tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11259429.post930790059976542191..comments2024-03-22T10:15:45.455+00:00Comments on Crispycat Recordings: Not the night before Xmas, not by a long chalk...Cloudland Blue Quartethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17753608052927486457noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11259429.post-47868199311194226142014-09-19T19:08:09.610+00:002014-09-19T19:08:09.610+00:00One word post result - Yes!One word post result - Yes!Cloudland Blue Quartethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17753608052927486457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11259429.post-6971685650896525162014-09-18T22:24:15.629+00:002014-09-18T22:24:15.629+00:00Well I did take your advice, same as lindsay's...Well I did take your advice, same as lindsay's. She's been in Edinburgh today, assesing the atmosphere for her office. <br />She thinks there's lots of YESing going on. We'll see. All a bit scary. Moiranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11259429.post-52013991489382518972014-09-18T20:22:05.661+00:002014-09-18T20:22:05.661+00:00Hi John - yes nearly over - only the result to dre...Hi John - yes nearly over - only the result to dread.<br /><br />I realise people are of course entitled to their views re voting no but extremely surprised at the number of intelligent people being taken in by an ill thought out and completely uncosted pipedream which will please no-one (neither those who vote No -obviously - nor those who vote yes) once the negotiations have watered it all down to what will probably turn out to be Devo Max with zero control over the currency and possible subsequent economic meltdown...<br /><br />Or is that just scaremongering LOLCloudland Blue Quartethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17753608052927486457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11259429.post-20165641009887591022014-09-18T20:17:00.033+00:002014-09-18T20:17:00.033+00:00Hi Moira - you're right that no one can know e...Hi Moira - you're right that no one can know everything but, when you're making a voting decision which can affect the economies in four countries, you owe it to your fellow constituents (and indeed those living in the other three disenfranchised nations) to actually find out about the pros and cons on each side. <br /><br />I already knew probably more than most about it all already just from my own life experience but I have done some very extensive reading over the piece - a lot of it to answer nonsense being spouted by people on Facebook who I thought would have done the same but evidently didn't.<br /><br />I have been staggered throughout this campaign at the ignorance of the electorate when it comes to basic economics. <br /><br />You can wish away Foodbanks and the like all you want but it takes actual money to do that, wealth that needs to be created and then taxed and then spent - it can't be conjured out of thin air using the horn of Scotland's National animal.<br /><br />There are plusses and negatives on both sides which are set out in the 90 page doc which I have read from cover to cover. <br /><br />The bottom line is the economic and business arguments for independence do not stand up to scrutiny from a numbers point of view and, without that being the case there is absolutely no reason whatsoever to vote for it because everything else stems from that - you can only fund the NHS for so long if no one's actually creating wealth.<br /><br />If there is a yes vote, I hope it turns out ok but it won't be people like Brian Cox and Sean Connery or the NY actor from the High Life who reap what's been sown, it will be the worst off in our society who will get it in the teeth a lot harder than they believe they are getting it now at the hands (or indeed feet) of the UK.<br /><br />Shockingly bad arguments which may well result in a shockingly bad outcome.Cloudland Blue Quartethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17753608052927486457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11259429.post-24362742127209987012014-09-18T19:34:08.752+00:002014-09-18T19:34:08.752+00:00Thoughtful post and right about taking time out to...Thoughtful post and right about taking time out to think...not often we Scots allow ourselves that. Anyway it's nearly over now, phew!impossible songshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06220130689715302729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11259429.post-72071325586069589882014-09-18T09:20:36.900+00:002014-09-18T09:20:36.900+00:00The thing I've found most meaningful is the Cu...The thing I've found most meaningful is the Cup Cake Polls from the Edinburgh Bakery. How shallow is that. I might resort to a PIN yet! <br />Everybody thinks they know it all Who does.<br /><br /><br />moiranoreply@blogger.com