The United Kingdom

[Buc]

You unionists on here don't like Nicola and the young lass Black they are the best quality in any party and they will finish the job .
No fear.

[Buc]

Black as Leader of the SNP, definitely a match made in heaven.

I agree

[Buc]

Queen Nicola LOL. She looks like she is in the middle of a *** change.

Now I have I'm sure we all agree great taste with the ladies .
Nicola looks stunning whilst wearing they tartan heels she should have been a model.

[Buc]

Here's the young upcoming star of the SNP making her maiden speech at Westminster.

Enjoy.
https://youtu.be/lZAmhB55_-k

[Rochead]

I agree

If Nicola finds out that you have a twinkle in your eye for a younger woman you will be in deep doo doo.

[Buc]

If Nicola finds out that you have a twinkle in your eye for a younger woman you will be in deep doo doo.

ACH I can't afford to be fussy .but I can always dream.

[sancho_panza]

Although I spent most of the referendum arguing against it, I'm not against independence in principle. Politically I would back it as I think however much I might disagree with the slightly disturbing SNP can do no wrong crowd, there's a fairly rotten core of English public opinion which I find completely alienating: the blighty rules the world, let the migrants drown, Daily Express view of society.

It depends entirely on the timing though. Sturgeon knows that fine well and she's going to sit it out in the hope the underlying economic figures improve. At present we'd have a major hole in our finances if we were independent. We can dance around that fact all we like and try and paper over the cracks with appeals to raw emotion or paranoia, but it is what it is. Maybe in 5-10 years it'll be more viable and I'll support it.

[stewarty27]

Although I spent most of the referendum arguing against it, I'm not against independence in principle. Politically I would back it as I think however much I might disagree with the slightly disturbing SNP can do no wrong crowd, there's a fairly rotten core of English public opinion which I find completely alienating: the blighty rules the world, let the migrants drown, Daily Express view of society.

It depends entirely on the timing though. Sturgeon knows that fine well and she's going to sit it out in the hope the underlying economic figures improve. At present we'd have a major hole in our finances if we were independent. We can dance around that fact all we like and try and paper over the cracks with appeals to raw emotion or paranoia, but it is what it is. Maybe in 5-10 years it'll be more viable and I'll support it.

If the major hole you're referring to is the latest GERs figures it must be understood these figures do not and can't be applied to an Independent Scotland. Also closer inspection of GERs throw up a lot of anomalies. Corporation tax is is hidden off GERS because no single company declares and pays tax on their Scottish originating profits, neen o them !!. Take Whisky companies such as Diageo pay tax in London these are money raised in Scotland and taken from Scotland straight to London if this revenue was paid in Scotland. this would make a huge difference to GERs. the list goes on Argos, B&Q, ASDA, Tesco, Morrison’s, Next, Poundland, Sports Division and the list goes on and on, billions in profits are syphoned out of Scotland. In a nutshell GERs is Sh1te. And we really must ask ourselves can we afford to wait 10 years !!

[Buc]

If the major hole you're referring to is the latest GERs figures it must be understood these figures do not and can't be applied to an Independent Scotland. Also closer inspection of GERs throw up a lot of anomalies. Corporation tax is is hidden off GERS because no single company declares and pays tax on their Scottish originating profits, neen o them !!. Take Whisky companies such as Diageo pay tax in London these are money raised in Scotland and taken from Scotland straight to London if this revenue was paid in Scotland. this would make a huge difference to GERs. the list goes on Argos, B&Q, ASDA, Tesco, Morrison’s, Next, Poundland, Sports Division and the list goes on and on, billions in profits are syphoned out of Scotland. In a nutshell GERs is Sh1te. And we really must ask ourselves can we afford to wait 10 years !!

Thing is Stewarty how many of the Joe public actually are aware of this .
Secondly people need to start questioning why mainstream media like the BBC who will happily tell you GERs figures but not tell you the whole story rather misleading..
Keeping Scotland down

[StandfreeFM]

If the major hole you're referring to is the latest GERs figures it must be understood these figures do not and can't be applied to an Independent Scotland. Also closer inspection of GERs throw up a lot of anomalies. Corporation tax is is hidden off GERS because no single company declares and pays tax on their Scottish originating profits, neen o them !!. Take Whisky companies such as Diageo pay tax in London these are money raised in Scotland and taken from Scotland straight to London if this revenue was paid in Scotland. this would make a huge difference to GERs. the list goes on Argos, B&Q, ASDA, Tesco, Morrison’s, Next, Poundland, Sports Division and the list goes on and on, billions in profits are syphoned out of Scotland. In a nutshell GERs is Sh1te. And we really must ask ourselves can we afford to wait 10 years !!

Corporation Tax isn't hidden on the 'Government Expenditure & Review Scotland ("GERS"), it is estimated. From it's methodology statement "GERS apportions a share of UK corporation tax revenues based on the economic activity undertaken in Scotland and not the location of companies' headquarters"

These are the Scottish Government's statistics and their Chief Statistician, Roger Halliday, takes responsibilty for them.