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Yellow Card - User has been warned of conduct on the messageboards Hrolf The Ganger Flag 11 Nov 16 11.34am Send a Private Message to Hrolf The Ganger Add Hrolf The Ganger as a friend

Originally posted by Cucking Funt

You miss my point. It was seen as normal and utterly unremarkable.

Not missing the point. You are correct.

Just suggesting that religious belief is often political.

 

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Yellow Card - User has been warned of conduct on the messageboards Hrolf The Ganger Flag 11 Nov 16 11.41am Send a Private Message to Hrolf The Ganger Add Hrolf The Ganger as a friend

Originally posted by Kermit8

Ok you need some help here.

The SNP voted against the Parliamentary Act for the Referendum in the House of Commons. They did not enter Scotland 'in good faith'. They had to legally.

They now, possibly, have the legal right to put Brexit proposals before the Scottish Parliament. They are exploring if they can very soon.

And If successful they can they can block things that the Scottish people don't agree with.

It's going to be all above board if it happens. But no doubt there will whining and bitching from those who go on about the importance of democracy even though that's exactly what will be happening in its purest form in Holyrood.

Imagine, for example, for a country to leave the EU the whole of the EU could vote on it. The Country votes 62% to Leave but when all the votes are tallied from other countries Remain wins overall. Wouldn't be fair would it? It would be democratic - the people who have a right to vote have voted - but it wouldn't be fair. Then, the country discovers it can take the decision back to its own Parliament to enforce the will of its own people. Hoorah - victory!

That's the very similar scenario for Scotland being played out now. They didn't want the referendum in the first place.

I, for one, hope they - the people- succeed.

Edited by Kermit8 (10 Nov 2016 11.07pm)

Key point, they lost. And with so few votes for so many seats in Parliament it would have been a travesty otherwise. Now they want their haggis and eat it by trying to use the Scottish Parliament to ignore the referendum.

I would suggest that we should throw Scottish MP's out of Westminster since they can't abide by.

Edited by Hrolf The Ganger (11 Nov 2016 11.42am)

 

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We are goin up! Flag Coulsdon 11 Nov 16 11.45am Send a Private Message to We are goin up! Add We are goin up! as a friend

Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger

Key point, they lost. And with so few votes for so many seats in Parliament it would have been a travesty otherwise. Now they want their haggis and eat it by trying to use the Scottish Parliament to ignore the referendum.

I would suggest that we should throw Scottish MP's out of Westminster since they can't abide by.

Edited by Hrolf The Ganger (11 Nov 2016 11.42am)


I actually think this might be the SNP's game plan. Be so unbelievably irritating, whilst claiming to represent every person in Scotland (which they absolutely don't), that the UK will be much more willing to see them leave if another Indyref was to happen.

 


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Hoof Hearted 11 Nov 16 11.46am

Originally posted by Kermit8

Ok you need some help here.

The SNP voted against the Parliamentary Act for the Referendum in the House of Commons. They did not enter Scotland 'in good faith'. They had to legally.

They now, possibly, have the legal right to put Brexit proposals before the Scottish Parliament. They are exploring if they can very soon.

And If successful they can they can block things that the Scottish people don't agree with.

It's going to be all above board if it happens. But no doubt there will whining and bitching from those who go on about the importance of democracy even though that's exactly what will be happening in its purest form in Holyrood.

Imagine, for example, for a country to leave the EU the whole of the EU could vote on it. The Country votes 62% to Leave but when all the votes are tallied from other countries Remain wins overall. Wouldn't be fair would it? It would be democratic - the people who have a right to vote have voted - but it wouldn't be fair. Then, the country discovers it can take the decision back to its own Parliament to enforce the will of its own people. Hoorah - victory!

That's the very similar scenario for Scotland being played out now. They didn't want the referendum in the first place.

I, for one, hope they - the people- succeed.

Edited by Kermit8 (10 Nov 2016 11.07pm)

Sorry Kermit but your "musings" are utter tripe.

The Referendum was for the whole of the UK.

The fact that some parts of the country voted in favour of remain, or women voted in favour of remain or those under 21 did etc etc....makes not a blind bit of difference.

The UK voted to leave.... End of.

65% of much less than 7% of the UK population (ie the Scotland Remain voters) are unhappy with the outcome.... so what?

 

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susmik Flag PLYMOUTH -But Made in Old Coulsdon... 11 Nov 16 11.49am Send a Private Message to susmik Add susmik as a friend

Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger

Key point, they lost. And with so few votes for so many seats in Parliament it would have been a travesty otherwise. Now they want their haggis and eat it by trying to use the Scottish Parliament to ignore the referendum.

I would suggest that we should throw Scottish MP's out of Westminster since they can't abide by.

