DeeGas Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Cant say I do, I don't dislike Welsh, Irish and English people, far from it. I have many friends and family that fall under those categories. But were Scottish, Its what makes us, well us. Its what makes us individual from the rest of Britian, that's a good thing, not a bad thing. I agree,it is a good thing indeed. Same goes for the other peoples,except many feel their individual Scottishness,Welshness,Englishness and N Irishness as well as the collective Britishness. It goes back 300 years,a few generations of intergrated island peoples. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Day Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22890906 "Other figures have shown that one in six UK children live in poverty." Poverty figuresThe IFS report, which was funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, goes on to say that working-age adults without children are now as likely to be poor as the rest of the population. This was the result of an increase in households where no adult is in work, as well as a fall in the relative value of out-of-work benefits. The figures come a day after figures from the DWP showed that at least one out of every six children in the UK live in relative poverty. In 2011/12, 2.3 million UK children (17%) lived in homes with substantially lower than average incomes. Better Together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Day Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Also, some other good news for the Scottish economy: Bank report shows 'strong improvement' in Scots jobs market http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-22926983 High Street sees return of Scottish shoppers http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22927206 Turnover up at Pinsent Masons after Scots merger http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-22939639 Scotland has what it takes. It's very simple: vote yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_B Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Good to see positive economic stories. More proof that Scotland is doing well in the union. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Good to see positive economic stories. More proof that Scotland is doing well in the union. But but but all this talk of indy was meant to bad..................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthAyrshireKillie Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 But but but all this talk of indy was meant to bad.....................Business scared off by uncertainty etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sons superhero Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 I see the Western Isles are now looking for some form of devolution from Holyrood. I wonder if Orkney and Shetland will be looking to do the same and make sure that more of the wedge raised on their patch is left there? Edinburgh is "far away" for these folks. London is further Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reynard Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 London is further Brussels is even further. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeGas Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Berlin might as well be on another planet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sons superhero Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Good to see positive economic stories. More proof that Scotland is doing well in the union. I thought it was dooooomed due to uncertainty because of the referendum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_B Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 I thought it was dooooomed due to uncertainty because of the referendum. I suspect that the fact the result is already known helps a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sons superhero Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Brussels is even further. So you agree that Edinburgh is the best option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reynard Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 So you agree that Edinburgh is the best option. For what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sons superhero Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 For what? For the Island communities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reynard Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 For the Island communities. I don't know. All I heard was that the western isles chaps are calling for some sort of form of devolution for themselves. This will be regardless of the referendum result (which is going to be a resounding NO anyway) so clearly things may not be moving in a direction that the centralising SNP might enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sons superhero Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 My understanding is that in the case of the Western Isles they want an increase in funding. After listening to the Council Leader on Radio Scotland. How is that devolution? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Day Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Good to see positive economic stories. More proof that Scotland is doing well in the union. And by that same logic... while we're also in the EU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Day Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 My understanding is that in the case of the Western Isles they want an increase in funding. After listening to the Council Leader on Radio Scotland. How is that devolution? Just let the unionist puppets slaver away, chief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Day Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 http://thetarge.co.uk/hub-current-affairs/columns/a-response-to-my-question-time-critics/0045 :barf :barf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slavoj Žižek Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22890906 "Other figures have shown that one in six UK children live in poverty." Better Together. Cool story bro. I trust you read this research briefing [albeit poorly reported in the Hootsmon] commissioned by your own Scottish Government: http://www.scotsman.com/the-scotsman/politics/one-in-seven-people-in-scotland-lives-in-poverty-1-2965103 The Scottish Government backed report notes that: "There has been no significant change in the number of people in relative poverty since 2006-07.” So then, the Scottish Government is admitting that absolutely no progress has been made in reducing child poverty [relative or otherwise] since the first SNP administration. And John Dickie [director of the non-partisan Child Poverty Action Group] notes: “We need [the Scottish] government to ratchet up its use of devolved powers to not just mitigate damaging UK policies but build on promises to, for example, widen free school meal entitlement, ensure working parents receive a Living Wage and improve access to childcare.” Whatever happened to that Living Wage or the Local Income Tax we were promised during the last two elections? Or do we have to wait until 2014? See also: http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/warning-over-high-levels-of-child-poverty.20248988 Or if these are "Unionist sources of misinformation" please refer to: http://www.govtoday.co.uk/local-government-news/37-adult-children/14886-child-poverty-figures-show-we-can-t-wait-until-2016 And: http://www.holyrood.com/2012/06/less-people-living-in-relative-poverty/ Link to the CPAG/Scottish Government briefing on the matter: http://www.cpag.org.uk/media/scotland-press-releases What precisely are the SNP doing to solve these problems other than promising jam tomorrow [sic] in 2014 or by bleating on the about the free tuition introduced by the Scottish Labour/Lib Dem Cubie Report. Although credit where it is due; the SNP did scrap the Endowment and this did make a huge difference to a lot of working class students. It seems a lot of SNP activists are focusing on the negative: "What we cannot do without Independence" I want to hear their positive argument: "What we can do now to solve the existing problems within Scottish society whilst also fighting a referendum" If Yes Scotland is truly independent of the SNP then this should be no problem at all since the governing party can get on unperturbed with the daily business of government whilst the independent pressure group can lobby on their behalf but without being fully integrated into its constitution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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