The normalisation of the far-right continues

[Salt n Vinegar]

Just to be clear, is there a maximum number of folk I can have on my ignore list?

[carpetmonster]

Just now, Salt n Vinegar said:

Just to be clear, is there a maximum number of folk I can have on my ignore list?

I used to have everyone muted apart from booitsme7 so I could use the place exclusively for grumble. 

[CarrbridgeSaintee]

21 minutes ago, Diamond. Dave said:

I have to say as an observer of this politics forum there is a severe lack of reality and representation bias in it. The majority of people in Scotland are not obsessed with politics and do no support independence. Unfortunately many are scared to speak out at the risk of unplesant responses from nationalists, being called racists and so on. I am simply one of the many normal Scots who understands that our Country would collapse on its own.

Scotland has very limited prospects as an independent country and has for many years been run by a corrupt political party. The SNP still wish to join the EU upon gaining independence, simply swapping Westminster for Brussels. This is clearly not independence and in any case won't happen as Scotland doesn't meet the entry requirements, particularly economically due to consistently having one of the worst deficits in Europe.

Incooominggg….!

(well said though)

[StellarHibee]

25 minutes ago, Diamond. Dave said:

I am simply one of the many normal Scots who understands that our Country would collapse on its own.

[Wee-Bey]

Like moths to a flame.

[Dan Steele]

41 minutes ago, Diamond. Dave said:

. I am simply one of the many normal Scots who understands that our Country would collapse on its own.

[welshbairn]

18 hours ago, BTFD said:

It appears to have become an actual word in the intervening years, likely due to your use of it. This is the world in which we live.

P&B needs to invent a word that we can inject into the zeitgeist. I don't think we've affected the outside world since the Mumsnet fiasco.

I did try to get cockwomble accepted for Scottish football administrator, with Collins I think. Sounds a bit cringey now though. 

[bob_mcshug]

54 minutes ago, Diamond. Dave said:

I am simply one of the many normal Scots who understands that our Country would collapse on its own.

Scotland has very limited prospects as an independent country.

Regardless of all the political and logistical aspect of what the actual independence process would look like (see brexit!), I find that such a depressing outlook.

 

Even accepting any argument that scotland is better off in the UK, its the equivalent to being an adult and living with your parents for the rest of your life. 

 

With things as they are, scotland shouldn't be a 'country', it should just be a region of the UK with no say over its affairs. That or an independent country. This betwixt and between situation we have currently is just a nonsense. 

[Big Rider]

1 hour ago, Diamond. Dave said:

I have to say as an observer of this politics forum there is a severe lack of reality and representation bias in it. The majority of people in Scotland are not obsessed with politics and do not support independence. Unfortunately many are scared to speak out at the risk of unpleasant responses from nationalists, being called racists and so on. I am simply one of the many normal Scots who understands that our Country would collapse on its own.

Scotland has very limited prospects as an independent country and has for many years been run by a corrupt political party. The SNP still wish to join the EU upon gaining independence, simply swapping Westminster for Brussels. This is clearly not independence and in any case won't happen as Scotland doesn't meet the entry requirements, particularly economically due to consistently having one of the worst deficits in Europe.

Well said. You should become Prime Minister and rule Scotland.

[Gringo]

19 minutes ago, bob_mcshug said:

Regardless of all the political and logistical aspect of what the actual independence process would look like (see brexit!), I find that such a depressing outlook.

 

Even accepting any argument that scotland is better off in the UK, its the equivalent to being an adult and living with your parents for the rest of your life. 

 

With things as they are, scotland shouldn't be a 'country', it should just be a region of the UK with no say over its affairs. That or an independent country. This betwixt and between situation we have currently is just a nonsense. 

Quite happy to be a region of the Uk.

[Big Rider]

2 minutes ago, Gringo said:

Quite happy to be a region of the Uk.

Quite right. A northern powerhouse. 

[Antlion]

3 minutes ago, Big Rider said:

Quite right. A northern powerhouse. 

Woah - calm down there with your playing up of the wee region of Scotlandshire. We should be a very limited, collapsing, economically-deficient, staunchly Europe-hating, very proud region of the UK and no more, thank you very much.

The glorious masters in Englandshire will certainly keep our hearts and stomachs filled with Union Jacks and pride.

