Explanation Please.....

[ToraToraTora]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22559526
As a nation also planning to leave the EU I'd have thought Mr Farrage would be an ally of the Scotts. Confused!

[jim360]

It's not really good for democracy if a single party is locked in power with no hope of dislodging them. If Scotland is so crucial to the chances of the Left that alone is reason enough to campaign for a No vote. English democracy would be devastated by perpetual government of either side -- for, while the right has plenty to offer this country, it also has ideas that need challenging. And how can we do that if we cannot vote them out so easily?

It's a weak argument for the Scots, to be sure. But the English shouldn't be so cocky about the consequences.

[LazyGun]

Citing an accurate description of a bunch of angry protesters as,well, "angry protesters" hardly seems the strongest evidence ever presented of alleged "left wing bias" within the BBC AoG.

Not that I favour the use of mob tactics in an attempt to intimidate others. Far better and much more effective to listen and laugh,use mockery and scorn, rather than bully and threaten - this is an argument that both ends of the political spectrum need to learn...

Farage himself seemed sanguine enough about his experience, judging from press comments I read somewhere from his aides.

[bazwillrun]

Scotland want it all ways...they want out of the union (no problem with that, i'm all for it, we can stop subsidising them).....but they still want the eussr money, just like most of the other money grubbing smaller nations.

so unfortunately, we would still be giving them money, albeit by a different route

[ichkeria]

I don't think Scotland does want out of the union does it? Not if current opinion polls are to be believed. Just because you have a referendum doesn't mean it's going to lead to leaving a union :-)

I thought Charles Kennedy's comments on Question TIme were quite apposite, after berating the hapless Phlilip Hammond for blaming the Lib Dems over Cameron's Euro referendum fiasco: sort out protecting the United Kingdom first (as Davy wants to do) before worrying about EU membership

[Quizmonster]

The last thing any of us can be held responsible for - barring a deed-poll - is our name, so don't imagine anything I have to say is in any way 'racist'. However, it may be worth pointing out that the UKIP candidate Farage was in Edinburgh to promote is called Otto Inglis!
Now, 'Inglis' is simply a variant of 'English' and 'Otto' has a strong hint of a 'German' ring to it. I have little doubt but that there may be more than a handful of people in Aberdeenshire who will react less than kindly to his candidature for that reason alone, never mind his politics!
He didn't do awfully well when he stood for Dunfermline and Fife West in 2010, polling just over 600 in a turnout of 49,000.
Still, you never know...just look what happened in England a few weeks ago.

[jno]

a change of name to Sean McBraveheart wouldn't hurt, Quizmonster

[ludwig]

I used to work with a Scot called Inglis Quizmonster. He used to pronounce it Ingulls, (as all Scots called Inglis do ) so it didn't sound like 'English'.
Hyacinth Bucket or what?

Look, these protestors were just trying to make it clear that they won't tolerate bigotry or xenophobia - especially from English b&st@rds. "F*ck off back to England and take your racism with you!".
It seems perfectly reasonable.

[Quizmonster]

I was thinking Hamish MacSporran myself, J!
The election concerned is on Thursday June 20th, so it's in my diary and I shall certainly be checking up on how Otto got on.