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BetterTogether Campaign will drive Independence
Do you ever get the feeling that the very bunch tasked with preventing Scottish independence are the very ones who will make it come to fruition? After George Robertson’s embarrassing spoutings yesterday comparing a Yes vote with the end of … Continue reading
Posted in Independence, Project Fear, United Kingdom
Tagged bettertogether, david cameron, george robertson, maria miller
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Why so many are blind to inequality
As an engineer I like to understand how things work. However maybe unlike many engineers I like to extend this curiosity beyond gadgets and other technical creations and apply it to such things as economics and politics. These explorations in … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Independence, Politics, Poverty
Tagged alan greenspan, ayn rand, economics, india, politics, poverty, scottish independence
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Let’s Play Westminster Spot the Difference – Impossible
I’ve been struggling with this puzzle for the last few years. Four pictures, all apparently different from each other but I’m damned if I can see any difference between the first three clowns. In the UK with our backward first … Continue reading
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Scotland Located Nowhere near England 410 Million Years Ago
Random piece of information I stumbled upon today: 410 million years ago Scotland and England were on different sides of a giant ocean. If we could literally manage without the rest of the UK 410 million years ago then we … Continue reading
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Cameron Explains Difference Between Scaremongering and Fear
Today David Cameron will be rocketed into Edinburgh to teach the Scots some lessons before the giant bungee cord attached to his back accelerates him safely back to London at speeds close to the speed of sound (but not higher … Continue reading
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Independence and Business: Coca-Cola, IBM and Nazi Germany
There appears to be a steady stream of business people being wheeled out by the Better Togethers. Their message is that if Scotland were to go it alone they’d seriously consider packing up their Scottish based business and marching south … Continue reading
Posted in Independence, United Kingdom
Tagged BP, Business, independent Scotland, Shell, Standard Life, UK
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English Independence Anyone? Top Reasons…
Top reasons for England to want independence from Scotland. Scotland would vote for a goat if you pinned a red rosette to it. Scotland has had more than its fair share of MPs and ministers. Scots MPs can vote on … Continue reading
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Schizophrenic Better Together on EU
Would the Better Together campaign please aim for some consistency? All these vague threats, typically without foundation, about no EU membership for Scotland, all aimed at creating fear in the Scottish voters. And then I switch on BBC World this … Continue reading
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NoScotland’s Leaked Plans for Scotland
I recently came across a better together campaign called “NoScotland“. You could not get a more negative effort than that, could you? I mean that’s sure to motivate people to want to stay part of the UK! Trying to make … Continue reading
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Scottish Independence and Denmark: Less Natural Resources but GDP #6
When considering Scottish independence it’s worth keeping an eye on Denmark. Similar population size, about half the area and sitting at number 6 in the list of countries ranked by GDP per capita. Denmark has an extremely high standard of … Continue reading
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A Former Dundee Man 