Scottish Independence Vote - Post your prediction here..
17 September 2014, 10:31 AM
#62
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Yes. And then you’ll wake up.
And you’ll realise that you’re not in the comfy dreamscape of that over-Promised Land funded on a fantasy economy, but still in the tough reality of Union.
First depression will follow...
Then, later in the day, you’ll start the hunt for the “guilty”.
Followed swiftly by your punishment of the innocent: BBC, banks and businesses, "scaremongerers", No-voters who said they were going to vote “Yes”, No-voters who said they’d vote “No”, No-voters who pretended they didn’t know…
Sorry, I forgot: the last part’s already started….
And you’ll realise that you’re not in the comfy dreamscape of that over-Promised Land funded on a fantasy economy, but still in the tough reality of Union.
First depression will follow...
Then, later in the day, you’ll start the hunt for the “guilty”.
Followed swiftly by your punishment of the innocent: BBC, banks and businesses, "scaremongerers", No-voters who said they were going to vote “Yes”, No-voters who said they’d vote “No”, No-voters who pretended they didn’t know…
Sorry, I forgot: the last part’s already started….
You clearly know nothing about Scotland or its people, or the reality of what is actually happening. But then I woudn't expect someone who lives and works in the **** end of nowhere and relies on google and the media for his information sourcing (and is, by his own admission an arrogant ****) to have (or even want to have) a sense of reality about any of this.
Stick to providing theoretical analysis for IFA's rather than trying to tell a Scot what its like in Scotland. If that's what you actually do.
17 September 2014, 12:31 PM
#63
Silly boy….
- I’ve taken the propeller-engined flight from Bristol airport into Edinburgh more times than I can remember.
- I’ve been waited on in the executive dinning room on the 7th floor in the Standard Life offices behind Princes Street.
- I‘ve conferenced at the Pollock Halls, skied (fallen over mostly) in Aviemoor, camped for weeks in Perthshire (the only county in Britain that compares to Powys for sheer beauty!), skimmed stones on Loch Tay, been greyed out in Fort William.
- I‘ve stared in awe at Edinburgh Castle on the hill lit up at night.
- I’ve driven up from Hexham to Edinburgh through Keilder Forest just to grab an evening meal and then struggled 3 hours back again in falling snow.
- I’ve arranged for Scots with in-demand financial IT skills to come down to contract on my systems development team in the South.
- My IT Projects Director at Barclays was a Scot from Orkney (said she’d never go back to that “oppressively stifling place” again).
- My family GP is a Scot (staunch “No”).
- The Chair of the charity that I am Treasurer of is Scottish (rabid, un-silenceable “Yes”-er). Her uncle's book on Scottish Home Rule is on my bedside table.
But you’re right, I’ve no idea what it’s like in Scotland and I hardly know any Scots. But I know how people behave.
What’s been your involvement with the “**** end of nowhere”, Devildog?
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When a smug, presumptuous Scotsman calls me 'arrogant', is that like the kettle calling the pot black? Hang on a mo!… this pot is black!
- I’ve taken the propeller-engined flight from Bristol airport into Edinburgh more times than I can remember.
- I’ve been waited on in the executive dinning room on the 7th floor in the Standard Life offices behind Princes Street.
- I‘ve conferenced at the Pollock Halls, skied (fallen over mostly) in Aviemoor, camped for weeks in Perthshire (the only county in Britain that compares to Powys for sheer beauty!), skimmed stones on Loch Tay, been greyed out in Fort William.
- I‘ve stared in awe at Edinburgh Castle on the hill lit up at night.
- I’ve driven up from Hexham to Edinburgh through Keilder Forest just to grab an evening meal and then struggled 3 hours back again in falling snow.
- I’ve arranged for Scots with in-demand financial IT skills to come down to contract on my systems development team in the South.
- My IT Projects Director at Barclays was a Scot from Orkney (said she’d never go back to that “oppressively stifling place” again).
- My family GP is a Scot (staunch “No”).
- The Chair of the charity that I am Treasurer of is Scottish (rabid, un-silenceable “Yes”-er). Her uncle's book on Scottish Home Rule is on my bedside table.
But you’re right, I’ve no idea what it’s like in Scotland and I hardly know any Scots. But I know how people behave.
What’s been your involvement with the “**** end of nowhere”, Devildog?
__________________________________________________ ___________
When a smug, presumptuous Scotsman calls me 'arrogant', is that like the kettle calling the pot black? Hang on a mo!… this pot is black!
17 September 2014, 12:47 PM
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17 September 2014, 12:57 PM
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… then later on Friday…
The London Stock Market will see its largest gains in 3 years.
Brent Crude will fall by $1 per barrel.
Salmond - the UK’s greatest politician (!) - and Sturgeon (the UK’s greatest assistant politician) will stand on stage and take their bows and say, “Yeah, but didn’t we give Westminster a kicking! Look what they had to give us to bribe us to stay!”
… then on Saturday…
The Tory party knives will come out for Cameron for promising to cede new powers to Scotland as well as missing an opportunity to wipe out Labour for the next 50 years….
