Scotland take control of own taxes?

Wicksta · 16 Jun 2009 at 16:00

I see that Brown is passing another benefit for the Scots before he's kicked out

"The government has called for a 50p per month levy to be imposed on all landline connections in the UK in order to build up a fund to provide super-fast broadband to the third of homes it says would be left out of reach by market forces alone."

XPE · 16 Jun 2009 at 16:01

Von Smallhausen said:
I would be interested in what our Scottish friends here think of Alex Salmond ?

I personally find him irritating.

He's no better than those religious nut job's that go about spreading hate to further there own need for power, and that's all he is doing.

[FnG]magnolia · 16 Jun 2009 at 16:02

rollins said:
Agreed - I'm scottish born, lived in Europe when I was young as my father was in the British army, he was badly injured while in the forces for Britain and I work and pay my taxes for a better Britain. I live in scotland, but think that Britain would be better off as a unit, rather than divided through devolution.

I'm Scottish, and British as well - not bothered if England get Revenue through Oil, Water from Scotland, Electricity from Scotland etc. They could even sell Whiskey and I couldn't care less.

There are more important things to worry about in this lifetime, and I refuse to raise my BP one point on the subject.

Anyway, thats my opinion, and thanks to this great country, we are all entitled to one - Rule Brittania!

almost forgot, wouldn't trust an empty plastic bag to Salmond.

Wow. Word for word what I believe.

Emlyn_Dewar · 16 Jun 2009 at 16:09

KaHn said:
Keep thinking that, look at Aberdeen for example, the council there had billions put into it from oil and gas companies, yet it is in loads of debt at the moment.

KaHn

Aberdeen City Council are a complete joke who couldn't organise a ****-up in a brewery. That's why they're in debt.
Some ludicrous decisions made by them, we'll keep seeing it again and again though.

jmhduck · 16 Jun 2009 at 16:20

rollins said:
Agreed - I'm scottish born, lived in Europe when I was young as my father was in the British army, he was badly injured while in the forces for Britain and I work and pay my taxes for a better Britain. I live in scotland, but think that Britain would be better off as a unit, rather than divided through devolution.

I'm Scottish, and British as well - not bothered if England get Revenue through Oil, Water from Scotland, Electricity from Scotland etc. They could even sell Whiskey and I couldn't care less.

There are more important things to worry about in this lifetime, and I refuse to raise my BP one point on the subject.

Anyway, thats my opinion, and thanks to this great country, we are all entitled to one - Rule Brittania!

almost forgot, wouldn't trust an empty plastic bag to Salmond.

Nice one

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bottletop · 16 Jun 2009 at 16:25

Interesting times article from a few years ago - note it was authored by Donald Dewar's former advisor

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/article657700.ece

I remember reading about the SNP's claims about scottish indepence would mean massive wealth increases for Scotland. Unfortunately they based their figures on 1) receiving all north sea oil revenues (fair enuff) and 2) England carrying on paying the extra £1800 per person subsidy currently enjoyed by Scots (dream land)

At the end of the day, as has been posted earlier. The shetland Isles could announce a referendum for independance the day after a scottish referendum for independace and all the oil revenues would be gone

eddiemcgarrigle · 16 Jun 2009 at 16:25

jamief said:
FAT, useless, lying, cheating, stupid little cretin.

Are you sure you aren't talking about Gordon Brown and his thieving Labour Party?

lewism · 16 Jun 2009 at 16:28

XPE said:
it's the same people who always do it ignore them.

As for making Scotland responsible for it's own finances, would you trust the Scottish labour party with that kind of responsibility, the same people who arnt good enough for the British labour party ?

labour got the boot from here ages ago.

lewism · 16 Jun 2009 at 16:31

By the way, if scotland goes on its own. can we keep the nukes?

WasteTimeChangingCars · 16 Jun 2009 at 16:39

The sooner we separate from that mess in westminster the better

yashiro · 16 Jun 2009 at 16:52

It's a ploy to create jobs. We will be rebuilding Hadrian's Wall.

Jokester · 16 Jun 2009 at 17:19

jmhduck said:
Not literally but I suspect the tax benefits Scotland gets are higher than the taxes generated.

True, but that's the same as every other area of the UK with the exception of London.

It also ignores that the UK government isn't financed entirely by taxation, it's also funded by debt which everyone forgets about. When you take that into account Scotland pretty much get's what it pays for.

XPE · 16 Jun 2009 at 17:26

lewism said:
labour got the boot from here ages ago.

Do you think the snp will be in power forever ?

Jokester · 16 Jun 2009 at 17:31

KaHn said:
Keep thinking that, look at Aberdeen for example, the council there had billions put into it from oil and gas companies, yet it is in loads of debt at the moment.

KaHn

Aberdeen Council has not had billions of pounds put into it by the oil industry.

Raumarik · 16 Jun 2009 at 17:34

rollins said:
Agreed - I'm scottish born, lived in Europe when I was young as my father was in the British army, he was badly injured while in the forces for Britain and I work and pay my taxes for a better Britain. I live in scotland, but think that Britain would be better off as a unit, rather than divided through devolution.

I'm Scottish, and British as well - not bothered if England get Revenue through Oil, Water from Scotland, Electricity from Scotland etc. They could even sell Whiskey and I couldn't care less.

There are more important things to worry about in this lifetime, and I refuse to raise my BP one point on the subject.

Anyway, thats my opinion, and thanks to this great country, we are all entitled to one - Rule Brittania!

almost forgot, wouldn't trust an empty plastic bag to Salmond.

I couldn't agree more mate

Raumarik · 16 Jun 2009 at 17:36

yashiro said:
It's a ploy to create jobs. We will be rebuilding Hadrian's Wall.

If run by politicians it'll cost 11x as much as the quoted price, take twice as long and look bloody awful

Oh yeah and it'll probably have to be wheelchair accessable with ramps on both sides which will render it completely useless.

Tefal · 16 Jun 2009 at 17:48

eddiemcgarrigle said:
Are you sure you aren't talking about Gordon Brown and his thieving Labour Party?

well he is Scottish as was Blair. You people have a lot to answer for.

Ross1234 · 16 Jun 2009 at 18:46

XPE said:
Do you think the snp will be in power forever ?

maybe not but labour won't get back in any time soon. It will be snp or liberal democrats.

atpbx · 16 Jun 2009 at 18:58

I would be quite happy to see a fully devolved scotland, self rule, self financing, self everything.
No more scottish MP's in westminster, brilliant.

teaboy5 · 16 Jun 2009 at 19:03

Scotland will never go it alone. It wont be able to afford it!.

As for north sea money. Thats going to dry up soon enough