sorry, can't have you changing the goalposts now. you wanted just London

( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 14 Mar 2012, 14:03, 1 reply, 14 years ago)

You don't get a say Jocko
Myself and Mr. Ape are dividing things up here.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Wed 14 Mar 2012, 14:28, Reply)

course you are.

( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 14 Mar 2012, 14:30, Reply)

Really?
You want to play "The area where you live is not self-supporting"? Oh I shall laugh if you guys ever get independence. I've never understood why anyone on this side of the boarder was against it. Last poll I saw, more English were for it than Scotts, which show's you're not all stupid at least.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Wed 14 Mar 2012, 14:36, Reply)

it's no more or less self supporting than London.
You can't eat money. especially pretend money.

I've no interest in scots independence, i'm not scottish for a start, but the idea that London could be self sufficient is breathtaking in its idiocy, mate. what are you planning to eat and drink?
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 14 Mar 2012, 14:42, Reply)

CQ isn't exactly known for his intellectual capacities, he just likes to puff out his chest and bellend it up.
As any fule kno.
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Wed 14 Mar 2012, 14:47, Reply)

Course, not, it's a joke at the end of the day
rather loike scotch independence.

it's=d be interesting to see how much the money would buy though. I reckon if we kept the bet bits of the south, as suggested by APe, we could make it work and probably be better off.

I think we'd do better to kick Scotland out and most of the north, and such, never seen what we gain from hanging on to the shit bits.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Wed 14 Mar 2012, 14:49, Reply)

scotland is responsible for a hell of a lot of governments revenue right now
but mostly what you gain is not having the crushing certainty of the tories in power for the rest of time. you may wish to consider this.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 14 Mar 2012, 14:52, Reply)

This is a good point, well the torries bit anyway
I suspect the revenue comes form Oil and I suspect we'd keep that.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Wed 14 Mar 2012, 15:03, Reply)

Either you want Scotland and their contribution to the economy or you don't.
The oil comes mainly from Scotland. The rest from the English side of the North Sea.
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Wed 14 Mar 2012, 15:11, Reply)

Scotland, or the waters around?
fuck it, point less arguement. I'm not running this country, or things'd be run betterer.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Wed 14 Mar 2012, 15:14, Reply)

"Even if all revenue from North Sea oil and gas had come to Scotland, the country would have had a 'persistent deficit'," says Professor Arthur Midwinter, an adviser to the Scottish Executive's finance committee.
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 14 Mar 2012, 15:16, Reply)

Everything else I've read on the subject says quite the opposite.
That if Scotland had gained independence first time around in the 1970s it would now be as wealthy as Norway or Switzerland.
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Wed 14 Mar 2012, 15:19, Reply)

boo fucking hoo
It's our oil now
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 14 Mar 2012, 15:28, Reply)

Course, not, it's a joke at the end of the day
rather like scotch independence.

it'd be interesting to see how much the money would buy though. I reckon if we kept the bet bits of the south, as suggested by APe, we could make it work and probably be better off.

I think we'd do better to kick Scotland out and most of the north, and such, never seen what we gain from hanging on to the shit bits.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Wed 14 Mar 2012, 14:50, Reply)

oh does scotland grow everything it eats itself?

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 14 Mar 2012, 14:50, Reply)

nope
although it could. but I was thinking much more base then that - London has no power generation and nowhere near enough water.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 14 Mar 2012, 14:53, Reply)

But as CQ rightly points out, it's not really a serious consideration

( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 14 Mar 2012, 14:57, Reply)

And, as you point out
SO is Scotish devolution.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Wed 14 Mar 2012, 15:20, Reply)

Scotland had devolution back in the 1990s you twat.

(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Wed 14 Mar 2012, 15:21, Reply)

independence then you irrelevant fuck-nugget

( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Wed 14 Mar 2012, 15:23, Reply)