Offshore oil will get more expensive to extract before too long according to a Norwegian oil-worker friend of mine. And the fields are much bigger on their side.
But yes N Sea oil has a finite life, as does oil anywhere in the world?
You did that on purpose you dick.
what do you think the arabs are doing in Manchester?
Will it automatically become a part of the EU?
Quote from: magpie on October 16, 2012, 09:34:23 amMy understanding of it is that if we become independent they'll be the first things to go, no more free prescriptions, no more cheap uni fees, all the benefits we currently have from being Scotland as part of the UK will go to try and pay for independence. Interesting - can you point me in the rough direction where you heard this? That would be the final nail in the coffin for me.
My understanding of it is that if we become independent they'll be the first things to go, no more free prescriptions, no more cheap uni fees, all the benefits we currently have from being Scotland as part of the UK will go to try and pay for independence.
As an English person living in Scotland, I have been sworn at and abused for being English. This narrow minded bullying is only being fuelled by the arguments which are going on at the moment.
Ref the Barnett formula from moose I'm sure I saw somewhere a paper that said what came back to Scotland through the Barnett formula pretty much matched what went the other way through oil revenues.(from another opinionated non-economist who likes to read)
I find this a bit ridiculous, it's not ground breaking news there are some idiot who also happen to be Scottish but I think judging an entire nation based on a few is a bit silly, people who are going to swear at you and abuse you for being English are going to do it regardless of whether the subject of independence is up for discussion, because they're tools and will always find an excuse for their behaviour.
That said, a remodeled governmental apparatus might feasibly be more streamlined and efficient - rid of a legacy of decades of inefficient accretions and piecemeal "innovations". It's like every-time I go to an airport, I wonder if, given a fresh start, would a ground-up redesign of the system of getting people on airplanes result in quite so much traipsing between long queues, clutching pieces of paper?!
I wouldnt want to live in a small country who's entire economy was pegged to the oil price.
Quote from: Falling Down on October 16, 2012, 05:40:47 pmI wouldnt want to live in a small country who's entire economy was pegged to the oil price. That's why Salmond is focussing massively on the renewables market. If efficient wave and tidal power generators can be developed - which they will be (and there are huge developmental grants from the Scottish government and EU available and many ongoing trials to achieve this) - Scotland has access to around 25% of the total EU potential.
Would all the Scots in the English Parliament get turfed out?
I don't think I in any way tarred all with the same brush in my post. I simply pointed out those idiots that do have anti English tendencies will be buoyed by the campaign.