Scottish Independence R.I.P. 2021
Mar 21st 2021, 7:24 am
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Re: Scottish Independence R.I.P. 2021
Sturgeon wants to lead the SNP and achieve Scottish Independence. If the negative publicity surrounding her handling of the Salmond case means her leadership is damaging the SNP and its independence objective, which takes priority?
Mar 21st 2021, 11:02 am
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Re: Scottish Independence R.I.P. 2021
Originally Posted by tdrinker
Sturgeon wants to lead the SNP
Originally Posted by tdrinker
and achieve Scottish Independence.
Mar 21st 2021, 11:07 am
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Re: Scottish Independence R.I.P. 2021
Originally Posted by dave_j
The concept of scottish independence is aspirational and about as applicable to the average citizen as english independence.
Commission a poll in yorkshire asking whether they'd like to be independent of england and you'd probably get a substantial 'yes' but that doesn't mean they'd support a movement for independence.
When issues like this bubble to the surface it's always useful to identify the chief advocates and ask yourself what they personally expect to gain from leaning on a closed door that they know will stay closed.
Commission a poll in yorkshire asking whether they'd like to be independent of england and you'd probably get a substantial 'yes' but that doesn't mean they'd support a movement for independence.
When issues like this bubble to the surface it's always useful to identify the chief advocates and ask yourself what they personally expect to gain from leaning on a closed door that they know will stay closed.
My Scottish Father, who jokingly 'hates' the English (particularly my Mother
) said if he were to vote it would be an almost immediate YES with fire, fury, desire and dreams......then would probably tick NO because he'd stop and think about it properly.
Mar 21st 2021, 11:18 pm
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Re: Scottish Independence R.I.P. 2021
As time passes is there really going to be a high incentive?
Is joining the EU going to give Scottish people something much better than they have now? I think wait and see how the eu weathers the C-19. There may be an economic slump. Major uncertainty on the horizon, well, now, already.
A lot of wind seems to have gone out of the independent Scotland idea. jmo.
Is joining the EU going to give Scottish people something much better than they have now? I think wait and see how the eu weathers the C-19. There may be an economic slump. Major uncertainty on the horizon, well, now, already.
A lot of wind seems to have gone out of the independent Scotland idea. jmo.
Mar 23rd 2021, 3:00 pm
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Re: Scottish Independence R.I.P. 2021
Originally Posted by tumbleweedly
As time passes is there really going to be a high incentive?
Is joining the EU going to give Scottish people something much better than they have now? I think wait and see how the eu weathers the C-19. There may be an economic slump. Major uncertainty on the horizon, well, now, already.
A lot of wind seems to have gone out of the independent Scotland idea. jmo.
Is joining the EU going to give Scottish people something much better than they have now? I think wait and see how the eu weathers the C-19. There may be an economic slump. Major uncertainty on the horizon, well, now, already.
A lot of wind seems to have gone out of the independent Scotland idea. jmo.
Mar 26th 2021, 4:40 pm
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Re: Scottish Independence R.I.P. 2021
Not over yeat, but SNP has been in power for a long time. Salmnond today annoiunce his new party. See the post I made today.
Salmond Makes a Comeback - British Expats
The nutters from Eton in charge Down South think they can make us all Unionists by forcing everyone to fly The Union lag.
Salmond Makes a Comeback - British Expats
The nutters from Eton in charge Down South think they can make us all Unionists by forcing everyone to fly The Union lag.
Last edited by scot47; Mar 26th 2021 at 4:54 pm.
