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What do you want to achieve in 2015?

THECATINTHEHAT said:
Wow you really are optimistic! If we hadn't just had the referendum I might beinclined to agree, I would be surprised if that didn't set you back a long time though.
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We are living in optimistic times. The Guardian graphic you posted up thread (and which I posted elsewhere too) is proof of that.

Anyone thinking that the referendum of 2014 was the end of it "for a generation" is absolutely deluded. Come the GE we're gonna have a much louder voice in Westminster than before, so it's not a matter of whether we'll have another referendum or not, it'll be a matter of how soon. If there isn't another one within 5-10 years (especially if SNP are working in coalition with Labour), I'll be very surprised (and disappointed).

Labour will be paid in full for their siding with the Tories on the issue. It'll be in their best interests to play along and work for independence next time, so instead of being wiped out again, they might have a chance to rebuild something in Scotland.
 
1. Keep clear of opiates

2. Move back home

3. Finish off smartening the house up

4. Work to live, not the other way round

5. Be happy

6. Make others happy

7. Make the most of MXE before the ban
 
felix said:
We are living in optimistic times. The Guardian graphic you posted up thread (and which I posted elsewhere too) is proof of that.

Anyone thinking that the referendum of 2014 was the end of it "for a generation" is absolutely deluded. Come the GE we're gonna have a much louder voice in Westminster than before, so it's not a matter of whether we'll have another referendum or not, it'll be a matter of how soon. If there isn't another one within 5-10 years (especially if SNP are working in coalition with Labour), I'll be very surprised (and disappointed).

Labour will be paid in full for their siding with the Tories on the issue. It'll be in their best interests to play along and work for independence next time, so instead of being wiped out again, they might have a chance to rebuild something in Scotland.
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What makes you think what will still be a very limited voice in Westminster will be able to argue for another referendum? What logic or reasoning will be used to justify it enough to convince the other parties when we have just had one with a pretty definitive result?

If labour are in government you have even less chance of getting one because there is absolutely no incentive for them to give concession to the idea. I can only see support for the SNP dwindling as people realise that voting for them ensures a Tory government.

Fancy a friendly wager that Scotland will still be part of the UK in ten years?=D
 
In a coalition, both parties have to make concessions in one way or another.

I wouldn't characterise the third largest party in the UK (the SNP, that is), in a coalition with a Labour goverment, as having a "very limited voice". Quite the opposite. They are not swayed by the thought of long term Westminster careers with an elevation to the Lords at the end of their careers; their goal is very clear. Only after another referendum, with a Yes vote, will Labour have a chance of regaining some of their lost ground in Scotland, which will only strengthen themselves UK-wide thereafter.

A vote for independence is NOT a vote for SNP hegemony in Scotland on a permanent basis, as some of the MSM would have people believe. It's a vote to start afresh, and if a stronger Scottish Labour Party were to rise out of the ashes, I would be totally fine with that.
 
maxalfie said:
I would seriously like to get myself a fulltime job. Throughout me being ill and having to go through chemo etc, my best friend of 20 years who is also my flatmate has been a Godsend to me. HE would cycle up to the hospital in the pouring rain after doing a full day at work to come & visit me & bring me books,magazines etc. At home he bought all fruit and healthier food than what we would usually eat and all of this he has helped me with while working a minimum wage job.
What a fucking great friend he is, if you ever have a friend as good as he is then you should consider yourself extremely blessed. Anyway the reason i want a job is so i could save up the cash to buy him the one thing he wants most which is an XBox One. I would love to see the look on his face when hopefully i can get to present him with one. He has tried saving to buy one but whenever he's built up a little bit of cash a bill comes along and wipes out his savings.
So yeah my ambition is to get him his XBox One as a thankyou for all he has done for me
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That's a beautiful story there Max. You are indeed lucky to have such a great friend. Surely though it says a lot about you too. No-one would show such kindness and devotion to someone unless that person was themselves a truly good person. If that person was just a total dick then no-one would show that level of commitment and friendship. What I'm trying to say is that friendship is a two-way street and in order to have such a good friend as that, you must be a pretty special person yourself mate.:) :) :)
 
They will have a very limited voice, seen the Lib Dems having much influence on policy in the last five years? Especially when you're trying to argue for something that has already been enacted with a decisive result recently.

