Scotland - Petition Directed At Uk Govt.

[wolf63]

Now that the great day in Scottish history is over can we now get back to normal? No more slagging off us or blaming Alex Salmond for everything that is wrong in the country.

https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/page/s/promise-for-Scotland#petition

This is a petition to 'remind' the current government to fulfil all the promises that it made in the run-up to the vote on the 18th September 2014. I, personally, think that there 'bribes' made no difference to the final vote.

I am a Daily Mail reader and I found their anti-Salmond & anti-YES vote coverage of events distasteful.

I would like to end this post with a joke - but can't think of one.




W☺lf

[New Judge]

I think the joke is that 8% of the UK's population had a vote on an issue that would have a profound effect on the entire country. Only in the past two weeks or so (since it seemed possible the "Ayes" might have it) were these effects made known in any detail and it is a disgrace that the UK government paid so little heed to the requirements of 92% of the electorate. Now, thanks to their largesse (as a result of their being petrified of a "Yes" vote) the rest of the UK has to pick up the bill for further goody bags for our friends north of the border.

[wolf63]

I have to admit that my understanding of politics and economics is almost non-existent. In a normal election I feel that there is little difference between the main political parties. They intend to do their best but it is always a matter of robbing Peter and paying Paul.

But the enormity of the election yesterday was totally different. The YES vote could have resulted in economic distress all over Great Britain.

Personally I think that Scotland has a better reputation across the country than England. We are lousy at football (and many other things) but we are capable at laughing at ourselves and don't take ourselves too seriously.

I don't feel that there is a need for us to dissolve GB.

I think that the whole thing has stirred up quite a bit of animosity and resentment on your side of the border and directed at us positioned north of the border. I understand - but that's politics and politician !!

[Wharton]

Lousy at football? How dare you even to.................aye, you're right enough :-)

[jno]

ending by admitting to reading the Mail, even when you don't like its reporting, is a pretty good joke - aren't there other papers you could try?

Anyway, i have to agree that Westminister - by which I mean all the main parties - bungled this good and proper. No blame on Salmond, who did what he pledged to do; we'll see if the other party leaders also keep their panic promises.

[Khandro]

Err.. The government didn't make the promises, the prime minister and a few others did, any 'bribes' as you call them, would have to go before parliament and be voted upon, but with goodwill, let us hope that some progress can be made, though it may come at a price for everyone; going more federal will be expensive for the taxpayer (as it is in say, Germany) and English MPs wont hand over more power without the concession of dis-allowing Scottish MPs to continue voting on matters purely English.

[jomifl]

Wolf I don't think it is wise to compare reputations. There are too many bad jokes(some very funny) based on them.

[tamborine]

carrot...stick. Get to the back of the queue

[wolf63]

There has always been a friendly rivalry between the Scots and the English. This should continue.

I know that some English people feel that they will not be welcome in Scotland (and the other way around) but I have never seen an example of this. My brother stays in England, his wife is English and his children are English. He has been there a few years. It is his home and there is no problem with him fitting in due to him being Scottish. I don't want him back :-)

[tamborine]

If ex pat scots got a vote things might be different but alas, suffer

[brionon]

No more slagging off that clown Salmond ? There's yer joke Wolfie !

[Peter Pedant]

The joke is that if you voted "no" - to much more devolution
then you get - more devolution

[Quizmonster]

J, when I read the question, I had decided exactly what I was going to say after reading the answers already there...and guess what...you'd already said it! The Mail is, indeed, little more than a distasteful joke.

[Peter Pedant]

The joke is that if you voted against independence and obviously fiscal independence then

you get more fiscal dependence on London !