Wee Bully
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4 hours ago, Jacksgranda said:
Paisley wasn't an orangeman so I doubt that very much.
As far as I'm aware, Togo and Ghanain orangemen have participated in the Belfast 12th July parade.
Are you sure he wasn’t? His Wikipedia page certainly says he was at one point.
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1 hour ago, topcat(The most tip top) said:
It’s the faster rise in Scotland since the ‘50s that drove the decision to try MUP in Scotland before the rest of the UK.
Unless @strichenerhas had a damascene conversion on this issue it seems a strange point for him to be making
To be honest, I don’t think he read past the headline
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14 minutes ago, DeeTillEhDeh said:
If the Bute House agreement collapses he might just be.
I think he’ll get to the GE. Whether he stays after that depends on the outcome.
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3 hours ago, strichener said:
This is true if you are selective about the starting point. If we began in (say) 1950 and matched the UK rises then we would be far better off than we currently are.
Given this is a thread about MUP, not sure why 1950 is in anyway relevant here?
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5 minutes ago, topcat(The most tip top) said:
Given the noise in the data caused by Covid any attempts to unequivocally declare the MUP experiment to be a success or failure must be seen as either scientifically illiterate or disingenuous.
Agreed.
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12 minutes ago, strichener said:
Benefits of minimum unit pricing
Modelling estimates that over the first five-year period of minimum unit pricing there will be:
- 400 fewer alcohol-related deaths
- 8,000 fewer alcohol-related hospital admissions
At full effect, after 20 years, there will be:
- 120 fewer alcohol-related deaths per year
- 2,000 fewer alcohol-related hospital admissions per year
So the legislation was intended to reduce alcohol-related deaths, therefore it isn't fixing the issues that it was designed to tackle. But I am sure you already knew that as it has been pointed out numerous times already.
You are of course right. We would have been better matching the rise in the rest of the UK.
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15 minutes ago, strichener said:
Increase MUP to £5, that'll sort it.
Reading the article - 5th para:
“Scotland had a slower rise than the UK as a whole but remains the worst-affected country for alcohol-specific deaths.”
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Never a yellow. FFS.
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1 minute ago, GAD said:
I'd absolutely love one of the self righteous wankers on here who love giving their wee lectures about blaming the ref to come on here and explain this.
It’s as corrupt as you can get.
Can I also say how much of a w**k Scott Hastings is?0 -
Edge Lord gonna edge.
Im not sure what’s worse - attacking women’s football as a wind up, or actually believing it. Utterly pathetic incel behaviour.0 -
Surely it’s time?
He’s back. Most definitely back
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2 minutes ago, Joey Jo Jo Junior Shabadoo said:
Someone ask Sam his opinion on the worst team getting punted.
To be fair to him, they did that before the game and he said Wales should be relegated.
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6 minutes ago, topcat(The most tip top) said:
This the greatest performance I’ve ever seen since I became Italian an hour and a half ago
Puts our game last week into a bit of context.
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1 hour ago, CarrbridgeSaintee said:
No.
Wow. Just wow.
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9 hours ago, CarrbridgeSaintee said:
It's a poor analogy given that one can be Jewish in terms of both religion and ethnicity.
The same cannot be said for Islam, or more specifically Islamism. These are not ethnicities.
So, basically you are saying that you are a Bigot rather than a Racist?
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1 hour ago, Highlandmagar said:
The big Unionist parties will be in a position , with a very weak Speaker to completely sideline SNP more than ever.
I agree with almost all you’ve said, other than Flynn getting egg on his face. I can’t see that.
From a purely political standpoint, the SNP getting sidelined even more is probably great for the SNP in making soft No’s consider their position - “look, they just don’t care about Scotland”.
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57 minutes ago, Highlandmagar said:
Flynn is going down a dangerous road.
This is your wildest take yet. Exactly what “dangerous road”?
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3 hours ago, oneteaminglasgow said:
I want to see the entire care system absolutely decimated for some reason, so I think this is a great idea personally.
They are utter, utter scum (the Tories, not people in the care system obviously).
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Decided to pop along to my first game of the season today. What’s all the moaning been about - looks a half decent side.
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17 hours ago, Billy Jean King said:
Absolutely crazy stuff !
Isn’t the issue here that the quote is about “people in the media from certain Jewish quarters”, again conflating Israel and Zionism with the wider Jewish community?
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I’m now at the point of wondering if there is a single policy left that Labour once pretended to have. Their manifesto must be exactly the same as the Blues Tories now.
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17 hours ago, lichtgilphead said:
No. I asked you whether the SNP sent their underspend to Westminster, like Labour used to. You said that they didn't. That was my entire f*cking point in the first place.
Your "neither" answer referred to two options, one of which was true (hint: it wasn't the "return to London" option). The SNP retained the money to spend in future accounting periods.
Shall I use shorter, easier words in future?
2) I have never denied that some Scottish taxpayers pay more than E, W & NI taxpayers. I pay more than my equivalent taxpayer in England. Please stop lying about what I said.
However, you specifically framed the debate in terms of "lower earners" and specified £28.000. Anyone in Scotland earning under around £28,800 in 2024/25 will pay less tax than someone on the same salary in rUK
Well done for spending so much time demolishing @Jedi2’s arguments. I simply wouldn’t have the energy to go through that.
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13 minutes ago, Jedi2 said:
Your hope has to be that the SNP sort themselves out..and soon
Ditch the comedy act as FM..put a serious candidate in place instead.
Come up with a credible plan for post-Independence which isn't a bankers bonanza, but seeks to fund public services properly.
But, yes, the current political climate is a mess. If the SNP get a shoeing at the GE with the Humza at the helm and 'most seats does it' defeated, they will set the case back some time
Or, alternatively, don’t let the opponents of independence define what it is “we” need to do to gain it.
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12 minutes ago, Jedi2 said:
While technically true..it would be the SNP who would be in charge of the initial negotiations for Independence, as they would have 'won' the most seats/Referendum, whatever.
Yes, while they could be voted out if/when their austerity pledges were more apparent, I reckon they could still have enough core support to see them back in at the start (and off the back of the euphoria of winning Independence).
The best bet is for them to ditch these plans now, and come back with a much better prospectus...as said, get on board with an EFTA route, thereby negating the need for deep cuts to public services. Outline where the funding for public services will come from, how they are intending to trade, and have a timescale for a Scottish currency.
'Then' their plan for Independence becomes more appealing.
Utterly transparent desperation, manifesting as concern trolling.
Gotta love the Yoons .
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Nicola Sturgeon Arrested, Peter Murrell Charged
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Effie and Wings are certainly getting their knickers in a twist over it.