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Cos you lot keep using German words, see line 2 of the ode

Originally Posted by 2/51

Today is the day Salmond starts his official "ramping up" of the Independence warhorse.

He was at an exhibition on "alterntaive energy" on Tuesday a stones throw from where I work so we went along to hear him as we work in the oil and gas industry and are moving into renewables.

Anyway...he gave a great long speech about how Scotland were the leaders in this technology, how the Scottish Government fully supported the industry and how "he" had set up a fund to help companies invest in Scotland. He announced that the fund, worth £18m would be available to anyone wanting to come to Scotland. In the Q&A session afterwards it turns out the fund has a "cap" per company of £50,000. The feeling afterwards was that £18m was peanuts, the £50k cap was rediculous and that the incentive to move to Scotland, especially with the "threat of Independence" was not worth the risk or effort.

It should also be pointed out that Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire councils pushed out SNP control, despite the SNP having more votes by forming alliances between Lib Dem/Lab and Con and that most of the Highlands had SNP MSP's lose their seats...and they are now wanting the voting system "changed" as its too confusing...despite the SNP being the ones to change it in the first place to manipulate the system. Basically you had to put who you wanted as your first, second and third choice...so by fielding 2 SNP candidates in most areas, they hoped SNP supporters would choose the 2 candidates as first and second and thus get a majority. It back fired

Hopefully thats the rot set in

Been speaking to some guys who work for Sarens cranes and are staying up at my work the now. They're building a wind farm nearby and they were telling me how shit the windmills really are. Seemingly they don't generate half as much energy as they should and if it's too windy (as it always is where they're built) they have to be turned off for safety purposes. The guys can't even go up and work on them when it's raining because it's considered unsafe. Renewable energy seems like it needs more work.

Originally Posted by Fang_Farrier

And the MacWah was invented!

I've just returned from 2 relaxing weeks in Kefalonia and feeling impervious to your Wahs. So awa' wi' your Wahs!

Originally Posted by LeoRoverman

posted by Fang Farrier They will be based on this.

It wasn't our fault that de Bohunk got knocked of cos he was a daft flipping Norman. 1066 and all that said your man cheated cos he had a shorter horse.

Bruce was a Norman as well!! Robert de Brus or Robert de Bruys, Paternal Ancestors Scotto-Normans, Maternal Ancestors Scotto-Normans.

Originally Posted by adouglasmhor

Bruce was a Norman as well!! Robert de Brus or Robert de Bruys, Paternal Ancestors Scotto-Normans, Maternal Ancestors Scotto-Normans.

So Wellington was an Irishman after all? Phew, glad we got that sorted out.

If it's been sent from my HTC Sensation using Tapatalk then I'm probably pissed.

Just thought I'd look up the figures for the '97 vote. 60.4% of the voters bothered to turn out. Of whom 74.3% voted yes please. That's 74.3% of 60.4% NOT 74.3% of 100%............ Only 44.9% of the TOTAL number of voters voted yes.

39.6% didn't bother to turn up....How many votes in the other way would have swung it to a defeat for devolution ?

If the Scots want to waste cash on another vote then the bar has to be set to a representive level. At least 75% of the voters or more to make it meaningful.

Originally Posted by smartascarrots

So Wellington was an Irishman after all? Phew, glad we got that sorted out.

If it's been sent from my HTC Sensation using Tapatalk then I'm probably pissed.

What has that got to do with my post? Explain please.

Originally Posted by Kitmarlowe

Just thought I'd look up the figures for the '97 vote. 60.4% of the voters bothered to turn out. Of whom 74.3% voted yes please. That's 74.3% of 60.4% NOT 74.3% of 100%............ Only 44.9% of the TOTAL number of voters voted yes.

39.6% didn't bother to turn up....How many votes in the other way would have swung it to a defeat for devolution ?

If the Scots want to waste cash on another vote then the bar has to be set to a representive level. At least 75% of the voters or more to make it meaningful.

As I can't be arrsed, can you quote the numbers from England for the last 4 UK elections and also elections for the councils for the same times. Thanks.