… then on Monday…
All hell will break loose in UK politics as the clamour for regional devolution takes off and the “Why can’t we have what you promised the Scots?” questions start.
… then after that…
UK politics will never be the same again.
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Do "Thursday predictions" include Friday, Saturday and Monday too?
The London Stock Market will see its largest gains in 3 years.
Brent Crude will fall by $1 per barrel.
Salmond - the UK’s greatest politician (!) - and Sturgeon (the UK’s greatest assistant politician) will stand on stage and take their bows and say, “Yeah, but didn’t we give Westminster a kicking! Look what they had to give us to bribe us to stay!”
… then on Saturday…
The Tory party knives will come out for Cameron for promising to cede new powers to Scotland as well as missing an opportunity to wipe out Labour for the next 50 years….
… then on Monday…
All hell will break loose in UK politics as the clamour for regional devolution takes off and the “Why can’t we have what you promised the Scots?” questions start.
… then after that…
UK politics will never be the same again.
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Do "Thursday predictions" include Friday, Saturday and Monday too?
17 September 2014, 01:26 PM
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17 September 2014, 01:55 PM
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… then later on Friday…
The London Stock Market will see its largest gains in 3 years.
Brent Crude will fall by $1 per barrel.
Salmond - the UK’s greatest politician (!) - and Sturgeon (the UK’s greatest assistant politician) will stand on stage and take their bows and say, “Yeah, but didn’t we give Westminster a kicking! Look what they had to give us to bribe us to stay!”
… then on Saturday…
The Tory party knives will come out for Cameron for promising to cede new powers to Scotland as well as missing an opportunity to wipe out Labour for the next 50 years….
… then on Monday…
All hell will break loose in UK politics as the clamour for regional devolution takes off and the “Why can’t we have what you promised the Scots?” questions start.
… then after that…
UK politics will never be the same again.
__________________________________________________ ______
Do "Thursday predictions" include Friday, Saturday and Monday too?
The London Stock Market will see its largest gains in 3 years.
Brent Crude will fall by $1 per barrel.
Salmond - the UK’s greatest politician (!) - and Sturgeon (the UK’s greatest assistant politician) will stand on stage and take their bows and say, “Yeah, but didn’t we give Westminster a kicking! Look what they had to give us to bribe us to stay!”
… then on Saturday…
The Tory party knives will come out for Cameron for promising to cede new powers to Scotland as well as missing an opportunity to wipe out Labour for the next 50 years….
… then on Monday…
All hell will break loose in UK politics as the clamour for regional devolution takes off and the “Why can’t we have what you promised the Scots?” questions start.
… then after that…
UK politics will never be the same again.
__________________________________________________ ______
Do "Thursday predictions" include Friday, Saturday and Monday too?
There was a bloke on R4 last night wanting independence for Yorkshire!!
Salmond has won whichever way the vote falls...
17 September 2014, 02:40 PM
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17 September 2014, 05:45 PM
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Silly boy….
- I’ve taken the propeller-engined flight from Bristol airport into Edinburgh more times than I can remember.
- I’ve been waited on in the executive dinning room on the 7th floor in the Standard Life offices behind Princes Street.
- I‘ve conferenced at the Pollock Halls, skied (fallen over mostly) in Aviemoor, camped for weeks in Perthshire (the only county in Britain that compares to Powys for sheer beauty!), skimmed stones on Loch Tay, been greyed out in Fort William.
- I‘ve stared in awe at Edinburgh Castle on the hill lit up at night.
- I’ve driven up from Hexham to Edinburgh through Keilder Forest just to grab an evening meal and then struggled 3 hours back again in falling snow.
- I’ve arranged for Scots with in-demand financial IT skills to come down to contract on my systems development team in the South.
- My IT Projects Director at Barclays was a Scot from Orkney (said she’d never go back to that “oppressively stifling place” again).
- My family GP is a Scot (staunch “No”).
- The Chair of the charity that I am Treasurer of is Scottish (rabid, un-silenceable “Yes”-er). Her uncle's book on Scottish Home Rule is on my bedside table.
But you’re right, I’ve no idea what it’s like in Scotland and I hardly know any Scots. But I know how people behave.
What’s been your involvement with the “**** end of nowhere”, Devildog?
__________________________________________________ ___________
When a smug, presumptuous Scotsman calls me 'arrogant', is that like the kettle calling the pot black? Hang on a mo!… this pot is black!
- I’ve taken the propeller-engined flight from Bristol airport into Edinburgh more times than I can remember.
- I’ve been waited on in the executive dinning room on the 7th floor in the Standard Life offices behind Princes Street.
- I‘ve conferenced at the Pollock Halls, skied (fallen over mostly) in Aviemoor, camped for weeks in Perthshire (the only county in Britain that compares to Powys for sheer beauty!), skimmed stones on Loch Tay, been greyed out in Fort William.
- I‘ve stared in awe at Edinburgh Castle on the hill lit up at night.
