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5 minutes ago, Detournement said:
Cambridge Analytica was a British company. The services they offered were no different from those employed by Obama and Cameron in their election wins. They had a member of the British Royal Family on the board!
https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2018/03/20/scl-a-very-british-coup/
For some reason Carole Cadwalldr wants everyone to connect CA to Russia. This may or not be connected to her being part of the Integrity Initiative funded by the Foreign Office.
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Just now, Malky3 said:
Not a chance in hell
Bless.
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2 minutes ago, Malky3 said:
https://isogg.org/wiki/How_long_is_a_generation%3F_Science_provides_an_answer
So the next Independence Referendum according to Alex Salmond - at the time of the 2014 referendum - should be in 2039. No sooner.
Next year will be just fine.
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5 minutes ago, The_Kincardine said:
Scotland is my own country.
Nope.
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51 minutes ago, The_Kincardine said:
The SNP/Independent Scotland cannot deliver EU membership.
Bollocks.
Stick to your own country, you know nothing of ours.
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4 minutes ago, D.A.F.C said:
What does Scotland have to offer. f**k all.
I'm done with you.
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3 minutes ago, D.A.F.C said:
Can we join the EU
what currency will we use
what magical funds will appear if we go independent
how long will it take
will the value of savings go down
borders, economic and real
just for starters
What have other countries done?
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14 minutes ago, perthsaint1977 said:19 minutes ago, RandomGuy. said:The Vine bit? Or the bit about it still might happen?
All I will say not one person on here has posted the correct story in relation to why it didn't happen
Does it involve a dog?
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2 minutes ago, SandyCromarty said:
Is she not the elected member by over 10,000 votes for Edinburgh Central at the 2016 Scottish Election?
Yes.
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4 minutes ago, SandyCromarty said:
Sadly she is not a Westminster appointee but an elected member of a devolved government
She most certainly is not.
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3 minutes ago, D.A.F.C said:
I thought it was 40% yes?
I'm still to be convinced that independence would be any better than a no deal brexit.
Both are full of whatabootery and unknowns.
The vocal minority in Scotland think that independence is the view of most of scotland when that's not true.There are roughly 200 independent countries. What exactly is unknown about independence?
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1 minute ago, Malky3 said:
Exactly. Revocation wouldn't require an extension.
Depends on the timescale. Repealing legislation takes time.
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3 minutes ago, Malky3 said:
No there wouldn't. We're currently in the EU, we haven't left yet. There would be no extension, we'd simply remain.
The fact is though, there isn't a majority for remain in parliament so it's not going to happen.
We leave on 31 October unless there's an extension or revocation. That's approaching quickly.
3 minutes ago, ICTJohnboy said:It would be in the EU's best interest to grant another extension - the longer the better, in the hope that some of the government will eventually see some sense.
At some point some of the EU27 are going to prioritise a resolution over an extension.
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3 minutes ago, Malky3 said:
Especially this. If Westminster could be controlled by a group of remainer MP's the EU wouldn't grant an extension, instead they would tell the "unity" government to get on with staying within the EU.
There'd need to be an extension to do that.
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3 minutes ago, Bishop Briggs said:
But you won't get £1.5 million air passengers to switch. Many are flying on to foreign destinations.
Take a look at the proposed HS2 fares too. They will be high to recoup the massive capital cost. Air fares (even with the air passenger duty that the SNP wants to abolish) will often be cheaper.
Do you support the abolition of air passenger duty? Can you give an example of a new high speed train halving air passenger volumes on a competitive route?
High Speed rail fares will be expensive. And rightly so. But I don't see why rail fares alone should pay for the capital costs. After all it's free to travel on the M1.
APD I'm comfortable with. Flying has a cost and if I fly I'm happy to pay that cost.
Eurostar to Paris is the obvious answer to your final question. London-Paris used to be the busiest international air route in the world. Now it barely exists.
