Scottish Cabinet out of touch with local views on independence - Official

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Scottish Cabinet Out Of Touch With Local Views On Independence - Official

ORKNEY (Scotland), August 29 (RIA Novosti), Mark Hirst - The MPs and the British cabinet should have no place in the negotiating team that will lead talks with the British Government if residents back Scotland's independence in three weeks, a local community representative living in the constituency of the Secretary of State for Scotland told RIA Novosti.

Alistair Carmichael, a Liberal Democrat MP, who represents the island communities of Orkney and Shetland earlier vowed he would resign from the UK cabinet and hoped to become part of the negotiation team, representing Scotland, if it becomes independent after the September 18 vote.

A community activist and former local newspaper editor Robert Leslie, however, told RIA Novosti Carmichael was simply trying to extend his political career and should not be involved in any post-referendum talks.

“Carmichael is just wanting to slightly prolong that career because he’s already said that he is not going to be in politics forever, so I think he is just wanting to make sure he gets some kind of say in how things go before he ducks out,” Leslie said.

Carmichael told The Scotsman newspaper earlier that following a vote in favor of Scottish independence he would feel obliged to resign.

“It would be difficult to see how you could fit into a cabinet, which was at the point on its way to becoming part of a foreign country,” Carmichael told the paper, adding that he would like to be part of the Scottish negotiations team following a "Yes" vote.

Full story: http://en.ria.ru/world/20140829/192440109/Scottish-Cabinet-Out-Of-Touch-With-Local-Views-On-Independence.html


-- RIA NOVOSTI 2014-08-29

[oldsailor35]

As long as i can stay a politician of any form, i will have it made! Never need to work again.

[emilymat]

I can't make head or tail of that report. Maybe it's the translation. Mind you, the Lib/Dems have a good history of the gravy train. At the last election they had fewer MP's than before but went into coalition. This resulted in 30-35% of their MP's becoming ministers in some shape or form, with all the trappings and goodies that go with that.

Now they are working hard to convince us they really are different to the Tories. This guy in Scotland is par for the course - mind you, I think he's on a loser. You can get 7 or 8 to 1 at the bookies for a yes vote. Pretty long odds in a 2 horse race.

[sanuk711]

Apparently if Scotland vote yes on the 18th September, it could become a 3rd world country within 3 years,

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I really didn’t think it could improve that quickly...........................

[belg]

golden pension, can have 10+ other jobs at the same time, "helping" friends & family in getting jobs & lucrative contracts...

same same all over the world, crooks & banks (same same) rule the world

[BrianMc]

Apparently if Scotland vote yes on the 18th September, it could become a 3rd world country within 3 years,

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I really didn’t think it could improve that quickly...........................

You are a idiot

[hugh2121]

Apparently if Scotland vote yes on the 18th September, it could become a 3rd world country within 3 years,

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I really didn’t think it could improve that quickly...........................

You are a idiot

You are illiterate.

[sanuk711]

Brian, ............I'm really hurt.......

Surly your used to banter between --Scots & English,

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A while back I was watching Frankie Boyle talk on TV........ "In Scotland we have mixed feelings

.about Global warming, because

. We will get to sit on the mountains

. & watch the English Drown"......................

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Anyway its not Idiot.......its eed-ject.... Jimmy

[BIGTOE3]

Apparently if Scotland vote yes on the 18th September, it could become a 3rd world country within 3 years,

.

I really didn’t think it could improve that quickly...........................

That assumes that you can think to be honest.......

[Pattszero]

Brian, ............I'm really hurt.......

Surly your used to banter between --Scots & English,

.

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A while back I was watching Frankie Boyle talk on TV........ "In Scotland we have mixed feelings

.about Global warming, because

. We will get to sit on the mountains

. & watch the English Drown"......................

.

Anyway its not Idiot.......its eed-ject.... Jimmy

That reminds me - I need to go outside and leave my diesel engine's running all night.

[Trouble]

I don't see where the original post headline has anything to do with the content of the article.

[sawadee1947]

Apparently if Scotland vote yes on the 18th September, it could become a 3rd world country within 3 years,

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I really didn’t think it could improve that quickly...........................

I take your comment as a joke, otherwise you should see a doctor

[sanuk711]

I don't see where the original post headline has anything to do with the content of the article.

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And so to right this , your contribution IS.................