Break-up of United Kingdom closer than ever.

[scottish-guy]

Where's the fun in that? You seem to be under the illusion that anything any of us say will make the slightest difference. You should join Smiles and cdnmatt in their fascination with Trump, another topic where neither they, nor you, nor I can make the slightest difference

Look, if we all confined ourselves to commenting only on things we have any expertise in, or on matters which we can effect, or even if we just took into account the level of interest with which our comments are received, then the author of post #20 would have absolutely nothing to say.

Hmmm, you may have hit on something

[arsenal]

Wise words indeed from Scottish Guy. Thanks for posting.

[kjun12]

Dream on. The world cannot let the scottish run free and without supervision by the Brittish.

[arsenal]

kjun22 wrote.
" Dream on. The world cannot let the scottish run free and without supervision by the Brittish."

Unlike the Scotch which should be allowed to run as freely as desired. Preferably with just one ice cube.

[scottish-guy]

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[arsenal]

Perhaps they drink less Scotch.

[goji]

Next time Scotland has a referendum, I hope the rest of the UK also has the chance to vote on the matter.

If EITHER Scotland OR the rest of the UK wants a divorce, then bring it on.

[frequent]

Next time Scotland has a referendum, I hope the rest of the UK also has the chance to vote on the matter. If EITHER Scotland OR the rest of the UK wants a divorce, then bring it on.

Like Big Brother reality TV?

[frequent]

An interesting article today on the decline of the Scottish voice-over. Here's an excerpt but (good news for scottish-guy) the piece ends on a positive note which I will let those interested read for themselves:

Then came the independence referendum. For the first time, English advertisers, who’d always championed the use of Scottish voices in their commercials, heard a lot of Scottish people saying quite unkind things about England. Even though the nationalists lost the vote, they were the more voluble side, so the die was cast. It’s only got worse with Nicola Sturgeon’s sour stewardship of the SNP.

Last month, a further nail was hammered into the Scottish coffin with reports that Alex Salmond, whose entire political career has been predicated on his ‘Professional Scotsman’ persona, is facing claims of sexual misconduct.

It is the recent World Cup, however, that may have done the most damage. As England progressed to the semi-finals, many Scottish fans refused to support them. In fact, they took pride in supporting anyone but England. To the English advertiser, a Scottish voice now sounded more treacherous than trustworthy. News International, BT, Guinness and the Co-op are among those who appear to have dropped Scottish voices from their advertising.

https://www.spectator.co.uk/2018/09/...ottish-accent/

Interestingly another article mentions Salmonella's "five pensions"

[scottish-guy]

Next time Scotland has a referendum, I hope the rest of the UK also has the chance to vote on the matter.

If EITHER Scotland OR the rest of the UK wants a divorce, then bring it on.

I sort of agree - if you mean that any constituent country within the UK could hold their own referendum, with only the people living in that country taking part.

If however you're suggesting that people living outside Scotland should vote in a Scottish independence referendum (or people living outside England should be able to vote on a hypothetical English independence referendum) then I fundamentally disagree. You cannot have one country vetoing another country's self-determination - such a proposition is completely illogical