- I’ve driven up from Hexham to Edinburgh through Keilder Forest just to grab an evening meal and then struggled 3 hours back again in falling snow.
- I’ve arranged for Scots with in-demand financial IT skills to come down to contract on my systems development team in the South.
- My IT Projects Director at Barclays was a Scot from Orkney (said she’d never go back to that “oppressively stifling place” again).
- My family GP is a Scot (staunch “No”).
- The Chair of the charity that I am Treasurer of is Scottish (rabid, un-silenceable “Yes”-er). Her uncle's book on Scottish Home Rule is on my bedside table.
But you’re right, I’ve no idea what it’s like in Scotland and I hardly know any Scots. But I know how people behave.
What’s been your involvement with the “**** end of nowhere”, Devildog?
__________________________________________________ ___________
When a smug, presumptuous Scotsman calls me 'arrogant', is that like the kettle calling the pot black? Hang on a mo!… this pot is black!
Surprised you didn't tell me how big your **** was too 👍
17 September 2014, 06:52 PM
#75
… then later on Friday…
The London Stock Market will see its largest gains in 3 years.
Brent Crude will fall by $1 per barrel.
Salmond - the UK’s greatest politician (!) - and Sturgeon (the UK’s greatest assistant politician) will stand on stage and take their bows and say, “Yeah, but didn’t we give Westminster a kicking! Look what they had to give us to bribe us to stay!”
… then on Saturday…
The Tory party knives will come out for Cameron for promising to cede new powers to Scotland as well as missing an opportunity to wipe out Labour for the next 50 years….
… then on Monday…
All hell will break loose in UK politics as the clamour for regional devolution takes off and the “Why can’t we have what you promised the Scots?” questions start.
… then after that…
UK politics will never be the same again.
__________________________________________________ ______
Do "Thursday predictions" include Friday, Saturday and Monday too?
The London Stock Market will see its largest gains in 3 years.
Brent Crude will fall by $1 per barrel.
Salmond - the UK’s greatest politician (!) - and Sturgeon (the UK’s greatest assistant politician) will stand on stage and take their bows and say, “Yeah, but didn’t we give Westminster a kicking! Look what they had to give us to bribe us to stay!”
… then on Saturday…
The Tory party knives will come out for Cameron for promising to cede new powers to Scotland as well as missing an opportunity to wipe out Labour for the next 50 years….
… then on Monday…
All hell will break loose in UK politics as the clamour for regional devolution takes off and the “Why can’t we have what you promised the Scots?” questions start.
… then after that…
UK politics will never be the same again.
__________________________________________________ ______
Do "Thursday predictions" include Friday, Saturday and Monday too?
17 September 2014, 06:55 PM
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*PLEASE*... Just post your predictions on this thread and use the other for discussions....
btw i'm going to change mine to "no" 64%. I think there are many people changing their minds last minute
btw i'm going to change mine to "no" 64%. I think there are many people changing their minds last minute
17 September 2014, 07:29 PM
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Don't forget 16 and 17 years vote, and there's carrys the same weight as anyone else's
I would expect them to be more optimistic (in general), more on the YES side
Less swayed by the doom and gloom mongers , less fearful
Fascinating still - I'll say 55 yes - and a shock to the pollsters
I would expect them to be more optimistic (in general), more on the YES side
Less swayed by the doom and gloom mongers , less fearful
Fascinating still - I'll say 55 yes - and a shock to the pollsters
17 September 2014, 11:04 PM
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18 September 2014, 03:28 PM
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Aviemore? I only visited once, the facilities weren't good enough to warrant a return visit. But thanks for the correction.
You're starting to sound like every woman I've known!
No, and you're obviously disappointed about that.
But at least now you've revealed the basis of the attention you're heaping on me.
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Sorry, Nimbus: it was an open goal.
You're starting to sound like every woman I've known!
No, and you're obviously disappointed about that.
But at least now you've revealed the basis of the attention you're heaping on me.
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Sorry, Nimbus: it was an open goal.
18 September 2014, 04:20 PM
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Speaking to my esteemed colleagues north of the border, the indications are that No is going to win clearly. How they can say that I don't know, as I haven't seen any exit polls. It all sems to be based on the fact that bookies odds for No and now odds on.
Maybe the bookies know something we don't..........
Maybe the bookies know something we don't..........
18 September 2014, 04:32 PM
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Speaking to my esteemed colleagues north of the border, the indications are that No is going to win clearly. How they can say that I don't know, as I haven't seen any exit polls. It all sems to be based on the fact that bookies odds for No and now odds on.
Maybe the bookies know something we don't..........
Maybe the bookies know something we don't..........
18 September 2014, 04:53 PM
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Speaking to my esteemed colleagues north of the border, the indications are that No is going to win clearly. How they can say that I don't know, as I haven't seen any exit polls. It all sems to be based on the fact that bookies odds for No and now odds on.
Maybe the bookies know something we don't..........
Maybe the bookies know something we don't..........
which ever way it goes
