Scotch Independence - the countdown

Fair enough.

I wouldn't grudge them it. Not as sure as the MP's they'd win it though.

 

This morning on Irish radio some Professor from Glasgow was saying the bigger the turnout the better chance for the YES vote ie if the ****s get out of bed they'll vote YES.

 

But the question is why on earth would they want independence? At least Scotland retains just about a critical population mass in order to be a successful small nation. What on earth would the isles do? Scotland at least has a system of governance, infrastructure etc. to carry on as you were.

 

Lets see if its treated with the same, lump in your throat, gushing praise G Brown's speech received earlier from some of the British journalistic institutions

 

Well they'd certainly need to upgrade the hospital. I can tell you that much. If you're in a proper bad way you'll be flown to Aberdeen.

The only infrastructure Shetland has in abundance is oil and gas production.

 

Not sure if him but we are getting very excited down here,think it was on Newstalk but RTE had lads/lassies on as well

 

The Northern Isles wouldn't be independent though, they'd be a Crown Dependency like the Isle of Man, or have a similar status to the Faroe Isles within the Danish Kingdom. The United Kingdom would retain the Northern Isles if the hypothetical situation occurred. If Scotland voted Yes, and the Northern Isles voted 60% or more in favour of No, they would have a referendum on their sovereignty.

http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/GettingInvolved/Petitions/islandgroups

PE01516: Referenda for Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles

Date Lodged: 29 April 2014



Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to hold three separate referenda in Shetland, Orkney, and the Western Isles on Thursday 25 September 2014, one week after the Scottish independence referendum, asking the people of each island group whether they would prefer their island group to:

· to become an independent country, or
· to stay in Scotland

and, in the event of a yes vote in the referendum on Scottish independence, to have the following additional option:

· to leave Scotland and stay in the remainder of the UK

 

was that after he was torn a new one by Jackie Bird for ****s sake

jog on.

 

you do realise where Sullom Voe is I take it?

 

What of it?

 

The arse end of nowhere amidst the arse end of nowhere.

Thats where it is.

 

In other news Ebola is wiping out Africa and back to Chips in the studio in Glasgow,

Foreign correspondent

Mick O'Toon

 

Christ you're thick.

 

Fair play to Gordon brown. Don't think he's ever shown such passion..

 

Anyone watching C4?

 

No.

You're the sole viewer.

 

Is it just me but how many in NO camp don't have a Scottish accent? (on C4 now)