[Big Rider]

2 minutes ago, Antlion said:

Woah - calm down there with your playing up of the wee region of Scotlandshire. We should be a very limited, collapsing, economically-deficient, staunchly Europe-hating, very proud region of the UK and no more, thank you very much.

The glorious masters in Englandshire will certainly keep our hearts and stomachs filled with Union Jacks and pride.

I hoped that by saying northern  powerhouse it would mean that Rishi would generously pour even more subsidies into my porridge pot.

Hope the Tynesiders and Cumbrians won't hate me for it. 

[ICTJohnboy]

1 hour ago, Diamond. Dave said:

This is clearly not independence and in any case won't happen as Scotland doesn't meet the entry requirements, particularly economically due to consistently having one of the worst deficits in Europe.

 

Possibly yes, but mainly due to your corrupt mates in Westminster.

 

 

Edited June 5, 2023 by ICTJohnboy

[Dan Steele]

33 minutes ago, Gringo said:

Quite happy to be a region of the Uk.

By far the saddest post I've seen since, well, since last you were here.

[Highlandmagar]

2 hours ago, Diamond. Dave said:

I have to say as an observer of this politics forum there is a severe lack of reality and representation bias in it. The majority of people in Scotland are not obsessed with politics and do not support independence. Unfortunately many are scared to speak out at the risk of unpleasant responses from nationalists, being called racists and so on. I am simply one of the many normal Scots who understands that our Country would collapse on its own.

Scotland has very limited prospects as an independent country and has for many years been run by a corrupt political party. The SNP still wish to join the EU upon gaining independence, simply swapping Westminster for Brussels. This is clearly not independence and in any case won't happen as Scotland doesn't meet the entry requirements, particularly economically due to consistently having one of the worst deficits in Europe.

Someone has swallowed bucketloads of unionism jizz.

[Johnny Martin]

16 minutes ago, Highlandmagar said:

Someone has swallowed bucketloads of unionism jizz.

Day Of The Lords/Benjamin Nevis found.

[Zern]

Just now, Johnny Martin said:

Day Of The Lords/Benjamin Nevis found.

Sounded more like Duries Air Freshener.

Just out of interest, what is this 'Northern Powerhouse' they are talking about? It appears to be a series promises to invest and build in the North that never materialised.

Ironically enough if Scotland were to become independent and join the EU then the trade border being established would force rUK to actually invest in infrastructure in the North. It would be be good for both sides. or that area.

[RuMoore]

3 hours ago, Diamond. Dave said:

I have to say as an observer of this politics forum there is a severe lack of reality and representation bias in it. The majority of people in Scotland are not obsessed with politics and do not support independence. Unfortunately many are scared to speak out at the risk of unpleasant responses from nationalists, being called racists and so on. I am simply one of the many normal Scots who understands that our Country would collapse on its own.

Scotland has very limited prospects as an independent country and has for many years been run by a corrupt political party. The SNP still wish to join the EU upon gaining independence, simply swapping Westminster for Brussels. This is clearly not independence and in any case won't happen as Scotland doesn't meet the entry requirements, particularly economically due to consistently having one of the worst deficits in Europe.

As a Unionist i think this place clearly leans to one side of the argument but all in all I've found most posters to be relativley sensible and able to engage in decent discourse. This post should correctly be ridiculed although it seems like a low hanging fruit trolling exercise imo. 

[O'Kelly Isley III]

3 hours ago, Diamond. Dave said:

I have to say as an observer of this politics forum there is a severe lack of reality and representation bias in it. The majority of people in Scotland are not obsessed with politics and do not support independence. Unfortunately many are scared to speak out at the risk of unpleasant responses from nationalists, being called racists and so on. I am simply one of the many normal Scots who understands that our Country would collapse on its own.

Scotland has very limited prospects as an independent country and has for many years been run by a corrupt political party. The SNP still wish to join the EU upon gaining independence, simply swapping Westminster for Brussels. This is clearly not independence and in any case won't happen as Scotland doesn't meet the entry requirements, particularly economically due to consistently having one of the worst deficits in Europe.

Anyone who starts a post with 'I have to say' cannot ever be taken seriously. 

Sorry Dave.