Please and while you are at it, let the English have a vote on the matter too. That way, they would be gone before you can say ‘Barnett formula’ and we won’t have to tolerate the incessant whining from north of the border. Oh, and we get rid of the vile Nats in our parliament, which will stymie any chance of a Lab/SNP coalition in 2024. And not having to see that bloated, self-satisfied scumbag, Ian Blackford gurning from the opposition benches would always be a bonus.
Professor Tierney says this would mean the Scottish Parliament simply does not have the authority to pass a bill to hold such a referendum.
Oh, well, probably not, then. It was a nice thought while it lasted.
Update. Well, they lost, so the whining will continue. Sigh…
Yes, it’s a shame that they didn’t let the whole of the UK vote on it the first time. If Scotland was independent at the time of Brexit they could have stayed in the EU. That would have created a problem for the ‘All our problems are because of Brexit’ squad as we could all have pointed at Scotland and say how do explain that then?
I thought the Barnett formula was subsidy for bald Scotsmen to buy wigs. It’s cold up here!
Only if they are ginger.
Then the English, Welsh and Norn Ironers could get all that lovely wind generated electricity at a bargain price when Scoatland produces too much. Which is often. Results in payments for reducing output. From UK taxpayers. And you know who they are.
But you must not tell that this Scoat leaked this secret.
Got that windbag Alec Salmond on the radio at the mo, good grief, please piss off.
Him and the midget fish-wife really piss me off.
It’s important to realise that whilst the SNP and LaSturgeon makes tons of noise about independence in fact they *need* to remain part of the Union.
That is because :
a) They need the rest of us to pay for Scotland
b) The SNP’s power is predicated on being able to blame the English for everything. If they become independent they will have nobody to blame and hate any more.
I don’t believe that for a second. They’ll still be blaming the English for all their woes long after (and if) they achieve independence.
Isn’t their main justification for wanting another vote on the matter the fact that a majority of Scots wanted to stay in the EU? wanting to be independent from the UK but not the EU seems to be a bit of a contradiction.
My oldest friend is an avid Nat, supporter of independence, and of the EU. She can’t explain the contradiction.
My theory is that we Scots are nurtured from an early age to loathe Westminster, especially if the governing party is Tory, and we’re wedded to the romantic idea of the Auld Alliance.
The Auld alliance was always a bit rubbish. The French always failed to turn up when needed.
They lost their referendum. There is no reason to call another one.
The claim is that the circumstances have changed.