Scottish Elections Result

daver · 6 May 2011 at 19:16

Biohazard said:
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.

It is a myth that production has declined massivelly from its high point in 99? Have you some alternative production figures?

I'm not anti-independence though

Biohazard · 6 May 2011 at 19:16

arknor said:
better hope your currency doesnt have much value seeing as the majority of your gdp seems to rely on exports, might suck for your citizens though

Can you show me an economy that relies on imports?

Biohazard · 6 May 2011 at 19:16

daver said:
It is a myth that production has declined massivelly from its high point in 99? Have you some production figures?

Have you more to the point?

Jokester · 6 May 2011 at 19:18

daver said:
It is a myth that production has declined massivelly from its high point in 99? Have you some production figures?

Oil production might have nearly halfed since '99, but the oil price is approximately 5 times as much as it was then!

Biohazard · 6 May 2011 at 19:19

Jokester said:
Oil production might have nearly halfed since '99, but the oil price is approximately 5 times as much as it was then!

Shhhhh.

Don't let on...

Jokester · 6 May 2011 at 19:19

Biohazard said:
Shhhhh.

Don't let on...

Ooh sorry, yeah we want to keep quiet about that.

platypus · 6 May 2011 at 19:19

Jokester said:
Oil production might have nearly halfed since '99, but the oil price is approximately 5 times as much as it was then!

Indeed. UK oil production has indeed declined by roughly half since 1999, but the price has gone up considerably more.

arknor · 6 May 2011 at 19:21

Biohazard said:
Can you show me an economy that relies on imports?

no but if you bother to google about your countries economy you will see why its bad for you to be solo with your own currency

Biohazard · 6 May 2011 at 19:21

Take a while to watch it, may be of interest to some..

gary996 · 6 May 2011 at 19:22

Please please let Scotland have its independance. That way the English will not have to keep pouring money into Scotland to keep them above water.

daver · 6 May 2011 at 19:22

Biohazard said:
Have you more to the point?

https://www.og.decc.gov.uk/information/bb_updates/chapters/production_projections.pdf

244 million tonnes in 99 to 121 million in 2010.

Biohazard · 6 May 2011 at 19:23

arknor said:
no but if you bother to google about your countries economy you will see why its bad for you to be solo with your own currency

So Scotland needs exports, like all the other countries in the world.

I don't need to google my countries economy.

We couldn't have an independent currency, and neither have I professed one?

LeJosh · 6 May 2011 at 19:23

gary996 said:
Please please let Scotland have its independance. That way the English will not have to keep pouring money into Scotland to keep them above water.

lol

Biohazard · 6 May 2011 at 19:23

daver said:
https://www.og.decc.gov.uk/information/bb_updates/chapters/production_projections.pdf

244 million tonnes in 99 to 121 million in 2010.

Jokester said:
Oil production might have nearly halfed since '99, but the oil price is approximately 5 times as much as it was then!

Do you understand the economic consequence of this?

LeJosh · 6 May 2011 at 19:27

Biohazard said:
Do you understand the economic consequence of this?

It's an oil investors wet dream.

Biohazard · 6 May 2011 at 19:29

LeJosh said:
It's an oil investors wet dream.

It sure is. More so if Wesminster would keep its money grabbing hand out of it...

LeJosh · 6 May 2011 at 19:33

Biohazard said:
It sure is. More so if Wesminster would keep its money grabbing hand out of it...

Biohazard · 6 May 2011 at 19:36

LeJosh said:
lol

I can't help but think that if Scotland does becomes independent, the English would STILL think they are paying for everything

arknor · 6 May 2011 at 19:37

Biohazard said:
So Scotland needs exports, like all the other countries in the world.

I don't need to google my countries economy.

We couldn't have an independent currency, and neither have I professed one?

so what currency are you going to use the euro? if you independant from us why do you think you will be alowed to use the £ ?

JHeaton · 6 May 2011 at 19:38

arknor said:
so what currency are you going to use the euro? if you independant from us why do you think you will be alowed to use the £ ?

Why wouldn't they be? Would it not work out worse for us as well if they didn't?