General News Chat

[Mason89]

No idea but the inch high weekend soldier hasn’t been as shouty lately

He’s stepped down from the (high) chair of the ERG. I suspect that if he’d been a member of the opposition, this would’ve been newsworthy. Nothing to see here though, move along

[Basingstokered]

What’s everyone thoughts on this

https://news.sky.com/story/shetland-islands-vote-to-explore-independence-from-scotland-12068826

[mondo_notion]

What’s everyone thoughts on this

https://news.sky.com/story/shetland-...tland-12068826

Their timing isn't great.

[Basingstokered]

Their timing isn't great.

If they ask can Nicola Sturgeon really say no ?

If she did say no, would the Shetlands do one like Catalonia ?

If they did become a Crown Dependancy, if Scotland did get independence who takes Shetland ?

[Jupiter]

If they were a crown dependency, they would be like the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, so they would have their own government and wouldn't get to vote in British general elections.

[mondo_notion]

If they ask can Nicola Sturgeon really say no ?

If she did say no, would the Shetlands do one like Catalonia ?

If they did become a Crown Dependancy, if Scotland did get independence who takes Shetland ?

1. Not really although I've no idea where they stand legally.

2. Probably not.

3. We'll keep the cod they can have the oil and gas.

Why would they want to have a vote now? Nobody is further forward knowing what is happening with the brexit sh*tshow and even after that we have the small matter of Scottish independence to sort out.

[Basingstokered]

1. Not really although I've no idea where they stand legally.

2. Probably not.

3. We'll keep the cod they can have the oil and gas.

Why would they want to have a vote now? Nobody is further forward knowing what is happening with the brexit sh*tshow and even after that we have the small matter of Scottish independence to sort out.

Utter madness the way things are going eventually towns will be wanting to have an independence vote from villages that are about 2 miles away.

Be carrying your passport at all times, look I have a stamp from Boddam !

[57vintage]

https://www.scottishreview.net/TomChidwick538a.html

Alexander Scott wrote (apologies for pasting the entire text of his poem 'Scotch Education'):

A telt ye
A telt ye.

in 1979.

[Jupiter]

Hydrogen powered aeroplanes - what could possibly go wrong

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-54242176

[Donanddusted]

Hydrogen powered aeroplanes - what could possibly go wrong

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-54242176

If only there was something non-flammable like kerosene.

[Jupiter]

So who is going to win on Tuesday? Orange Trump or Joe Alzheimer?

[Mason89]

Encouraging news on a COVID vaccine.

A register should be kept of all those refusing the vaccine on grounds that they’ve ‘done their own research’. Then just add them to the nonce register. They’re all ones for the watching

[eastnuekdon]

Encouraging news on a COVID vaccine.

A register should be kept of all those refusing the vaccine on grounds that they’ve ‘done their own research’. Then just add them to the nonce register. They’re all ones for the watching

I think if you base your life on what Maureen fae round the corner said on Facebook rather than listening to scientists and experts then you basically deserve whatever you get.

[donsdaft]

Scientists I may well listen to, politicians I won't.

If it's a Tory saying "come here little boy" hoping to just make more money off of me then I may well tell them to stuff it.

If it's essential for travel then I would probably get it regardless.

[57vintage]

Maureen fae round the corner

Er....rules? Yahoorsur.