Well yer a boring bunch a fannies . . .

[BlowingOldBoots]

All the best on your delivery trip, fair winds.

[Telo]

[..... the Scottish economy would be in deficit (not 15 Bn, but a deficit nevertheless)

Sorry Dave, I'm not following your argument. Why couldn't there be a deficit of £15bn?

After all, the figures published last year by the Scottish government showed a £14.8bn deficit.

[claymore]

All the best on your delivery trip, fair winds.

+2

[DaveS]

[..... the Scottish economy would be in deficit (not 15 Bn, but a deficit nevertheless)

Sorry Dave, I'm not following your argument. Why couldn't there be a deficit of £15bn?

After all, the figures published last year by the Scottish government showed a £14.8bn deficit.

Because the GERS figures show the assumed (well, guessed) position of Scotland as part of the UK and are not really representative of what an independent Scotland would look like.

A simple sense check suggests that the £15b figure is nonsense. The idea that an independent Scotland with its natural resources, it's exports (£4b for whisky alone) and a positive goods balance of payments (as opposed to the UK with a massive balance of payments deficit) should have the weakest economy in Europe makes no sense at all.

[Nick]

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There's also the assumption that a percentage of UK wide spending (including eg Trident and HS2) is money spent on Scotland.

Does the team think we maybe need a separate Politics forum?

[marisca]

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Does the team think we maybe need a separate Politics forum?

Absolutely not! Just 'cos you've been bounced frae TOP's cesspit, eh? Why not go cold turkey for a wee while. There will be plenty to get excited about in a few months.

[Nick]

Au contraire

I'm apparently in good standing on TOP but Mountain's Lounge access seems to have been suspended though. He's posted a few times on SB but hadn't been heard from for 3 days.

I only suggested a politics forum because others seemed so inclined - 'twasn't me who mentioned it first.

[wully]

All the best on your delivery trip, fair winds.

+2

Currently cowering in Cowes as it's a tad breezy on the nose. Warm though and plenty to do both on and off boatie.

Might leave ramorra.

Might not.

[fairy nuff]

Au contraire

I'm apparently in good standing on TOP but Mountain's Lounge access seems to have been suspended though. He's posted a few times on SB but hadn't been heard from for 3 days.

I only suggested a politics forum because others seemed so inclined - 'twasn't me who mentioned it first.

Please no, you'll only attract a crowd of undesirables and make the place smell and look untidy.

[BlowingOldBoots]

All the best on your delivery trip, fair winds.

+2

Currently cowering in Cowes as it's a tad breezy on the nose. Warm though and plenty to do both on and off boatie.

Might leave ramorra.

Might not.

Late Monday looks good enough for wind direction. Tuesday / Wednesday looking better for wind direction to get across the south coast but then it lightens up, also Northerlies for the Irish Sea.

Off to Holland tomorrow for a 4 day drilling conference then back to work. All the best for the delivery.

[aquaplane]

Au contraire

I'm apparently in good standing on TOP but Mountain's Lounge access seems to have been suspended though. He's posted a few times on SB but hadn't been heard from for 3 days.

I only suggested a politics forum because others seemed so inclined - 'twasn't me who mentioned it first.

Please no, you'll only attract a crowd of undesirables and make the place smell and look untidy.

Made me smile.

[Nick]

I don't buy from Amazon as they are a bunch of Cnuts.

I did like the snow though.

Well, I've ditched the cnuts and gone with a new outfit, Watersport Safety. Looks like they have some pretty good deals on LJs, PLBs etc.

Get clicking and buying, you unsafe load of degenerates.

[marisca]

Nope, still no ads on my 'puter.

[Flobbets]

I've exempted the forum from my adblocker. Now I just need to find something to buy...

[marisca]

A promise of no snow - ever - might encourage me to find out how to operate the adblocker off button.