scrubbedexpat099

My understanding is that like so many other things the legal system is not stand alone, there will be many areas to be looked into.

Steerpike

I've grown accustomed to the odd/sloppy punctuation habits of many posters, and I can overlook all the capitalization issues, but there is something truly mind-bending about this poster's use of spaces BEFORE commas and periods! I think my brain tries to figure out some kind of a pattern, but - he does have SOME punctuation that is correct, so that blows that theory! If it is some odd form of dyslexia, I'm curious to know what it is. I do know Indians put spaces in front of commas/periods. I'm also wondering if he is using some speech-to-text program, and if so, which one. Bottom line is, every post he makes has my brain trying to figure out his punctuation logic rather than reading the content!

Sally Redux

Yes, it doesn't even follow a rule like "always a space before a comma".

On the Connery issue, obviously the bloke can live where he likes, but to dictate policy at 'home' when he doesn't want to pay taxes into that system rather weakens his position.

Pulaski

Er, Scotland already has its own legal system, which is separate from the English system, and has definite differences. Some say it's better, others disagree, I'm not sure ; I think it's not proven.

Funnily enough I often doubt the validity of opinion polls,.... but only when I don't agree with the outcome they're suggesting.

In practice these days most opinion polls are a fairly good predictor of outcomes. If they weren't newspapers and other media wouldn't pay much for them. In the case of the Scottish independence question the opinion polls have rarely moved far from around 30% supporting independence, and about 50% opposed. That so many polls over a decade or more show such consistent results is a strong indication that the results have some meaning.

Mr Weeze

We could have a poll to say who's winning. But you probably wouldn't believe the result.

dunroving

9,998 posts

dunroving

9,999 posts

dunroving

10,000 posts.

OK, as you were, back to arguing about Scotland. I'm off to buy my lottery tickets to go with my "Lucky 10,000th post"

If I win, I plan to buy a house next door to Sir Sean on Lyford Cay.

I'll wake him up every morning by shouting over the wall:

"FREEEEEEDOOOOOOOOMMMMMM ..... urgh!"

Lion in Winter

Does this mean you've won?

Yorkieabroad

According to our own poll, conducted this last weekend, Salmond has made a big error in the mechanics of the referendum. He should have insisted the poll included ALL UK residents, not just Scottish residents.

If the referendum goes according to our highly representative sample of 12, the vote among Scots will be zero in favour of independence, but if the whole of the UK got to vote, those in favour of independence for Scotland would increase to almost 42%

There was a lengthy debate along the lines of "what have the Romans ever done for us", but it petered out after decent whisky and Rab C Nesbitt, with a short, but heated discussion as to whether Haggis should be considered a benefit or a blight.

Yorkieabroad

Ps, should have added...there was only one true scot in the sample (unless you count the 1/16 Scottish American) and he is a lifelong Tory voter (you knew there had to be one somewhere) so may not be totally representative of the man on the Glasgow omnibus....

scrubbedexpat099

Just to explain the Legal system comment, there has been a lot of discussion as to how the UK has given away its self determination on legal matters to the EU Courts, one of the issues anti EU parties mention all the time.

Scotland is one removed and will have a total mish mash, it would have to decide how it was to deal with the EU layer as a start.

It would take decades to sort out.

Pulaski

So what you're saying is, that there is no hope of getting a majority for Scottish independence no matter how you try to rig the vote!

scrubbedexpat099

You keep on asking until they get it right.

neilcumming

No problem,Im here to help