Burma Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Yeah, i guess. Well in that case yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banterman86 Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Well in that case yes. who? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_B Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 who? I was looking to find out the same thing. I'm not aware of any prominent non UK politicians who have come out in support of a Scottish Yes vote. Looking forward to seeing the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burma Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 who? Gerry Collins former Irish Foreign Minister. Sean O Neachtain two term RoI MEP Niall Collins RoI Shadow Minister for Justice Olaffur Grimasson President of Iceland Sigmundur Davids Prime Minister of Iceland Rassmuss Peterson Danish spokesperson Foreign Affairs Noam Cholmsky (not a politician) possibly the worlds leading author on global politics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burma Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 I'm not aware of any prominent non UK politicians who have come out in support of a Scottish Yes vote. Yes there views went unreported by the Scottish press. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_B Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Gerry Collins former Irish Foreign Minister. Sean O Neachtain two term RoI MEP Niall Collins RoI Shadow Minister for Justice Olaffur Grimasson President of Iceland Sigmundur Davids Prime Minister of Iceland Rassmuss Peterson Danish spokesperson Foreign Affairs Noam Cholmsky (not a politician) possibly the worlds leading author on global politics A real Who's He of world politics, Chomsky excepted who as you point out isn't a politician. What did Chomsky say incidentally? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banterman86 Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 The Chomsky thing was reported in the Giuardian and the Scotsman the President of Iceland was reported on the beeb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burma Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 What did Chomsky say incidentally? "My intuituon favours Independence" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ad Lib Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 I don't think the Prime Minister of Iceland actually did "come out in favour of independence". When asked about the consequences of a potential Yes vote he said that he would be "very happy to see increased co-operation happen". This was reported in the national press including, among other places, The Herald. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ad Lib Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Also, I'm pretty sure Rassmuss Peterson didn't come out in support of Scottish independence either. He made a statement to the effect that, in the event of a Yes vote, Scottish EU membership should be a mere formality. Again, this was reported in Scotland's newspapers, including the Herald and Scotsman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burma Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 The Chomsky thing was reported in the Giuardian and the Scotsman the President of Iceland was reported on the beeb. Really must have been at work that hour or so that the Beeb reported. Was it Cholmsky front page with the Guardian and the Scotsman? Or did you just google it to see if it had been reported as you werent actually aware of it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ad Lib Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Really must have been at work that hour or so that the Beeb reported. Was it Cholmsky front page with the Guardian and the Scotsman? Or did you just google it to see if it had been reported as you werent actually aware of it? The BBC did report it. He made the remarks in a Newsnight interview! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_team_for_me Posted June 25, 2014 Author Share Posted June 25, 2014 Here we go. a recent poll asking the uk its opinion. Look how many taffs it asked and they then said that is representative of welsh opinion. They wouldn't know what the welsh people think. Polls are incredibly selective in who they ask to ensure the outcome they are looking for. Take the 2011 census as an example. A year befor yougov done a poll on welsh identity that showed only 30% of welsh people see themselves as welsh NOT british. The censis the same year asked the same question and 2 million welsh people 70% described themselves as welsh NOT british. That shows how insignificant polls can be. Its all down to how the question is worded and the areas you ask these questions. Anyway heres that poll that they used to say the taffs are against scottish independence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banterman86 Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Really must have been at work that hour or so that the Beeb reported. Was it Cholmsky front page with the Guardian and the Scotsman? Or did you just google it to see if it had been reported as you werent actually aware of it? I was aware of Chomsky,but not the President of Iceland, granted i couldn't name the President of Iceland but that's neither here nor there. Goalsposts are beuing shifted here though - neither issue went unreported. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_team_for_me Posted June 25, 2014 Author Share Posted June 25, 2014 Here we go. a recent poll asking the uk its opinion. Look how many taffs it asked and they then said that is representative of welsh opinion. They wouldn't know what the welsh people think. Polls are incredibly selective in who they ask to ensure the outcome they are looking for. Take the 2011 census as an example. A year befor yougov done a poll on welsh identity that showed only 30% of welsh people see themselves as welsh NOT british. The censis the same year asked the same question and 2 million welsh people 70% described themselves as welsh NOT british. That shows how insignificant polls can be. Its all down to how the question is worded and the areas you ask these questions. Anyway heres that poll that they used to say the taffs are against scottish independence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_B Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 I was aware of Chomsky,but not the President of Iceland, granted i couldn't name the President of Iceland but that's neither here nor there. Goalsposts are beuing shifted here though - neither issue went unreported. So, apart from the news reports of these people saying this, what was reported? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confidemus Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Surprise surprise. H_B asks for a list, gets a list, then does his "dog with a bone act", ably assisted by Ad Lib on his trusty steed and Banterman. It really is incredibly tiresome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ad Lib Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 There was a list in which a bunch of insignificant politicians were named, some of which not in government, most of which did not actually come out in support of independence, and all of those who did who were extensively reported on by our supposedly biased and silencing national broadcaster, the UK press and the Scottish press! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_B Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 The nadir had to be the MEP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banterman86 Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Surprise surprise. H_B asks for a list, gets a list, then does his "dog with a bone act", ably assisted by Ad Lib on his trusty steed and Banterman. It really is incredibly tiresome. Well,no Burma said external supporters of indy had gone unreported, then produced a list which had people whose views were in fact reported. In the interest of balance though, I will accept that i am not aware of the mainstream media reporting the views of a two term MEP or a shadow justice minitser. I'd suggest these people, fine oublic servants they doubtless are, are quite in the same bracket of newsworthiness as the President of the United States. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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