Crap title, nevermind.

Almost 1 in 3 of his own Party say NO to Independence and his audience with the Pope has been refused.

I wonder what kind of trap this is?

Also, if Scotland do leave the Union I'm going to suggest we rename the country: Greater Britain.

Who's with me?

jesus how many threads are you going to start today?

Link please

I'm wearing dark blue kicker jeans, blue addidas gazelles and a Dragons polo-shirt and I had ham and mustard sandwiches for lunch.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/ ... shows.html

its actually 1 out of 3 scots and only 58% of SNP voters who back independence

It's on the front page of all UK newspaper websites, so don't be lazy.

You don't think he is pulling a Toga do you

Pretty edgy stats if your pro independence. Long way to go yet though

So, everyone, what do we think of "Greater Britain"?

I think it works well.

Historically it has been near enough one out of three Sweaties for a long time.

We've got 2 and half years of this crap to go. Absolutely ridiculous

Yup.

Scotland.




Lol.

Oh no not at all. I mean, 1 third of his own party? Does he mean MSPs? Or is he referring to voters? Or members? Last I checked they were 3 different things and I just want to be sure for peace of mind.

It's funny in all this how Darling and his cronies are presenting this as a setback for the SNP, when really the pro independence vote has been hovering between 25 and 40% for quite a long time now, with as much as 30% undecided - grounds for optimisim in the SNP. Christ they release the stats the day before Eck launches the campaign. As a spoiling tactic it's worked, but I find the no campaign so far to have been full of negativity and little positivity. They still have time though so lets see how their campaign kicks off.

Just for the record as I know Jerpy likes to paint me as an Ultra-British Nationalist.

I will be sad if the people of Scotland democratically decide they want to leave the union but will support their choice 100%

Two beauts!

Perhaps change the name to "no thanks"?

The backers included:

actor Sir Sean Connery

actor Alan Cumming

former BBC Scotland head of news Blair Jenkins

poet Liz Lochead

musician Pat Kane

actor Brian Cox.


Good enough for me.

Indeed, all the tax he's paid has helped to build 4......no wait!

Any of them live full time or even at all in Scotland ? or is this an extention of Jerpys "should be head of state list" ?

IIRC there was a poll that showed that the majority of people in Niron didn't want to be part of a United Ireland. I got attacked by several posters who told me that the poll was incorrect. I don't think our Caledonian cousins are quite as vitriolic on this particular issue, but it won't be long before this thread has been hijacked by the Irish.

And don't forget that 80% of Scottish youth is unemployable.

*gets popcorn and draws up comfy chair*

Actually not a bad idea. Those unionists need some wit, instead of being all po-faced and serious all the time

I hope your chair has a two year warranty

I blame the Tories.

yes

/Pedant mode. How can a 'No' campaign be anything but negative? Perhaps they should simply endorse everything the Independence campaign want to deliver and put a price tag alongside? That ought to work

Not bad DAC. I see a future for you as a tabloid sub-editor.

Fair point. Maybe they could focus on what's good about the Union?

Best flag, ever?

Twat of the highest order, that's enough to make me vote against Eck right there.

Keep the suggestions rolling in folks, this is gold (/alistairdarling)

National anthem's a bit of a dirge though. Perhaps we should have 'British Grenadiers'? Although I think too many people know the words of the rugby version better than the original.

The majority of people in Ireland/southern Ireland don't want a united Ireland either so I find that hard to believe.

I am assuming the poet and the BBC fello.....

I'm more worried that AS sought a meeting with the Pope. Perhaps he was trying to persuade him to relocate the HQ to Scotland. Declined due to AS's support for gay marriage apparently. So at least something good has come out of it for AS.

to be determined by people living in scotland was part of of his speech text, immediately i thought of shorn, as for 2+ more years of this , g

Sounds unlikely. As usual, the only rational explanation is an English plot.