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Forum: The Trailer Park
Oct 1st 2014, 7:35 am
Replies: 2,328
Views: 109,533
Posted By Giantaxe

Re: the Scottish independence issue

She failed pretty miserably then: unemployment was less than 2% higher when she left office than when she arrived.

You decry - and blame government - for a cycle of welfare dependency, but then...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Sep 30th 2014, 4:55 pm
Replies: 2,328
Views: 109,533
Posted By Giantaxe

Re: the Scottish independence issue

The same thing has happened in the US:

Disability claims skyrocket: Here's why - Apr. 11, 2013 (http://money.cnn.com/2013/04/11/news/economy/disability-payments/)
Forum: The Trailer Park
Sep 30th 2014, 4:41 pm
Replies: 2,328
Views: 109,533
Posted By Giantaxe

Re: the Scottish independence issue

So there was an incentive on both sides:- on the government to "massage" unemployment figures lower; on the recipient side, to get more money by being "disabled".
Forum: The Trailer Park
Sep 30th 2014, 4:22 pm
Replies: 2,328
Views: 109,533
Posted By Giantaxe

Re: the Scottish independence issue

That was always the claim. It seems the story was more nuanced:- disability benefits were higher than unemployment benefits, so there was an economic incentive to claim one was disabled.
Forum: The Trailer Park
Sep 29th 2014, 7:36 pm
Replies: 2,328
Views: 109,533
Posted By Giantaxe

Re: the Scottish independence issue

Cuts to the UK's bloated welfare bill are long overdue. I'm no big fan if this Conservative government, but I certainly give them credit for attempting to tackle this issue.

And, yes they do have...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Sep 27th 2014, 9:14 pm
Replies: 2,328
Views: 109,533
Posted By Giantaxe

Re: the Scottish independence issue

Lol, as though China had the slightest interest in negotiating a new lease for the New Territories.
Forum: The Trailer Park
Sep 22nd 2014, 3:13 am
Replies: 2,328
Views: 109,533
Posted By Giantaxe

Re: the Scottish independence issue

Everyone has a choice not to be a non-citizen resident, something which is a privilege not a right anyway.
Forum: The Trailer Park
Sep 22nd 2014, 2:18 am
Replies: 2,328
Views: 109,533
Posted By Giantaxe

Re: the Scottish independence issue

American citizens also have to pay US taxes on their worldwide income even if they don't live in the US. So denying their expats a vote would be "taxation without representation".
Forum: The Trailer Park
Sep 20th 2014, 6:34 pm
Replies: 2,328
Views: 109,533
Posted By Giantaxe

Re: the Scottish independence issue

Boiler managing to quote a thread that he's responding to... strange times indeed.
Forum: The Trailer Park
Sep 19th 2014, 4:04 pm
Replies: 2,328
Views: 109,533
Posted By Giantaxe

Re: the Scottish independence issue

I thought his short speech once the result was clear was pretty mealy mouthed.
Forum: The Trailer Park
Sep 19th 2014, 2:45 pm
Replies: 2,328
Views: 109,533
Posted By Giantaxe

Re: the Scottish independence issue

Most recent US presidents have got less than 55% of the popular vote. Of course, the electoral college system can convert small majorities into a lop-sided result. I'd describe this result as a clear...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Sep 19th 2014, 2:34 pm
Replies: 2,328
Views: 109,533
Posted By Giantaxe

Re: the Scottish independence issue

On both sides...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Sep 19th 2014, 6:20 am
Replies: 2,328
Views: 109,533
Posted By Giantaxe

Re: the Scottish independence issue

The Quebec referendum in the mid '90's lost by less than 1%. There hasn't been a "next time" since. I suspect the same will be true of Scotland.
Forum: The Trailer Park
Sep 12th 2014, 3:38 pm
Replies: 2,328
Views: 109,533
Posted By Giantaxe

Re: the Scottish independence issue

There was no demand for an English assembly, perhaps because the English were more happy with a parliament sitting in their own country than the Welsh and Scots were. Northern Ireland's parliament...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Sep 11th 2014, 10:47 pm
Replies: 2,328
Views: 109,533
Posted By Giantaxe

Re: the Scottish independence issue

it's not all "London-centric". For example, Scotland has a disproportionate nyumber of MPs, which makes no sense at all.
Forum: The Trailer Park
Sep 9th 2014, 5:39 pm
Replies: 2,328
Views: 109,533
Posted By Giantaxe

Re: the Scottish independence issue

They could also issue Euro bonds, which might be a good choice if they are required to sign up for the Euro in order to gain EU membership. But the real issue for Scotland is definitely credit risk,...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Sep 9th 2014, 12:04 am
Replies: 2,328
Views: 109,533
Posted By Giantaxe

Re: the Scottish independence issue

Right, because attempts to "save" Clyde shipbuilding in the '60's by the then Labour government were so successful...

The reality is that Britain spent an inordinate amount of money trying to prop...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Sep 8th 2014, 10:34 pm
Replies: 2,328
Views: 109,533
Posted By Giantaxe

Re: the Scottish independence issue

Agreed. Those most likely to make decisions based on APT are transfer passengers as opposed to those visiting some part of the UK or other. Unless Glasgow and Edinburgh airports magically become...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Sep 8th 2014, 9:26 pm
Replies: 2,328
Views: 109,533
Posted By Giantaxe

Re: the Scottish independence issue

A very rough and ready calculation in proportion to Scotland's population would see a gain of about £20m.
Forum: The Trailer Park
Sep 8th 2014, 9:16 pm
Replies: 2,328
Views: 109,533
Posted By Giantaxe

Re: the Scottish independence issue

In theory, I agree. In practice, I am not so sure. I guess the best hope is that if the vote is for independence, reality will set in and the SNP will see that its economic policies are not...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Sep 8th 2014, 8:28 pm
Replies: 2,328
Views: 109,533
Posted By Giantaxe

Re: the Scottish independence issue

They would presumably try to negotiate some kind of Schengen opt-out with the EU. Whether they would succeed is another question.
Forum: The Trailer Park
Sep 8th 2014, 8:27 pm
Replies: 2,328
Views: 109,533
Posted By Giantaxe

Re: the Scottish independence issue

A quick check shows it would be marginally cheaper for me to fly to London than to fly to a zero APD Edinburgh/Glasgow (avoiding changing in a rump UK). Somehow I doubt APD would be zero; Ireland,...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Sep 8th 2014, 8:09 pm
Replies: 2,328
Views: 109,533
Posted By Giantaxe

Re: the Scottish independence issue

Even if Scotland charged zero APD, it would be cheaper for me to fly to London.
Forum: The Trailer Park
Sep 8th 2014, 8:01 pm
Replies: 2,328
Views: 109,533
Posted By Giantaxe

Re: the Scottish independence issue

And why does the UK currently do so well in tourism if this is such a deterrent? Not that I agree with the current levels of APD, but really they represent a small proportion of what a typical...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Sep 8th 2014, 6:32 pm
Replies: 2,328
Views: 109,533
Posted By Giantaxe

Re: the Scottish independence issue

Care to explain how it is not wishful thinking?
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