tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post7963243222165983666..comments2024-03-28T09:55:42.123+00:00Comments on Capitalists@Work: Scottish Corproate Financial Blackmail, againCityUnslickerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15929544047783163175noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-44402948283606471392012-07-19T16:33:39.846+01:002012-07-19T16:33:39.846+01:00"I'm only amazed that the UK doesn't ..."I'm only amazed that the UK doesn't field national teams from Jersey,Guernsey, Alderney, Sark and the Isle of Man ...": none of those are part of the UK.deariemenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-33393491938922364382012-07-19T09:45:50.845+01:002012-07-19T09:45:50.845+01:00SW, the "country" was dismantled by the ...SW, the "country" was dismantled by the asymmetric Devolution insisted upon by Scottish Labour and which overnight made the English into second-class citizens in our own country.<br /><br />More money per head thanks to Barnett, your own Parliament (with its own embassies!) to determine your own laws without allowing the English any say, but still insisting on sending MPs to what by rights should now be the English Parliament to interfere with our governance - e.g. imposing student tuition fees against the wishes of the majority of England's MPs knowing that your own kids would be unaffected.<br /><br />Scottish Independence means English Independence as well, and can't come too soon.Wildgoosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14884595915411975940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-22724642867068428592012-07-18T09:47:13.392+01:002012-07-18T09:47:13.392+01:00SW - I think the EU looks well on course to leave ...SW - I think the EU looks well on course to leave us rather than vice versa!CityUnslickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929544047783163175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-34215120357580998282012-07-17T13:22:13.389+01:002012-07-17T13:22:13.389+01:00Why is there even a Scottish league at all? Just s...Why is there even a Scottish league at all? Just so the UK can have 4 bites at the qualification cherry?<br /><br />I'm only amazed that the UK doesn't field national teams from Jersey,Guernsey, Alderney, Sark and the Isle of Man and the Pitcairn islandsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-32082881083248837412012-07-17T11:33:04.406+01:002012-07-17T11:33:04.406+01:00The other teams must really hate Rangers - they...The other teams must really hate Rangers - they've just voted to slash the TV money by probably more than half. Old Firm games were the one fixture that non-Scots would be interested in watching.<br /><br />Still, I hope they're at Elgin City next Feb when we're up there for half-term skiing. Should be worth a visit if only to see the ground full.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com