Scary Bear Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 http://news.sky.com/story/1461921/miliband-heads-to-scotland-for-attack-on-snp Oh, Ed Where does the £7.6 billion figure come from? The GERS info shows it greater than that. http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2015/03/1422 Either way, we'll have to borrow you say? Until we get back on track. Where have I heard that before? Isn't that what the UK government are currently doing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmothecat Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 It's all rather quiet from Scottish Labour on Twitter this morning. 8 15 and not a peep from Duncan Hothersall, Blair McDougall or Scottish Labour's Twitter feed. Most unusual and most unlike them. I do hope they're all ok. Preparing for the visit of the boss man IMO. Super Ed blowing into town to sort things out. Or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scary Bear Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Just thought I would post this as a little pick me up for all the Non-SNP voters. Is HB dead? He was usually all over these threads. Has he just given up, or have we caused him to leave P&B and start actively campaigning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Preparing for the visit of the boss man IMO. Super Ed blowing into town to sort things out. Or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 That could be a massive cost too. We're being given full controls over raising and spending money but at the same time being told we have to pay big for stuff a lot of us would want to change. The Foreign Office UK budget is only £1.2 billion. Quite surprised at that. Where does the £7.6 billion figure come from? http://www.ifs.org.uk/publications/7652 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmothecat Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 I'd quite like two jags and the beast of Bolsover to get involved. Two northern powerhouses who command respect from the moderate and leftist wings of the party. Think they are a good duo for former labour voters. I remember the anger in which my Tory voting family recounted the time that Prezza popped into town and fancied a curry, he couldn't find anywhere to park so he drove into the conservative club across the road, parked his Jag, and apparently told the attendant 'good luck getting me to pay your fine'. They told me this as if it were a shocking act from an MP, meanwhile unbeknownst to them at the time I had moved (I say moved, I was 14 and just becoming politically aware but realised I wasn't a Tory as I think I had assumed I would have been when you are surrounded by people who are growing up) towards Labour and found the story relatively amusing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strichener Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Where does the £7.6 billion figure come from? The GERS info shows it greater than that. http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2015/03/1422 Either way, we'll have to borrow you say? Until we get back on track. Where have I heard that before? Isn't that what the UK government are currently doing? Estimated at £75.3bln for 2015-2016. So far the OBR has been worng on every year so far and always in favour of the government. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 I have a bit of time for Ed Milliband; I'd support him way before his Blairite brother. Nonetheless he should recognise that he's not personally popular and Labour is not popular in Scotland at present. SLab activists must think things can't get any worse; then Ed comes calling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bairn Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 So with ffa how is it worked our what we pay for 'defence' and 'whatever else is left controlled by wm'? I genuinely don't know the intricacies and could do with a quick answer rather than trying to research it. I'm worried that because we don't control the expensive stuff that's still controlled down south does that mean what ed's coming to warn us about is actually true? It's a joy to think about the Labour spin team scratching their heads. What do we do about the snp? Every time we attack them they get even bigger. I can imagine some kind of "reverse Barnett formula" being worked out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crùbag Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Another poll points to a Labour meltdown. 4 seats left... optimistic but we can but hope. https://commonspace.scot/articles/971/scottish-labour-set-for-near-wipeout-as-new-poll-suggests-half-of-voters-will-back-the-snp Scottish Labour set for near wipeout as new poll suggests half of voters will back the SNPIf replicated on 7 May, SNP would have 53 seats compared to just four for LabourTHE SNP is continuing to increase its electoral lead over Labour with a staggering 49 per cent of voters set to back them, a new poll has found. The YouGov/Times survey is the first since Tuesday night’s STV leaders debate and puts the SNP at their highest ever level of support with the pollster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 I'm sure something like 67% of people in Scotland wanted Devo-max. It certainly was far higher than 50% So milliband is coming to scotland today to talk Scotland down instead of embracing popular opinion Well that will work! What a tool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urban Gorilla Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Why on earth did you vote yes for independence if you don't want us to have full fiscal autonomy? So, Ed's Scotland plan today; Rubbish FFA Rule out another referendum Ed's on the ball - that'll definitely woo both the people who want devo max, and those who voted yes last September. Until we get independence then I think we should maintain the Barnett formula. It's a better deal for us than it is for them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Reading the first few pages of this thread is glorious. The transformation from 12 seats being brilliant to a landslide in no time. 10-12 is the absolute ceiling tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fide Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Until we get independence then I think we should maintain the Barnett formula. It's a better deal for us than it is for them Obvious troll is obvious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Until we get independence then I think we should maintain the Barnett formula. It's a better deal for us than it is for them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~~~ Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 That's my recollection too, so of course the politicians didn't give us that option to vote on. I wonder what the polls would show on that now? I suspect they would still be in favour. At that point the No vote was something daft like 70%, hence they didn't put it on the table as they thought they'd walk the referendum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Until we get independence then I think we should maintain the Barnett formula. It's a better deal for us than it is for them Nae bawhair Jim/Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bairn Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 I see Charles Kennedy is set to lose his pew after 32 years. He was elected MP at 23 years old and is 55 now. I just hope he doesn't hit the bottle again. I could see him being fast tracked to the House of Lords or maybe trying to get into Holyrood on the list next year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 I see Charles Kennedy is set to lose his pew after 32 years. He was elected MP at 23 years old and is 55 now. I just hope he doesn't hit the bottle again. I could see him being fast tracked to the House of Lords or maybe trying to get into Holyrood on the list next year He is not the worst tbf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 I feel a bit sorry for Charles Kennedy to be honest. Always thought he was one of the good guys, and one of the main reasons I voted lib dem in 2005. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.