You think the EU would be throwing money at you?
BTW, why would you want to leave your biggest trading partner who also happens to be your next door neighbour? It's like you want to apply economic sanctions on yourself or something. Nobody in Scotland is voting to be poorer. You think all immigration will stop if you leave the UK? Don't let the racist little nationalists ruin your country for some failed ideology. Hmmm, those arguments sound somewhat familiar, no?
Sauce for the goose indeed.
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Wow. Didn't even attempt to slow down before the collision.
Either playing with his phone or deliberately struck the guy.
I wonder if this will get the same media attention as the pretty Thai female doctor hit by the Ducati in Bangkok? That was a rhetorical question obviously....
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16 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:Why not take time educate yourself on the the problem rather than trotting out gross pejorative generalizations?
https://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/news/health-inequalities-and-obesity
That doesn't contradict my argument. It says that many deprived people are obese. I am not arguing against that point, I have seen it for myself and have commented to that effect many times, albeit in a less PC way (I have observed it's often the tattoo covered, unemployed from the council estates with lots of young children in tow who are the most obese).
I am arguing that a lack of education and a negative culture is to blame, not a lack of money (since healthy food can be obtained for the same price as unhealthy food, and eating less food costs less than eating more food). Also, excess alcohol consumption and a lack of exercise in deprived areas with high levels of unemployment plays a large part in obesity, moreso than not being able to afford the healthy options in the supermarket.
Perhaps it is you that should educate yourself, instead of blaming the Tories for a lack of personal responsibility often found in certain socio-economic groups?
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4 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:Better still, most the fat people are poor, eating the cheapest food available which is always processed, high carb, high sugar, high glycemic index food, on special offer, churned out by the processed food industry and marketed to the poor.
Actually it would be cheaper for them to buy the ingredients and cook a healthy meal, but many are simply too lazy to do that.
So they buy ready meals off the shelf. Even then, there are ready meals that are healthy and the packaging clearly states fat, sodium content etc. but many are just not interested. Why buy fruit when you can buy crisps and chocolate?
All this talk of using food banks but the obesity levels in the UK are staggering. The same people also seem to be able to find the cash for bad tattoos as well.
Money for tats? Check
Money for fags? Check
Money for booze? Check
Money for iPhone? Check
Money for food? Blame the Tories for forcing me to get a job or use foodbanks.
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39 minutes ago, ozimoron said:
The Scots were entitled to believe that they were going to be in the EU permanently from 1972. The UK parliament has betrayed them.
The SNP was campaigning for independence long before Brexit was on the cards. It's just an excuse to try to justify another vote. If they were to get another vote and lose again, they'll simply come up with another reason to run it again.
Same as Brexit, sometimes the losers just won't accept they've lost. The 2014 vote was decisive. Most Scots wish to stay which is not surprising given the great deal they've been given by the government.
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I suspect this will cause Xi to double down on his zero Covid policy. He won't allow himself to be seen as weak and pandering to the protesters.
I'd expect further lockdowns, and increasing force used by the authorities.
Terrible for the Chinese people (but good for residents of tourist areas of Thailand).
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The loser has to keep Harry and Meghan.
Do we have a deal?
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1 hour ago, ozimoron said:
It's not over until the fat lady sings. I'm told that will happen at the next general election.
You think Labour would support another referendum?
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9 minutes ago, RuamRudy said:
What is not happening? Independence? Did the SC rule on that too?
They ruled you can't have a referendum without the UK goverment's consent.
The UK government is not going to give consent, so it's over.
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22 minutes ago, RuamRudy said:
Personally I prefer to own my obligations. Indeed, it's a better bargaining position. We will, after all, expect to receive a share of the UK's assets commensurate with our share of debt.
Did you not read the title of this thread? It's not happening. Why continue to talk as if this is something that will happen? It's a fantasy.
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2 minutes ago, RuamRudy said:
So 50% of the Scottish electorate need protection from England because they are too stupid to make a rational decision for themselves?
Actually they made a very rational decision in 2014.
2 minutes ago, RuamRudy said:Given the last 12 years of England's choices for government, i can only assume that that your post was written in jest...
I suggest you check Sturgeon's record on drugs, education etc. before you criticize the English government too much. Although, like many Scottish nationalists you do seem to have a history of disliking and blaming the English for everything.
