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[Mangham54]

I ended up having to read another webpage over the picture as I wanted to put my hand through the screen and slap em.

[Gedi]

This?  http://news.stv.tv/p...lash-in-debate/

 

I've just watched it, it looks fairly amicable. Did they skip bits?

[KurtVerbose]

[Craig S]

With the new Scottish football away kit we should be laughed out of the UK

 

[techieboy]

For real?

[siztenboots]

what will the new scotland internet TLD be .sco , so we can block it.

[Craig S]

Very  but true. 

[XXX]

If they have to ditch the pound, I am opening an off licence 1 mile from Hadrian's Wall. Imagine to £££s hidden away from the taxman that cannot be exchanged for the new currency - they are going to have to spend it somewhere.....

Edited by XXX, 26 February 2014 - 04:53 PM.

[Mangham54]

If they have to ditch to pound, I am opening an off licence 1 mile from Hadrian's Wall. Imagine to £££s hidden away from the taxman that cannot be exchanged for the new currency - they are going to have to spend it somewhere.....

 

I'd happily join you in that venture... Better start sourcing the Buckfast now, as the rate that disappears across the border is frightening.

[Zuber]

Say Goodbye to Standard Life

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk...siness-26362321

 

Ouch!

 

Edited by Zuber, 27 February 2014 - 07:29 AM.

[myles]

Say Goodbye to Standard Life   http://www.bbc.co.uk...siness-26362321   Ouch!  

You beat me to it. Will they be the only ones?

[KurtVerbose]

What about RBS? Can we just off-load the whole stinking/sinking mess to Salmond?

[Gedi]

Unfortunately we still own the bank... how do we offload it?

 

They've just reported another £8bn losses for 2013, their biggest loss to date.  I get the feeling we'll own it for a few more years yet, we can't sell it off until it becomes profitable again.

 

Without the UK, that bank would have pulled an independent Scotland into bankruptcy 

[LY_Scott]

What about RBS? Can we just off-load the whole stinking/sinking mess to Salmond?

Tell you what, we'll take RBS, but first we'll give you back the NatWest bit

[techieboy]

What about RBS? Can we just off-load the whole stinking/sinking mess to Salmond?

Tell you what, we'll take RBS, but first we'll give you back the NatWest bit

You broke it, you keep it.

[techieboy]

Unfortunately we still own the bank... how do we offload it?

We just add another £46b to the national debt we transfer to Scotland.

Without the UK, that bank would have pulled an independent Scotland into bankruptcy

Though they may have had a different regulatory system that might have prevented it or at least mitigated the amount of loss. The Scots being famously financially prudent and non risk taking and all that. Oh wait a minute, it was two Scottish chancellors who oversaw that fcuk up.

[techieboy]

Say Goodbye to Standard Life   http://www.bbc.co.uk...siness-26362321   Ouch!

It's bullying I tell you. Just plain bullying. Oh and undoubtedly another dirty Tory led Westminster conspiracy.

[CocoPops]

This thread is a fantastic commentary of whats going on I came in here wondering how quickly the standard life mention would be and it was spot on

[Mangham54]

Had a group of students, this morning, engrossed in the Scottish Independence debate. Intriguigingly my Norweigan student had very strong views of Scotland's right to self-determination, but opposed a currency union.

[Claws]

The biggest shock for me so far is that Johann Whatsherface is a woman

Edited by Claws, 27 February 2014 - 12:47 PM.