Anyway....fancy the friendly wager?!
 
Well, time will tell. :)

OK then, let's come back here in 10 years and see who was right. I'll post a photo of my bum if you're the winner. ;)
 
I posted something in the book thread about that book Armageddon and whether or not you got it from the library Felix.

I also posted something in the WW2 thread directed at you regarding Auschwitz and also the Oradour massacre but got hijacked by OTW telling me what an insensitive SOB I was after arguing that the Western Leaders didn't deserve to be hung as war criminals.....

Have a look if you get the time mate. I always value your opinions on WW2 history......
 
Yup, EU ban is in the pipework, on long with PV and some others I forget.. No date as to when though.

Good job I live in the EU otherwise I'd be breaking the law :D
 
Yeah man I know it's not cool but I just don't like it. Been to the private bar at the Royal Malt Whisky Society and drunk all the fancy single barrel stuff a few times and still no dice.

Now bourbon, there's a real drink%)
 
Hey Felix, it's been a long time, how are you doing?

I've just been reading your comments on Independence etc. Shame you lost, as I had a few quid on it...... :)

Out of interest your quote below doesn't mention the currency issue.

felix said:
We'll have our own armed forces. We'll have our own intelligence services. We'll continue to have major trade agreements with England and our other allies. (Plus Europe). Orkney & Shetland will be part of an independent Scotland whether they vote for or it or not - their oil funds will continue and will become an example to the rest of Scotland; they aren't under any threat. If they want to become even more independant from Scotland, that's a whole other campaign for them.

The Edinburgh tram system is a red herring. That's an example of local authority incompetence, not Scottish Government incompetence.

A majority of Scots at the polling stations were deceitfully and cynically robbed by a bunch of Westminster-based Tories/Yellow Tories/Red Tories whose only concern was the retention of the status quo. They rolled out one of the most hated ex-PMs of the past few decades to lie to us, and lo and behold, the day after the referendum, David Cameron added some last-minute & surprising caveats to those promised concessions in "THE VOW".

It's gonna happen. :)
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What's your thoughts on the currency?

Plus, all politicians lie to get elected. Why did you think this lot were any different???
 
The Kid said:
Hey Felix, it's been a long time, how are you doing?

What's your thoughts on the currency?

Plus, all politicians lie to get elected. Why did you think this lot were any different???
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Hey Kid, long time no see! Good to see you around again.

I'm not a financial whiz-kid like yourself, so my thoughts on the currency issue are most definitely not those of an expert. However, I don't feel that I need to be an expert on every subject under the sun in order to see the bigger picture.

The No campaign made this out to be a bigger deal than it actually was. Westminster (& Scotland) will do what is in its best interests, and I get the impression everyone accepts (but can't come out and admit) that a currency union of some sort is best for both parties, at least in the interim. I'm aware of the tired argument that this isn't "full independence", but Salmond was correct in pointing out that the assets (and obligations) of the Bank of England are owned by all countries of the Union. I'm sure there would be plans in the future to extricate ourselves from this arrangement and finally either have our own currency, or go with the Euro, or whatever. Salmond definitely dropped the ball during that first debate on this subject.

Nothing about gaining independence is gonna happen suddenly. With the UK being such a traditionally weird and wonderful group of medieval institutions and archaic traditions, we're bound to be have several issues like this that'll take many years to wriggle out of.

I'd trust "this lot" over the other lot any day. The SNP have had a majority government in Scotland for many years and IMO they've been doing a great job, shaking out the complacent and corrupt practices of Labour's decades of incompetence and increasing focus on Westminster (and the knighthoods and lordships that they're rewarded with if they toe the line.)

Once we gain independence, we'll have another GE up here, and if people want to vote Scottish Labour or Scottish Conservative, good luck to them. At least then we might actually have a Labour government that gives a shit about Scotland... but I'm not holding my breath on that.
 
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