Scottish Elections Result
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Where will these armed forces, and the funds to invest them come from?
No its an absurd notion.
I think it would be a sad day if the union was broken up, I can't stop thinking about how Hitler offered the riches of the world to Germany before WWII and yes, all was fine and merry for a few years while they built their new cities and statues and lived in some realm of hope but then corruption set in and the rest is history.
Don
In all likelyhood, by the time Scotland gained independence, even if they voted for it within this parliament, the Euro will already be dead and buried!
And your next usual trick of ignoring something.
I'll spell it out for you. The conventional shelf treaty is ratified in international law, Scottish devolution is not. Regardless of whether or not plans for Scottish devolution have been made with clearly defined boundaries, it would still need international ratification, and it does not automatically follow that it would be done in this manner.
This is true
. I'm just interested to know your thoughts though.Trying to debate/talk something with Biohazard is often a less than fruitful experience.
Don
I did indeed, Eck's my local MSP.
Associate
Last I heard North sea oil production was forecast to pretty much halve over the next 9-10 years and is already about 60% of its peak level a decade ago. Its not an endless tap of tax revenues.
The argument over independence should not be about oil revenues
The argument over independence should not be about oil revenues
From our basket case economy clearly?
Scotland doesn't pay towards the current armed forces then, no?
I'd be pretty ****ed off at that one.
What, that war would occur or that it wouldn't?
Don
The precedence has already been set though using the standard conventions.
Soldato
We will have to wait to see what happens in 4 years time. I expect that the SNP feel they have a lot to prove before they do that.
The SNP hasn't put everything Westminster do in bad light, I'm not saying they have been negitive in the past. But that's not the message we are getting after the election result. Let's just hope they don't do a Nick Clegg.
Don
The Euro would be a complete disaster for any small nation, including Scotland and has been proven to be with the likes of Ireland, Greece and Portugal (and soon to be bigger nations like Spain and Italy).This is true
Trying to debate/talk something with Biohazard is often a less than fruitful experience.
They do have a lot to prove - and I genuinely hope they can do so.We will have to wait to see what happens in 4 years time. I expect that the SNP feel they have a lot to prove before they do that.
The SNP hasn't put everything Westminster do in bad light, I'm not saying they have been negitive in the past. But that's not the message we are getting after the election result. Let's just hope they don't do a Nick Clegg.
I'm not sure anyone could do as badly as Nick Clegg!
That someone would declare war on Scotland.
Don
Hahah, I was going to say Iain Gray, but even he didn't do as bad as Nick Clegg.
Is this you in pedantic and attack character mode, yes?
Fine, have it your way.
Scottish waters are internationally recognised, CST was formed in the manner it was to reflect the sovereignty at the time.
True, no one is going to be attacking anywhere in Europe conventially for a long time yet I'd hazzard a guess at either..
It isn't, and no nationalist here brought up oil first co-incidently but if you aren't looking for such nuances you'll walk right past it...
Independence is not just about oil revenues, although that is clearly a proportion of the case.
See what you said about the oil fields - that myth has been regurgitated decade on decade for 40 years.
Oil will last for another 40 years at least, and iirc the oldest oil well in the world is still producing oil albeit in a now reduced fashion. 100+ years.
