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JRitchie Jul 2022 10:05pm, 14 Jul 2022 3,230 posts	0 JRitchie Poetic licence 57.5. UK was in the EU for only 47years. A good indicator for just how easy (and beneficial for us) it should be to be to unwind the Union.
Zorba Aug 2022 7:26pm, 9 Aug 2022 1,927 posts	0 Zorba This thread now lost all relevance , in view of the stance of the incoming Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Best to consign it to its own footnote in Fetch history , back in 2014 , when santababy and daviec roamed the Earth .
HappyG(rrr) Aug 2022 10:14pm, 9 Aug 2022 43,269 posts	0 HappyG(rrr) I put it in Politics thread but seems more relevant here. Thanks Zorbs. I see Scottish gov't petition to Supreme Court for a ruling on holding another independence referendum has UK gov't submission going in today. I quite like Scot Gov's argument that it's "only a referendum" (advisory) so we can do what we like. Which will then be followed (if won, of course, and that's a very big IF) with "democratic mandate / will of the people" type argument that legislation should follow. I think they're also looking for a ruling on whether actually Scotland should have the right to legislate for independence too, if it wants, as an inalienable right to self determination. Good luck with that one! (I'm no constitutional lawyer though, of course!) UK Gov looking to throw it out on the basis that the situation hasn't yet arisen (no such legislation being raised by Scot Gov). What fun! :-) G
57.5 Degrees of Pain Aug 2022 5:03am, 10 Aug 2022 9,432 posts	0 57.5 Degrees of Pain I love Zorba's confidence in the longevity of the UK's next ex-PM. They seem to change more often than some people change underwear. Why anyone thinks a liberal democrat recreating herself as the second coming of Maggie Thatcher is the saviour of the union is a mystery to me.
santababy Aug 2022 5:42pm, 10 Aug 2022 71,892 posts	0 santababy I’m still here. God help us, when you think things can’t get any worse along comes truss. Country is an absolute disgrace. Corrupt to the core. Where the £34 BILLION gone from track n disgrace ? Have all the other corrupt contracts been investigated yet? Michele mone et al. How much money has been staffed up the wall by the Tories while normal working families will have no money to heat house and soaring prices means little to eat too. Saw report that the new chancellor made a pretty penny from oil investments so don’t expect that to change anytime soon. Utter disgrace. Independence is normal. Show me a country who’s done and and regretted it. Im not on here very often, I just came on and saw a notification for this thread
flip Aug 2022 5:52pm, 10 Aug 2022 6,033 posts	0 flip Absolutely right santa. Scotland more than ever need to decide its own destiny. For what it's worth I firmly believe it , Scotland in the EU will be better off both financially and culturally.
flip Aug 2022 5:55pm, 10 Aug 2022 6,034 posts	0 flip This thread now lost all relevance , in view of the stance of the incoming Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Best to consign it to its own footnote in Fetch history , back in 2014 , when santababy and daviec roamed the Earth . Threads never disappear really, the just rest a while. Bit like us old fetch dinosaurs. We still roam, just a bit bigger , slower and more broken
Zorba Aug 2022 6:05pm, 10 Aug 2022 1,928 posts	0 Zorba Rationing on the islands .Way to go !
Bazoaxe Aug 2022 6:36pm, 10 Aug 2022 23,311 posts	0 Bazoaxe As much as I want rid of the Tory administration I don’t see it being as simple and as bright a future as others do. For all the positives independence would have financial implications for most of Scotland in the short term and most likely the medium term. Whether it’s better in the long term is anyones guess I don’t much fancy the SNP being in charge although I know there is talk of them splintering if independence is achieved. I don’t see that happening or not immediately anyway. I hate the way our nation is divided down the middle now. Goes off to change name to harbinger of doom
Surelynot Aug 2022 7:27pm, 10 Aug 2022 2,574 posts	0 Surelynot Baz - why would you vote SNP if they've achieved their primary aim as a political party?