That's absolute rubbish, plenty of people that were no voters, voted SNP during the general election because they thought the other parties were not worth voting for, not because they wanted independence
Alex Salmond: A second Scottish referendum is inevitible
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That's absolute rubbish, plenty of people that were no voters, voted SNP during the general election because they thought the other parties were not worth voting for, not because they wanted independence
don't be silly if Scotland had become independent they would have instantly drilled a new well that splurged forth more oil than the entire of opec.
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No it wasn't. Read the SNP's election manifesto. Sturgeon said that going for another referendum was off the table. They lost the independence vote so campaigned on a policy of extracting as much for Scotland out of the present system as possible - which is exactly what you'd expect them to do.
Majority of Scots would never vote for the Tories, they knew labour were a busted flush so of course they'd vote for who they trust to get the most out of what was available. You can call the Scots many things, but lacking common sense and self-interest isn't among them.
Going to expect a lot of the typical idiotic replies from this thread already. 
A second referendum was never on the cards, but the Tories are gonna Tory and have already screwed the Scottish government over a number of times. Do you honestly expect them to want to stay part of the UK when the English govt. is doing everything it can to be as uncooperative as possible?
A second referendum was never on the cards, but the Tories are gonna Tory and have already screwed the Scottish government over a number of times. Do you honestly expect them to want to stay part of the UK when the English govt. is doing everything it can to be as uncooperative as possible?
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For those that are saying give them what they want and good riddance just remember that the people of Scotland voted against it the first time and I believe the no vote would be even bigger this time. Stop tarring us all with the same brush. There was enough hatred going around up here leading up to and after the last referendum so the last thing we need is another.
Just because the SNP got 56 of 59 seats doesn't mean that Scotland overwhelmingly supports them and their divisive attitudes. It just goes to show that the voting system is broken as they only took 50% of votes.
Just because the SNP got 56 of 59 seats doesn't mean that Scotland overwhelmingly supports them and their divisive attitudes. It just goes to show that the voting system is broken as they only took 50% of votes.
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There are plenty of reports highlighting the amount of oil that is believed to lie under the West Coast, although no drilling is allowed because of the subs we don't want. Go figure.
The unionist media made big the lie of the 'VOW' as if it where to be implemented the very next day after the referendum on September 19th. Devo-max was coined, federalism was mentioned but nothing has changed other than cut after cut to the Scottish budget.
Labourites are thinking themselves clever asking why the SNP doesn't raise taxes in Scotland to mitigate Tory cuts. Shouting that they voted against an unfair welfare bill when they did no such thing. Abstain, abstain and abstain again. All the while their party is in turmoil and it looks increasingly likely that the SNP will win heavily in the upcoming Scottish Parliament and Local Council votes.
Labour are going the way of the Tories in Scotland, pretty rare and almost extinct.
The country continually voting SNP in every election can only mean one thing, this country is heading for independence at some point, hopefully soon.
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If you know where the oil is please tell me and I'll report back to my executives because then we might have to start drilling again!
Salmond, the new professional **** stirrer. He failed to get independence and is just a sour loser. I guess he's just beginning to realise how useless all the Scottish MPs are. Just wait until they won't be able to vote on English affairs. It will probably send him to an early grave.
Whether he likes it or not a resounding no means the matter is done and dusted for at least two/three generations if not longer.
Whether he likes it or not a resounding no means the matter is done and dusted for at least two/three generations if not longer.
Because we have the choice if we want to get rid of them, since Scotland did not vote for them unlike England?
And if the Scottish people voted Labour then the Tories would not be in power now. That is the face of democracy. More people voted Conservative than for any other party.
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Referendum held, voted no, the end.
The SNP can whinge all they want, it won't change anything. It'll be a generation at least for it to even be considered again.
The SNP can whinge all they want, it won't change anything. It'll be a generation at least for it to even be considered again.
The Tories would be in power, do you really think the Scottish Labour vote would have mattered against the majority the Tories had? Sorry mate, I think you're wrong. Besides, with the current face of Labour it was obvious we didn't want them either.
This seriously didn't need a whole thread to itself, there is already one in Politics, but i suppose no one really goes there much, especially for this dross story.
I shall repeat, what this 'headline' story really says is "Man with vested interest, exposes vested interest that everyone already realizes".
Not worth the top spot tbh, just the BBC throwing oil into a very small flame.
I shall repeat, what this 'headline' story really says is "Man with vested interest, exposes vested interest that everyone already realizes".
Not worth the top spot tbh, just the BBC throwing oil into a very small flame.
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Yeah part of me actually wishes they'd gone independent, with all his talk of Scotland becoming like Norway with all their oil wealth, and then the oil price absolutely tanking.
The whole referendum was a joke, just Salmond trying to get power for himself, nothing to do with improving Scotland. This is such a small island, breaking off and becoming an even smaller part of it was madness.
Sigh, the ignorance is indeed bliss.
Scotland would not have officially left the UK until March 2016 or even later if an overrun of changes need to be made.
So it would not have made a difference, until after Next year, so i would withhold that opinion.
Scotland would not have officially left the UK until March 2016 or even later if an overrun of changes need to be made.
So it would not have made a difference, until after Next year, so i would withhold that opinion.
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The demographic of this forum is a vast majority of right wingers, and that being said, most don't seem to have a bloody clue what they're talking about, but will pipe in anyway!
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