[Small Farmer]

I think history is a great place to learn from but a lousy place to return to.  This decision should be taken for forward-looking positive reasons, but I fear resentment over past evils will get in the way. 


If the decision is to separate then Scotland will set off down a path of choices which cannot be determined until then, and the Catalan experience will be useful guidance - though Madrid is going to fight that one tooth and nail and will use Scotland in its battle.


I'd also assume that Westminster will play dirty and will have a plan B, plan C

[Fowgill Farm]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-20538417
 
well this will add fuel to the fire! Ouch in Scotlands wallet!
mandy

[Ina]

I wasn't at all surprised to read this...

[doganjo]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-20538417
 
well this will add fuel to the fire! Ouch in Scotlands wallet!
mandy

Quote from the same site "The government estimates the event will generate about £100m for the economy."

[Ina]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-20553939


Woohooo - now that is good to see:

Donald Trump golf opponent Michael Forbes wins 'Top Scot' award

That's the guy who, according to DT, "lives like a pig"... 

[Sudanpan]

Good stuff 


Trump makes me so 

[deepinthewoods]

that trump is a total tosser.

[Ina]

that trump is a total tosser.

You couldn't put it more succinctly.

My brother, who works for a wind energy company that wants to expand in Scotland, reckons we should just ignore him. He's rather difficult to ignore when he's in the news all the time - and now he seems to have started an anti-Scotland media campaign in the USA, to stop Americans from coming here and spending their cash on holiday (oh, sorry: vacation  ) in Scotland...

[deepinthewoods]

well theres an upside to everything eh.

[Ina]

He's at it again...

I know some of you are signed up to 38 degree and will have received this as email - but here's a quote from it - or rather, since it won't let me paste anything into this post (why is that? - sometimes it seems to work, and other times it doesn't....), so I'll attach the letter as a word document.