AlfieMoon Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 I especially like the bit where the writer shows his complete lack of undestanding of the meaning of Home Rule. Did Darling, Brown and Alexander honestly think they could unilaterally rewrite the UK constitution, and offer “Scottish Home Rule”, funded via the Barnett Formula, without any English reaction at all? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/scottish-independence/11296689/England-wont-put-up-with-Scotlands-behaviour-for-long.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest flumax Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Good. I hope they send us packing with all our share of assets, and debts. That'll teach us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biffer Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Read that earlier. Must be a piss take. He's trying way too hard to get a reaction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest flumax Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 At least they're honest in the last paragraph: Im not sure whats going on in Scotland at the moment, and Im not sure I want to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thplinth Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 OOOOooooooh I'm shitting myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld_Reekie Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 The biggest problem I have with that article is the suggestion Brown, Alexander and Darling had no right to making constitutional demands - eh, I didn't hear anyone complain when they spent the last two weeks touring Scotland promising everything under the sun. It's rich to now turn round claiming it was fair while at the same time the promises made were unacceptable. There's a good chance they won that referendum on the back of those promises and the impression that UK would do whatever it takes to reform the constitution and give Scotland whatever Labour promised. I'd have more sympathy for Hodges if he, and others, had pointed out at the time that Brown, Alexander and Darling were signing blank cheques they had no right to sign. As such, he can go f*ck himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armchair Bob Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Just read Iain McWhirter's 'Disunited Kingdom'. A cracking read, definitely recommend it, and there is someone who *does* have a clue 'what is going on in Scotland'. I can't get my head around why the press don't hire more journalists who are able to talk authoritatively on their subject, instead of proudly ignorant bam sticks like Hodges. It seems like a no brainer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tartandon Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Just read Iain McWhirter's 'Disunited Kingdom'. A cracking read, definitely recommend it, and there is someone who *does* have a clue 'what is going on in Scotland'. I can't get my head around why the press don't hire more journalists who are able to talk authoritatively on their subject, instead of proudly ignorant bam sticks like Hodges. It seems like a no brainer. It's because the mainstream media is run from London. Why would London media wish to employ people who will not toe the party line? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JECK Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Anything produced by the telegraph, daily mail etc on the subject, you just know it's going be biased nonsense. theres hardly a week that goes by that MSM doesn't get found out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumnio Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Is that meant to be serious, if so why the stupid Diana crap. England wont put up Scotland, well they can GTF then, any other response would just be wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bzzzz Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Why don't they have a vote on their independence then? There's something attractive about that wee thought there eh... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotlad Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Good. I hope they send us packing with all our share of assets, and debts. That'll teach us This. Bad, Scotland, bad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armchair Bob Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 I’m not sure what’s going on in Scotland at the moment, well that's blindingly obvious, and I’m not sure I want to know. But I know this. Diana has gone. And someone up there has to start to get a grip. Haud on... Diana? Eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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