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Yes Scotland Scottish weather forecaster loses it live on air (Original Post) Turborama Sep 2014 OP
cut scotland loose and cut off its subsidies. independence means responsiblity to self support nt msongs Sep 2014 #1
That also means... Bohemianwriter Sep 2014 #11
Unrec. Valid data behind a completely disingenuous headline. RufusTFirefly Sep 2014 #2
I guess the "Yes Scotland" description of the weather forecaster went over your head Turborama Sep 2014 #3
Guess so. P.S. I love the Onion. n/t RufusTFirefly Sep 2014 #4
giving internets didn't PatrynXX Sep 2014 #9
Good for Scotland. Oakenshield Sep 2014 #5
National debt brachism Sep 2014 #6
How much of the UK's debt is due to Tony playing with Dubya? Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2014 #7
good one PatrynXX Sep 2014 #8
How is it that there is more wealth in the world then ever, yet sufferring and poverty are up newthinking Sep 2014 #10
Love it. riversedge Sep 2014 #12
 

Bohemianwriter

(978 posts)
11. That also means...
Sun Sep 7, 2014, 03:04 PM
Sep 2014

Less oil revenue for the welfare queen of Buckingham...

Note that the biggest colonial power has also been the power leeching off the most from it's subjects.

And Scotland will no longer participate in the criminal activities of England USA...

RufusTFirefly

(8,812 posts)
2. Unrec. Valid data behind a completely disingenuous headline.
Sun Sep 7, 2014, 12:21 AM
Sep 2014

Do people truly feel the need to mislead in order to tell the truth?
Bitterly ironic.

(I obviously fell for it. Despite my name, I'm of Scottish heritage.)

Turborama

(22,109 posts)
3. I guess the "Yes Scotland" description of the weather forecaster went over your head
Sun Sep 7, 2014, 12:28 AM
Sep 2014

You must really hate the Onion videos that get posted here, too.

Shame so many people get worked up about headlines and don't focus on the real issues.

PatrynXX

(5,668 posts)
9. giving internets didn't
Sun Sep 7, 2014, 10:09 AM
Sep 2014

but the YES vote was kinda in a headline. besides thats how the video is titled X_X how am I supposed to know if he's a real forecaster or not.

Oakenshield

(614 posts)
5. Good for Scotland.
Sun Sep 7, 2014, 12:42 AM
Sep 2014

Hopefully they manage to achieve independence. Honestly I wouldn't be opposed to a similar movement here in the States if it wasn't coming from right wing crooks.

brachism

(82 posts)
6. National debt
Sun Sep 7, 2014, 01:29 AM
Sep 2014

One question I have is if the vote for independence succeeds should or will Scotland take any responsibility for a portion of the United Kingdom’s national debt? UK’s debt is about £1.4 trillion which equates to about $3.2 trillion USD. England’s and Scotland’s populations are about 53 million and 5.3 million respectively.

BBC: Scottish independence: Gordon Brown issues warning over UK debt
02 September 2014

BBC: Scotland in Numbers
25 November 2013

newthinking

(3,982 posts)
10. How is it that there is more wealth in the world then ever, yet sufferring and poverty are up
Sun Sep 7, 2014, 02:45 PM
Sep 2014

throughout the world?

Incredible "new world order" we have these days. Not just in the US.

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