[DISCUSSION] Scottish Independence - It's a No!

PostRe: Scottish independence by **Rocsteady** » Thu Sep 11, 2014 10:55 pm

Bloody hell just turned over, strawberry floating huge crowd.

PostRe: Scottish independence by **Vermin** » Thu Sep 11, 2014 10:56 pm

[iup=3562293]ianf[/iup] wrote:
[iup=3561666]TimeGhost[/iup] wrote:
[iup=3561662]ianf[/iup] wrote:English football fans in being banana splits shocker.

Was meant to be funny as they don't seem to realise they don't have a vote.

I've just got a chip on my shoulder right now thanks to a few beer swilling banana splits on the tram a few days ago before the England match.

In Edinburgh? Oh they're strawberry floatin dead.

PostRe: Scottish independence by **Rocsteady** » Thu Sep 11, 2014 10:57 pm

Nah man, in London. That was meant to read tube.

YouTube · PostRe: Scottish independence by **Stugene** » Thu Sep 11, 2014 11:22 pm

PostRe: Scottish independence by **Memento Mori** » Thu Sep 11, 2014 11:25 pm

[iup=3562326]KKLEIN[/iup] wrote::lol:

Sorry...George Galloway on BBC1 right now...WHAT DOES HE strawberry floating LOOK LIKE?!

Didn't he get severe concussion recently? Maybe the hat's covering bandages.

PostRe: Scottish independence by **Rocsteady** » Thu Sep 11, 2014 11:29 pm

He doesn't half talk some shite. As if the next labour government will be anything like Bevan's.

PostRe: Scottish independence by **Cal** » Thu Sep 11, 2014 11:40 pm

Three socialists and a Tory. Must be that famous BBC impartiality at work again. :fp:

PostRe: Scottish independence by **Memento Mori** » Thu Sep 11, 2014 11:45 pm

Wouldn't that mean the tory is statistically over-represented for Scotland?

On the BBC today :

What actually happened :

PostRe: Scottish independence by **Irene Demova** » Fri Sep 12, 2014 12:12 am

Showing Salmond answering well would bias coverage toward him, to stay impartial the bbc had to lie to balance things out

PostRe: Scottish independence by KB » Fri Sep 12, 2014 12:16 am

"He didn't give me the answer I was looking for."

Utterly shameful stuff from Nick Robinson and the BBC.

PostRe: Scottish independence by **Vermin** » Fri Sep 12, 2014 12:19 am

[iup=3562394]Irene Demova[/iup] wrote:Showing Salmond answering well would bias coverage toward him, to stay impartial the bbc had to lie to balance things out

PostRe: Scottish independence by **ladybayred** » Fri Sep 12, 2014 12:36 am

Two things, firstly he says the briefing by a minister to a journalist is illegal despite already mentioning the news itself wasn't new.

Secondly regarding the moving of a companies hq down south. The English company I work for and the US company that is in the process of completing a full takeover were considering (before a public backlash) moving the their profits offshore to avoid tax. I'm no expert, I have no idea how it works but surely the Scottish banks are only moving there HQ to London to take advantage of the tax laws and potential bank of England bailouts?

Salmond is as much of populist bullshit banana split merchant as the rest of the party leaders in Westminster. Scotland either way will be just as gooseberry fool in 5/10 years (as will rUK) as it is today whether it is ruled by Edinburgh or London. Political power and money makes banana splits of most people.

PostRe: Scottish independence by **Winckle** » Fri Sep 12, 2014 2:28 am

[iup=3562377]Cal[/iup] wrote:Three socialists and a Tory. Must be that famous BBC impartiality at work again.

It's so hard not to click.

PostRe: Scottish independence by **Lex-Man** » Fri Sep 12, 2014 2:30 am

I don't understand Salmonds point at all. Information was going to released in the morning, it came out the night before. What difference does it make? It was going to hurt the yes campaign anyway.

YouTube · PostRe: Scottish independence by **Stugene** » Fri Sep 12, 2014 2:35 am

[iup=3562441]lex-man[/iup] wrote:I don't understand Salmonds point at all. Information was going to released in the morning, it came out the night before. What difference does it make? It was going to hurt the yes campaign anyway.

Releasing that information early causes early damage to those companies, and the economy based upon them. Also, the treasury are not allowed to reveal that information.

PostRe: Scottish independence by **Lex-Man** » Fri Sep 12, 2014 2:52 am

But how does the early release hurt the yes campaign?

YouTube · PostRe: Scottish independence by **Stugene** » Fri Sep 12, 2014 3:14 am

[iup=3562445]lex-man[/iup] wrote:But how does the early release hurt the yes campaign?

What was the announcement?

PostRe: Scottish independence by **Lex-Man** » Fri Sep 12, 2014 3:34 am

[iup=3562447]Stugene[/iup] wrote:
[iup=3562445]lex-man[/iup] wrote:But how does the early release hurt the yes campaign?

What was the announcement?

I understand why the information is damaging I just don't see why the timing is damaging. If it came out in the morning or the night before what difference is that going to make, it's still going to be damaging to the yes campaign?

It's market-sensitive information and any big blip in the markets (much more likely when a select group of people is tipped off before a formal market announcement) is very easy to spin as an anti-independence thing.

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