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2 hours ago, pacovl46 said:
May that as it be, it still doesn't change the fact that circumstance has changed dramatically and therefore they should be allowed to vote again!
Sometimes people need to be protected from themselves. An independent Scotland would be a disaster, a failed state. There are so many reasons why they should remain in the UK it's not even funny.
Don't let a few anti-English nationalist extremists shout down the majority.
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12 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:
I can think of no better way to convince people they want something than to have someone they already distrust tell them they can’t have it.
Well even if they did want it (and when offered the choice in 2014, they clearly voted against it), they can't have it.
The clue is in the thread title.
The Supreme court has ruled. You respect the law, don't you?
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Given the Woke nonsense being preached in many schools and universities, this can only be a good thing. I do feel sorry for the students though, first of all Covid, then strike action. 2020-2023 must be the worst period in history to be a student, and that's before anyone has introduced you to the work of Robin DiAngelo.
As for the postal service, the standards are so low when they are working that nobody will notice when they go on strike.
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15 minutes ago, ozimoron said:
It's not up to Sturgeon is it?
Sturgeon is the one calling for another referendum.
15 minutes ago, ozimoron said:Got a problem with voting?
I have no problem with voting. As long as the result of the vote is accepted and not re-run until the "correct" result is reached. Scotland already voted to stay in the UK in 2014. It's been decided already.
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Very sad. And a very good example of why railroading people into having the vaccination was an immoral policy.
Novak Djokovic has gone up in my estimation.
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23 minutes ago, pacovl46 said:What??? There has been a major change since the last vote that had a massive impact on the economy and their ability to trade and therefore they should have the right to vote again!!!
Nah.
Sturgeon is just using that as an attempt to justify re-running the vote. She wants to ruin Scotland for her own personal ambition. She'd rather have total power over an unsuccessful country than limited power over a successful one. I don't think the Scots are silly enough to fall for it.
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Keep activism and politics out of sport. It should be a uniting force not a divisive one. I don't need uneduated footballers telling me what to think. Let them virtue signal elsewhere.
If you don't like the venue of Qatar, don't watch, don't play, don't commentate. But no, the likes of Lineker, Neville, Southgate still want to earn the cash, take the glory while appearing to care and "educate" the fans. Bunch of hypocritical muppets.
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16 minutes ago, webfact said:Men were told to have hair that wasn't dyed
Surely there will be exceptions for this one.
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3 hours ago, ozimoron said:
Just watch the GOP use their razor thin majority to burn the house down to the ground rather than pass bipartisan legislation.
I don't think a thorough investigation into this shady, sordid affair can really be classified as burning the house to the ground.
I can see why you wish it would all just fade away though. Somewhat unlikely now the Republicans have a majority. I, for one, very much look forward to the truth finally coming out, it's long overdue.
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I'm against it. Too easy to "switch someone off" if they hold the wrong opinion, protest the wrong party etc.
Also, I like the anonymity of cash. I don't want records of every place I've been, every taxi I've taken, every meal I've eaten. Nothing to do with having something to hide, it's the basic human right to a bit of privacy from the government. They are there to serve us, not spy on us and decide when we can have access to our money.
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1 minute ago, ozimoron said:
The Scots voted to stay? Link please.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Scottish_independence_referendum
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3 hours ago, Scott said:But the court ruled unanimously that she does not have the power to do so because the issue is reserved to Westminster.
Oh dear oh dear. Nicola won't be happy. ????
The correct ruling though. They already voted to stay. No need to re-run it every 5 minutes until she gets the result she wants.
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Great performance by England. A very entertaining game (after the long delay for the goalkeeper's injury). Great goals. If they drop Maguire before they face any decent opposition with pace up front then they could do well in the tournament.
Independence referendum: Scottish government loses indyref2 court case
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My point clearly went over your head.
Every economic argument the Remainers made for staying in the EU could be applied to Scotland staying in the UK. Every accusation/insult that was thrown at Brexiteers for wanting to be Independent of the EU could be thrown at Scottish nationalists.
Fortunately for you, you've got no chance of leaving. If you did, you'd be in dire straits. You wouldn't even have a currency unless you wanted to have your economic policy set by the BOE. It would be a decade before the EU threw you a bone in the form of a terrible deal to join them. It's a fantasy peddled by a power hungry charlatan in the form of Sturgeon. Unicorn stuff. Sunny uplands? Hardly...