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salmonbuddie

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  1. He was a few years back anyway, he fitted my bedroom.
  2. Ireland effectively retained the GBP for 50 years after independence. Like Canada, you mean? It's already been replaced by NHS Scotland, that's why prescriptions are free in Scotland (and Wales, for that matter) but not England. Unless you're suggesting we do a StuD and replace the system with vouchers? Of these, the first two are sensible measures until we've had time to draw breath and figure out what we want to do differently - if anything. For me, the third is a given, a sign of a modern, civilised society which will never change. Unless the Tories get their way.....
  3. This was ll so civilised, knew it wouldn't last..... Try to keep up, StuD, that will be us. And no, it won't, not even if it's not us, not when compared to the equivalent cost of fossil fuelled stations or nuclear stations. November 2015 you say? There's a coincidence, has Project Fear been active in the US, too? Why would Scotland have a problem when it's a net exporter of energy, and will remain so for some time to come. Oh, the highlighted bit, that's why......where are the profits going? How much have they been guaranteed? Risible or laughable, which adjective shall I choose.....
  4. Aye, all the smart ones are at Holyrood or Westmonster....never trust those east coasters!
  5. Aye, because the shooglies overspent. Down to the unionist Labour party council, not the SNP government. Or Salmond, for that matter.
  6. Not his shooglies, SN, Edinburgh Council's.
  7. Holyrood...he might have a point, you know. Independence for Paisley!
  8. Do what they do, then, and buy a home here and pay the local taxes here. Not saying there aren't exceptions (like those you've highlighted) but it's the best way to decide who gets to vote in the referendum. Or do you want a vote in every local election too - your argument's just as valid for that!
  9. They are economic, they'll be all we have when the fossil fuels and nuclear materials run out. As I've said, wind power isn't the future per se, but it's still an important part of what will eventually be the future. When we're finished with it, the turbines are easilly removed and the "blights" are removed. Simples And for everyone who says they're a blight, I can find someone who agrees with me that they are, in their own way, magnificent to look at from many perspectives (including engineering!). Don't worry about cars, that's an engineering thing, too, they're far too expensive - rich man's toys. They'll never catch on amongst ordinary people unless someone finds a cheaper way to manufacture them. Oh, hang on.....
  10. If that's where they want to go that's entirely up to them. I don't think they would, I think that view is part of Project Fear but that's only my opinion, and my argument is still as valid, anyway. Even the unionist parties have admitted that Scotland could make it's own way in the world, and could do so without oil revenues - they're a bonus. What I've described wouldn't really need that much and there would still be more than enough revenue to do what I've suggested.
  11. Seriously, faraway? Which part of wind power is only the beginning are you not getting? You sound like someone from the 1890's complaining that cars will never catch on!
  12. Thanks, SN, all good reasons for voting yes.
  13. He doesn't have a vote. And I'll be the first to tell him to shut the fekk up if he complains about not having one, as I would with anyone. As StanleySaint said earlier, it's not your nationality that decideds if you get a vote, it's where you choose to live.
  14. If (and it's a big, but not impossible, if) we vote yes, I'd like to see a development fund set up using oil revenues to fund the research, design and trials needed to establish the technology and to ensure we have the skilled workforce and facilities to build (and export) the hardware.
  15. A lesson that many on here would do well to take on board.....
  16. Personally, I have no problem with anyone expressing their views on the issue....so long as they don't complain about not getting a vote if they choose not to live here.
  17. The future for renewables is subsea which will remove all of these objections. Wind turbines are part of that technology’s development and, when they're no longer needed, will be easily removed and the landscape returned to an "unspoiled" condition for minimal cost (I say "unspoiled" because I actually quite like them and I know as many people who hold this view as there are who object), especially when compared to nuclear decommissioning Nuclear decommissioning is the elephant in the room for both sides of the argument and they both ignore it. The amount of money it's costing is staggering. Sellafield is £1.6bn per annum on its own; add in Magnox, Dounreay and RSRL and the total makes Trident & HS2 look insignificant. And both sides have adopted a “stick fingers in ears, hum ‘la-la-la’ and hope it goes away” approach. ps - what he said contradicts what you said - too much Tramadol last night?
  18. It's too soon to judge, renewables are still in the development phase. And at least they won't cost the billions to decommission that nuclear currently does.
  19. Firstly, the oil revenue is a bonus, there's enough money in the Scots economy to get by without it, especially when you factor in the savings to made through ditching Trident and HS2. Secondly, that's nonsense. There is no doubt whatsoever that something like 90% of the remaining North Sea reserves will belong to Scotland and there's the Atlantic shelf still to come, too. Bear in mind that we're not splitting from Britain, the United Kingdom, as defined in the Acts of the two Parliaments which created it, will cease to exist. That's an interesting legal position right there (and, I suspect, one of the ones Allan was alluding to in his earlier post). Notwithstanding faraway's comments, I think what oaky was alluding to is the fact that the BT campaign is, to a large extent, built on the fear factor. Not everyone will vote no because of this but (imo) it will be a major player when appealing to the broad electorate in much the same way that the Braveheart factor wil appeal to many Yes voters. I'm in favour of independence for the simple reason that I'd like my vote to actually count. We've had nothing but Tories in every election I've voted in during my lifetime (and I include "New" Labour as Tories) and I want to see a government reflecting the voting patterns in Scotland.
  20. Simple question - can't you handle a simple question? "Yes" or "No" is all that's needed. But we all know the answer.
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