Edited by Hrolf The Ganger (11 Nov 2016 11.42am)

I only wish we could throw out the Scottish MP's from Westminster as they have always said they would make it hard for us when it comes to voting. Its about time they towed the line and accepted they have to do as they are told now by a national vote and not just to back up the poison dwarf that is Nicola Sturgeon. She is quite a vindictive person and just makes trouble. Perhaps we should let Scotland leave the UK and go it on their own. They will of course then come up with "we will still want the cash from England though as we cannot survive on our own"....They want to eat their haggis and yet keep it...?????

 


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matt_himself Flag Matataland 11 Nov 16 12.34pm Send a Private Message to matt_himself Add matt_himself as a friend

Originally posted by Hoof Hearted

Sorry Kermit but your "musings" are utter tripe.

The Referendum was for the whole of the UK.

The fact that some parts of the country voted in favour of remain, or women voted in favour of remain or those under 21 did etc etc....makes not a blind bit of difference.

The UK voted to leave.... End of.

65% of much less than 7% of the UK population (ie the Scotland Remain voters) are unhappy with the outcome.... so what?

Let's remove the Barnett Formula now and show these malcontents what life would be like outside of Her Majesty's sacred Kingdom.

It would involve either proper austerity, making the current austerity looking very pansy, or astronomical debt resulting in proper austerity, making the current austerity looking very pansy.

 


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jamiemartin721 Flag Reading 11 Nov 16 12.42pm

Originally posted by We are goin up!


I actually think this might be the SNP's game plan. Be so unbelievably irritating, whilst claiming to represent every person in Scotland (which they absolutely don't), that the UK will be much more willing to see them leave if another Indyref was to happen.

I think this stems from the fact that SNP largely succeed in Scotland but subsuming the support of the Scottish Labour Party etc. Until Corbyn ended up leader of the Labour Party (in a remarkably Trump like manner) the SNP were probably the 'opposition' in the UK parliament - far more than the Milipedo style New Labour ever was.

 


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jamiemartin721 Flag Reading 11 Nov 16 12.45pm

Originally posted by Hoof Hearted

Sorry Kermit but your "musings" are utter tripe.

The Referendum was for the whole of the UK.

The fact that some parts of the country voted in favour of remain, or women voted in favour of remain or those under 21 did etc etc....makes not a blind bit of difference.

The UK voted to leave.... End of.

65% of much less than 7% of the UK population (ie the Scotland Remain voters) are unhappy with the outcome.... so what?

Don't be silly, the UK voted to leave, but Scotland overwhelming voted to remain. There's no ignoring that fact, and that's largely how the SNP have flourished by exploiting the fact that Scots are largely overlooked by the UK (rightly or wrongly). Its the same rhetoric as UKIP peddle (albeit a more left wing version).

Regardless, they're representatives elected by their constituents, to represent their issues, which clearly include not wanting to leave the EU.

 


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jamiemartin721 Flag Reading 11 Nov 16 12.48pm

Originally posted by susmik

I only wish we could throw out the Scottish MP's from Westminster as they have always said they would make it hard for us when it comes to voting. Its about time they towed the line and accepted they have to do as they are told now by a national vote and not just to back up the poison dwarf that is Nicola Sturgeon. She is quite a vindictive person and just makes trouble. Perhaps we should let Scotland leave the UK and go it on their own. They will of course then come up with "we will still want the cash from England though as we cannot survive on our own"....They want to eat their haggis and yet keep it...?????

Really, I wish that UK MPs were as interested in the representation of their constituents as the SNP seems to be.

 


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sickboy Flag Deal or Croydon 11 Nov 16 12.51pm Send a Private Message to sickboy Add sickboy as a friend

Isnt it funny how people bang on about democracy until the result goes against their viewpoint. Then watch the wriggling start.

 

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Originally posted by jamiemartin721

Don't be silly, the UK voted to leave, but Scotland overwhelming voted to remain. There's no ignoring that fact, and that's largely how the SNP have flourished by exploiting the fact that Scots are largely overlooked by the UK (rightly or wrongly). Its the same rhetoric as UKIP peddle (albeit a more left wing version).

Regardless, they're representatives elected by their constituents, to represent their issues, which clearly include not wanting to leave the EU.

How is that silly? He's suggested if you break it down into different demographics you could come up with all sorts of stats but ultimately it was the UK voting in the referendum, not Scotland and the rest of the UK as two separate things. Hoof even made some sensible observation that if women and men had voted out disproportionately we would've laughed off a demand by a specific gender to re-vote or cast aside the decision. Maybe it needs to be more ludicrous. Does anyone know the split of dog owners vs non-dog owners that voted to leave? Was there overwhelming support from spaniel owners? I demand a second referendum. And some free Pedigree Chum.

 




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Originally posted by jamiemartin721

Really, I wish that UK MPs were as interested in the representation of their constituents as the SNP seems to be.

I know my MP Johnny Mercer is concerned about aspects of his constituents and is always available to have a chat with. I like you wish all MP's could be the same. In regard to the Scottish MP's they are having a ball with poison dwarf in charge justifying their existence in the government and just want to reap havoc I am afraid Jamie. They said they would and boy are they having a good do. Its a good Theresa May puts the little poison dwarf in her place.

 


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