Soldato
I don't just work North Sea... or on rigs at all. We are a global consultancy with worldwide clients but a strong base in North Sea clients such as TAQA and BP so we have a wide picture 
SNP to break up Britian?
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Can you link to any qualified source about the rampant wealth that was prevalent in Scotland before the Thatcher Government?
Can you explanation the stagflation of 70s and how she is responsible.for the rise in unemployment seen in the 70s and the uncompetative nature of British business during that time?
Thanks!
Soldato
I can't wait for Scotland to leave tbh, Sick of hearing about it.
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I don't just work North Sea... or on rigs at all. We are a global consultancy with worldwide clients but a strong base in North Sea clients such as TAQA and BP so we have a wide picture
Working as you do in this field I'm suprised you seem to be of the opinion that there exist hard and fast indisputable facts about things like oil reserves and future prices
What you have is a very informed opinion - but opinion bt its very nature is not fact. If the opinion of oil consultants was as good as fact then Rockhopper wouldn't have wasted so much time drilling empty holes in the Falklands
Man of Honour
we want independence, oh but can we keep the £ and keep it linked to you for stability and to protect us from any possible economic failure in the future...
NO, if you're independent from the rest of the UK you can bloody well invent your own currency and stand on your own two feet.
cake and eat it ?, get stuffed
rant over
NO, if you're independent from the rest of the UK you can bloody well invent your own currency and stand on your own two feet.
cake and eat it ?, get stuffed
rant over
I am unsure whether to preclude anything by the fact that you live several thousand miles away, but whatever.
You cant just invent a currency anymore, it tends to fail miserably (EURO).
yea lol...
They want all benefits of being part of the UK even after they leave :S
Only because so many crap third world european countries are dragging it down.
the scottish haggis would be linked to "your" oil anyway which means you wouldn't need to worry until it runs out and your begging to join the UK again.....
Soldato
can you explain why the Euro is still stronger than the pound then?
see this is the kind of arguing they want to stir up, scotland and england like any friends have good times and bad times. But the two countires have been through a lot together. I just think its btter to stick together especially nowadays.
But i understand why scottish might want to get away from westminister, I think we all wish we coudl do that as they are corrupt satan worshipping liar scum.
But i understand why scottish might want to get away from westminister, I think we all wish we coudl do that as they are corrupt satan worshipping liar scum.
1 British Pound Sterling equals
1.17 Euro
It's not
Has it ever been stronger than the pound?
Man of Honour
They will have to..... I think the SNP leadership have started to panic a bit hence wanting to keep the pound
Don't wish for things you actually can't see working as if they did come true, you would be in deep deep trouble
seriously you can see on the news that euro is such bad corrupt idea, sountries have lsot control of their currency. Look at cyprus they had to steal money from peoples bank accounts, if they control there own money they could have use qe. its criminal ******** eu
Besides the fact that a political currency implies a desire to keep it alive furvently by the rulling class...ehem, Germany, Osbornes pointless austerities are making the UK a laughing stock.
The only thing keeping the EURO alive at the moment (in my opinion, ofcourse) is the lethargy of the proletariat class, i am sure it would collapse if people werent so...quiet.
Another point, was the pound not created under the existence of the union? (as in the modern equivalent, not the old standard via gold/silver)
Due to the shared soveriegn, we should be entitled to keep a hold of the currency surely?
(Not my area, just came to mind, probably has no basis).
Due to the shared soveriegn, we should be entitled to keep a hold of the currency surely?
(Not my area, just came to mind, probably has no basis).
We joined by choice (though under vast economic problems, but still), it is a union and not a dominion for a reason.
I am only raising a point, even if we cant continue with the stirling, does anyone know what would occur if the Scots pound was brought back?
Soldato
My thoughts as well, SNP (Who have watched Braveheart one too many times) want the pro's and very little of the cons, the fact they threaten not to take on any of the RBS debt (They should take all of it) if they were not allowed to keep the £ takes the ****.
Overall we are stronger together than apart, Scotland half splitting off is ill advised at best
IIRC, the way it works is that Scottish money is not actual money, it is basically proxies for English money held in a vault somewhere (in £1000, £10,000 and even £1 million notes, the type that exist but are not in general circulation, for use by banks) because Scottish notes must be backed by English notes.
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