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1 minute ago, Donathan said:
Avoiding a no deal Brexit
Why would the EU agree to an extension?
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1 minute ago, Donathan said:
1. A repeat of April's Cooper-Letwin bill which compels the PM to go to Brussels and ask for an extension
For what purpose?
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2 minutes ago, welshbairn said:
Most of Tiananmen Square was broadcast live on the BBC and ITN.
How many people in China saw it?
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2 minutes ago, MixuFixit said:
Right so nothing to get remotely bothered about. Mon eh trains
I wonder how many people know or care that the budget for dualling the A9 is £3bn.
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16 minutes ago, Bishop Briggs said:
HS2 is an expensive waste of money - https://www.channel4.com/news/factcheck/factcheck-qa-how-does-hs2-compare-to-other-bullet-trains.
"When HS2 was first given the green light in 2012, the government said they expected it to cost £32.7bn. But that figure has now shot up to £55.7bn.
Officials say the increase down to inflation and contingency funds to cover any unexpected costs. But the project is facing cost and time pressures. In fact, last year the National Audit Office said there was only a 60 per cent chance that the first phase of the HS2 would be completed on time.
When both phases of the project are complete, the track will cover 531km stretching from London up to Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds and other cities. This means the total cost is equivalent to £104.8m per kilometre.
By contrast, the most expensive high-speed line in France was the LGV Méditerranée which opened in 2001. That covered a distance of 250km with a total cost of just £16.9m per kilometre. That makes Britain’s HS2 project around six times more expensive."
How would an independent Scottish government invest in HSR? And how much could it afford to invest?
Sure it's expensive but it's necessary. Roughly 3m people fly between Edinburgh alone and London each year. Get half of them on a train and that's a lot of revenue and a lot of emissions saved. And that's before you consider Glasgow, Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds etc.
Transport is devolved so the Scottish Government would be responsible for building from the border to Edinburgh and Glasgow. Cost? Who knows but I've seen figures of £5bn. A lot of money but eminently affordable.
4 minutes ago, MixuFixit said:It's 50bil over 20 years though right?
Nearer 40 years.
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9 minutes ago, Bishop Briggs said:
Of course but HS2 is not needed. It's Cameron's vanity project. Osborne's vanity project is the Northern Powerhouse.
Major transport infrastructure projects should deliver real value for money and benefits for all passengers. £ billions of taxpayers' money should not be wasted on politicians' ego trips.
The HS2 passenger and revenue forecasts are very optimistic to put it politely. There are much better ways of spending £56 billion than wasting it on HS2.
HS2 is needed. We're decades behind our contemporaries in terms of high speed rail. We need the step-change in capacity that only HSR can provide.
We also need UKG to commit, or not, to HS2 to the border asap. Then and only then can the Scottish Government make its own decisions about HSR.
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4 minutes ago, RandomGuy. said:
Danny Swansons wage was seemingly confirmed as £1.5k a week at his court case, and you'd assume he'd be a higher earner.
Would you?
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10 minutes ago, Bishop Briggs said:
A combination of the following -
Resignalling to increase capacity and line speeds.
Build new freight only lines/loops (much cheaper) to free up space for passenger trains on existing lines.
Reinstate double tracks in areas that were singled under British Rail.
Add more tracks where space allows in congested areas. This is already happening in some areas, e.g. around Rugby.
Electrify diesel lines to enable electric trains to use them.
Put in more passing loops to allow faster trains to overtake slower, stopping trains.
Put in longer platforms and increase train length where space allows. Johnson did this on London commuter routes.
We can do this as well as build HS2.
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Just now, Bishop Briggs said:
HS2 - £56 billion and rising
Johnson's proposals, including HS3 - £39 billion.
Then there's the next stages of Crossrail.
Easy to afford with Government borrowing of over £1.5 trillion?
If you are bent on tax cuts and borrowing, yes.
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Indyref2 -alternative
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Independence will reduce trade barriers and unknowns.